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Gold Country & Northern CA

Highway 1, Marin to Mendocino

Coastal cliffs and endless bends from Marin through Jenner and Gualala to Fort Bragg.
mapped
261.7 mi
mapped
motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
162
motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
serious or fatal
59
serious or fatal
fatal
11
fatal
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Is Highway 1, Marin to Mendocino open today?

  • One-way traffic control
    Elk → Elk Creek Bridge 10-120 · Emergency Work · North / South
    Mar 12 – Dec 31 · Caltrans
  • One-way traffic control
    Westport Cemetery → Wages Creek Rd · Slipout Repair · North / South
    Mar 19 – Dec 31 · Caltrans
  • Lane closure (2 of 3 lanes)
    Hare Creek Bridge 10-175 → North Harbor Dr · Roadway Excavation · North
    Apr 16 – Nov 30 · Caltrans
  • 3 more listings
    • Lane closure (2 of 2 lanes)
      Cypress St → Noyo River Bridge 10-176 · Roadway Excavation · South
      Apr 16 – Nov 30 · Caltrans
    • One-way traffic control
      Gualala · Drainage Work · North / South
      Oct 27 – Nov 20 · Caltrans
    • One-way traffic control
      Clark Rd · Tree Work · North
      Sat 12:01 PM – Sat 3:30 PM · Caltrans
10 more closures listed later this week
  • One-way traffic control
    Westport · Culvert Work · North / South
    Mon 7:01 AM – Mon 8:01 PM; Tue 7:01 AM – Tue 8:01 PM; Wed 7:01 AM – Wed 8:01 PM; Thu 7:01 AM – Thu 8:01 PM; Fri 7:01 AM – Fri 8:01 PM · Caltrans
  • One-way traffic control
    Kent Ave → Taylor St · Storm Damage Repairs · North / South
    Mon 7:01 AM – Mon 5:01 PM · Caltrans
  • One-way traffic control
    Elk · Utility Work · North / South
    Mon 8:01 AM – Mon 7:30 PM; Tue 8:01 AM – Tue 7:30 PM; Wed 8:01 AM – Wed 7:30 PM; Thu 8:01 AM – Thu 7:30 PM; Fri 8:01 AM – Fri 7:30 PM · Caltrans
  • 7 more listings
    • One-way traffic control
      Van Damme State Park → Mendocino · Utility Work · North / South
      Mon 8:01 AM – Mon 7:30 PM; Tue 8:01 AM – Tue 7:30 PM; Wed 8:01 AM – Wed 7:30 PM; Thu 8:01 AM – Thu 7:30 PM; Fri 8:01 AM – Fri 7:30 PM · Caltrans
    • One-way traffic control
      Little River → Little River Post Office · Utility Work · North / South
      Mon 8:01 AM – Mon 7:30 PM; Tue 8:01 AM – Tue 7:30 PM; Wed 8:01 AM – Wed 7:30 PM; Thu 8:01 AM – Thu 7:30 PM; Fri 8:01 AM – Fri 7:30 PM · Caltrans
    • One-way traffic control
      Seaside Beach → Abalobadiah Creek · Utility Work · North / South
      Mon 8:01 AM – Mon 10:01 AM · Caltrans
    • One-way traffic control
      Fort Bragg Grange #672 → Ocean View Dr · Utility Work · North / South
      Mon 11:01 AM – Mon 1:01 PM · Caltrans
    • One-way traffic control
      Albion River Bridge 10-136 · Bridge Work · North / South
      Tue 7:01 AM – Tue 4:59 PM; Wed 7:01 AM – Wed 4:59 PM; Thu 7:01 AM – Thu 4:59 PM; Fri 7:01 AM – Fri 4:59 PM · Caltrans
    • One-way traffic control
      Private Rd → Little River Airport Rd · Tree Work · North / South
      Tue 8:01 AM – Tue 5:01 PM; Wed 8:01 AM – Wed 5:01 PM; Thu 8:01 AM – Thu 5:01 PM · Caltrans
    • One-way traffic control
      Manzanita Caltrans Maintenance Station → MANZANITA · Tree Work · North / South
      Thu 9:01 PM – Fri 7:01 AM · Caltrans

Checked Sat, Nov 14, 3:02 PM Pacific. These lists don't include every closure: Forest Service gates and fire closures can be missing. All riding roads this week.

