Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 0.0 249 ft. |
Start of Byway Pacheco Pass Road |
Byway Pacheco Pass Road starts from the Junction of Interstate Highway #5 on State Route #152 off Community of Los Banos, California, in Merced County, California. |
| 2.4 3.9 289 ft. |
State Route #33 |
North to the community of Santa Nella, California. |
| 4.7 7.6 276 ft. |
Gonzaga Road |
This road extends through a trail to San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area (fishing, picnicking, boating, camping, board sailing), Basalt area along the San Luis Reservoir, near San Luis Dam, Goosehead Point, and to the Lake Luis State Park, San Luis Reservoir, which is created by San Luis Dam. |
| 5.9 9.5 276 ft. |
Trail to O'neill Forbay |
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| 7.6 12.3 600 ft. |
152nd Highway West |
Leads to Romero Overlook area of the San Luis Reservoir. |
| 10.1 16.3 571 ft. |
On the San Luis Reservoir |
Pacheco Pass Highway runs across the San Luis Lake alongside the hills of Pacheco Pass area, California. |
| 13.2 21.2 820 ft. |
A Trail |
Goes to the shores of San Luis Reservoir. |
| 14.2 22.9 965 ft. |
Road Access San Luis Reservoir |
A muddy road to San Luis Reservoir. |
| 16.0 25.7 1355 ft. |
Old Pacheco Pass Road |
Becomes Dinosaur Point Road, Pacheco Pass is at an elevation of 1300 ft. and is the main pass/road over the hills between Santa Clara Valley and Central Valley. Dinosaur Point is the land edge on the San Luis Lake offering a grand view of the huge water body. |
| 17.1 27.5 1253 ft. |
Pacheco State Park |
Southeast of highway; on 38787 Dinosaur Point Rd, Hollister, CA, Tel. 209-826-6283): wildlife viewing, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, scenic vistas, guided walks and rides during spring; open 8:00 AM to sunset.
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| 18.1 29.1 1083 ft. |
El Torra Road |
A muddy road/trail goes uphill and connects to the Whiskey flat road on the Lake side. |
| 19.6 31.6 577 ft. |
Road 15124 |
A short road to the San Luis Lake National Recreation Area. |
| 20.0 32.2 463 ft. |
El Toro Road |
North to North Fork Dam and Pacheco Lake. |
| 21.8 35.1 354 ft. |
Henry Coe State Park Road Access |
Road Access to Henry Coe State Park (9000 E. Dunne Ave, Morgan Hill, CA, Tel. 408-779-2728): mountain biking, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, backpacking, photography, car campers; open year-round 8:00 AM to sunset; Bell Station, a Fire station of California Department of Forestry is near here. |
| 27.4 44.1 292 ft. |
Casa de Fruta |
An attraction in Hollister, California, on the Pacheco Pass Highway #152, where people who live nearby sell fruits that they grew in their lands to travellers on the highway. Casa de Fruta is a virtual fruit market on the Pacheco Pass Highway, California. |
| 28.8 46.3 249 ft. |
State Route #156 |
South to Hollister Municipal Airport, a public airport located in Hollister, California. For many years, the city hosted annual motorcycle rallies around July Fourth. However, for different reasons, the event was cancelled for some years. The motorcycle rally is also called Hollister Independence Rally. |
| 31.2 50.2 187 ft. |
San Felipe Road |
South to the city of Hollister, California. |
| 31.9 51.3 164 ft. |
Lovers Lane |
Joins Shore Road to the south. |
| 34.7 55.8 184 ft. |
Lake Road |
South to San Felipe Lake. |
| 36.0 57.9 164 ft. |
Intersection |
Intersection Bloomfield Avenue, Frazier Lake Road, Frazier Lake Airpark is small Airpark without a control tower. Its two runways are both unusual that one is grass floored and the other is watery. Frazier Lake Airpark opens its door on first Saturday of every month to visitors to their exhibit of their antique and home-made aircraft in the Airpark, located near Hollister, California. |
| 37.6 60.5 200 ft. |
Dexter Canada Road |
This road runs on the hills through Henry Coe State Park, on to Gilroy Hot Springs, near Gilroy, California, Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs, a California Historical Landmark property popular for its mineral hot springs and historic development by early settlers and Japanese immigrants. |
| 38.0 61.2 194 ft. |
Ferguson Road |
To the Forest of Nisene Marks, a state park sprawling in 40 sq. KMs, offering a number of hiking trails and fire roads. The park is popular for running, hiking and horseback riding. Coyotte Lake, a man-made lake by constructing Coyotte Dam, Coyote Lake Harvey Bear Ranch County Park provides recreational opportunities on 4448 acre of land surrounding the lake. |
| 38.4 61.8 177 ft. |
Furlong Avenue |
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| 39.0 62.7 177 ft. |
Frazier Lake Road |
South to Frazier Lake Airpark. |
| 39.2 63.1 180 ft. |
Old Gilroy, CA |
Community of Old Gilroy, CA. Limited services. |
| 40.6 65.4 200 ft. |
End of Pechaco Pass Road |
Pacheco Pass Road ends here at the Junction of United States Highway #101, downtown Gilroy, California. Gilroy, California has many attractions some of which are Gilroy Premium Outlet, Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, Hecker Pass, a family adventure park, Mount Madonna County Park. |