Highway 33 (Ojai to Cuyama)
- mapped
- 54.8 mi
- mapped
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- 43
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- serious or fatal
- 16
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 5
- fatal
Is Highway 33 (Ojai to Cuyama) 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: 43 motorcycle crashes were reported along its 54.8 mapped miles from 2021–2025, 16 of them serious or fatal (5 fatal). 63% involved no other vehicle. What to watch for: Long distances between fuel and help, rockfall, and sections that close after storms.
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How riders crash here
63% of crashes here involve only the motorcycle, usually running wide or losing grip in a corner. Enter corners slower, look through the bend, and watch for gravel, sand and diesel.
Places along the way
Common questions about Highway 33 (Ojai to Cuyama)
- What is Highway 33 (Ojai to Cuyama) like to ride?
- Long, remote mountain highway through Los Padres National Forest.
- How long is Highway 33 (Ojai to Cuyama)?
- About 54.8 miles as mapped in OpenStreetMap, for the stretch we cover.
- Is Highway 33 (Ojai to Cuyama) open?
- Check Caltrans QuickMap (quickmap.dot.ca.gov) for closures, chain controls and roadwork before you go. Mountain roads close for snow, rockslides and fire, and some sections close every winter.
Other riding roads nearby
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.