Gold Country & Northern CA

Stewarts Point–Skaggs Springs Road

Remote, very twisty road from Lake Sonoma over the hills to the coast at Stewarts Point.
mapped
51.9 mi
mapped
motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
8
motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
serious or fatal
6
serious or fatal
fatal
0
fatal

Is Stewarts Point–Skaggs Springs Road 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: 8 motorcycle crashes were reported along its 51.9 mapped miles from 2021–2025, 6 of them serious or fatal. 88% involved no other vehicle. What to watch for: Narrow, rough patches, steep grades and single-lane sections. No services and little phone signal.

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How riders crash here

88% 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.

Common questions about Stewarts Point–Skaggs Springs Road

What is Stewarts Point–Skaggs Springs Road like to ride?
Remote, very twisty road from Lake Sonoma over the hills to the coast at Stewarts Point.
How long is Stewarts Point–Skaggs Springs Road?
About 51.9 miles as mapped in OpenStreetMap, for the stretch we cover.
Is Stewarts Point–Skaggs Springs Road 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.