Sunrise Highway (S1)
- mapped
- 26.1 mi
- mapped
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- 9
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- serious or fatal
- 2
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 1
- fatal
Is Sunrise Highway (S1) open today?
Not a state route, so Caltrans doesn’t list it.
Checked Sat, Nov 14, 10:37 AM Pacific. These lists don't include every closure: Forest Service gates and fire closures can be missing. All riding roads this week.
Is Sunrise Highway (S1) 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: 9 motorcycle crashes were reported along its 26.1 mapped miles from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). 67% involved no other vehicle. What to watch for: Cattle and deer on the road, strong winds on exposed ridges, and snow in winter.
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Motorcycle crashes and deaths on Sunrise Highway (S1)
9 motorcycle crashes were reported within 60 m of the road from 2021–2025: 2 killed or seriously injured someone, and 1 was fatal. 67% 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.
How riders crash here
67% 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.
33% of crashes here involve a car turning left across the rider. Cover your brakes at junctions and driveways, and assume turning drivers haven't seen you.
Places along the way
Camping near Sunrise Highway (S1)
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.
- Burnt Rancheria CampgroundForest Service · 56 sites · 5,944 ft · 0.2 mi from the road · water, toilets, showers, feeOn the mapReserve
- Horse Heaven CampgroundGroup campground · Forest Service · 3 sites · 5,605 ft · 0.2 mi from the roadOn the mapReserve
- Wooded Hill Group CampgroundGroup campground · Forest Service · 1 site · 5,952 ft · 0.3 mi from the roadOn the mapReserve
- BurntRanchCG PCT5,933 ft · 0.3 mi from the roadOn the map
- Laguna CampgroundForest Service · 72 sites · 5,564 ft · 0.4 mi from the roadOn the mapReserve
- El Prado GroupGroup campground · Forest Service · 5 sites · 5,506 ft · 0.6 mi from the roadOn the mapReserve
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.
Rides that use this road
Common questions about Sunrise Highway (S1)
- What is Sunrise Highway (S1) like to ride?
- Flowing mountain road through the Laguna Mountains with desert views.
- How long is Sunrise Highway (S1)?
- About 26.1 miles as mapped in OpenStreetMap, for the stretch we cover.
- Is Sunrise Highway (S1) open today?
- 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.