Is Highway 1, Marin to Mendocino safe to ride on a motorcycle?

We don't rate roads as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a road is, and popular riding roads have more crashes partly because more people ride them. What the records show: 162 motorcycle crashes were reported along its 261.7 mapped miles from 2021–2025, 59 of them serious or fatal (11 fatal). 64% involved no other vehicle. What to watch for: Sheer drops with little shoulder, fog and damp pavement, slow tourist traffic, RVs and cyclists, and closures from slides. Fuel is sparse north of Jenner.

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Motorcycle crashes and deaths on Highway 1, Marin to Mendocino

162 motorcycle crashes were reported within 60 m of the road from 2021–2025: 59 killed or seriously injured someone, and 11 were fatal. 64% involved no other vehicle. Busier roads have more crashes partly because more people ride them, so these counts don't say how risky the road is.

Bends, straights and junctions

Outside city limits, 169 motorcycle crashes were reported on Highway 1, Marin to Mendocino from 2021–2026, 30 of them within 40 m of a junction. Of the other 139, 115 (83%) were in bends tighter than a 100 m radius, which make up 33% of the road. So crashes gather in the bends, more than their share of the road. 85 of the 116 crashes with no other vehicle were in bends.

A crash alone in a bend usually means running wide or losing grip: set your speed before the bend, look through it, and expect gravel, sand or diesel mid-corner.

Crashes with another vehicle in bends are often an oncoming car across the centre line: keep away from the centre line in blind bends.

The bends with the most crashes

How we tell bends from straights, and every riding road compared

Camping near Highway 1, Marin to Mendocino

Campgrounds and RV parks within about 5 miles of the road (straight line), nearest first. Seasons, fire restrictions and closures change, so check with whoever runs it before you go.

  • Anchor Bay Campground34 ft · on the road · feeOn the map
  • Abalone Point Campground69 ft · on the roadOn the map
  • Stillwater Cove Campground97 ft · 0.1 mi from the roadOn the map
  • Woodside Lower Loop Hike and Bike Campsites355 ft · 0.1 mi from the road · feeOn the map
  • Olema CampgroundRV park · 46 ft · 0.1 mi from the roadOn the map
  • Woodside RV Park & CampgroundRV park · 101 ft · 0.1 mi from the roadOn the map

Campgrounds from Recreation.gov (federal campgrounds, 2026-10-18) and OpenStreetMap (2026-09-28); water, toilets and showers only where they're listed. Elevation from USGS.

Common questions about Highway 1, Marin to Mendocino

What is Highway 1, Marin to Mendocino like to ride?
Coastal cliffs and endless bends from Marin through Jenner and Gualala to Fort Bragg.
How long is Highway 1, Marin to Mendocino?
About 261.7 miles as mapped in OpenStreetMap, for the stretch we cover.
Is Highway 1, Marin to Mendocino open today?
As of Sat, Nov 14, 3:02 PM Pacific, Caltrans lists 6 closures on it today. These lists don't include every closure (Forest Service gates and fire closures can be missing), so check Caltrans QuickMap before you go.

Other riding roads nearby

Stewarts Point–Skaggs Springs Road13 miHighway 128, Sage Canyon & Lake Berryessa59 miHighway 36 (Red Bluff to Fortuna)103 miHighway 84, Woodside to La Honda112 miSkyline Boulevard (SR-35)116 miMattole Road (Lost Coast)119 mi
All riding roads

Crashes: motorcycle crashes reported within 60 m of the road, 2021–2025, from the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS). Road: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Weather: National Weather Service. Distances to other roads are between their middles, in a straight line. How the data works.