Carmichael DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Carmichael DMV road test route

Real routes used for the Carmichael DMV field office at 5209 North Avenue, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with a printable map and turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Carmichael DMV office details

Address: 5209 North Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608
Phone: (800) 777-0133
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Saturday and Sunday.
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Beyond driving and written knowledge tests, this office handles driver's license and ID card processing, vehicle registration, license plate issuance, disabled parking placards, and commercial driver's license (CDL) services. The office accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and money orders.

Other DMV offices near Carmichael

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby office, or you're comparing wait times before booking, here's how far each one actually is by road, not straight-line distance:

• Folsom DMV: 12.87 miles, about 32 minutes
• Roseville DMV: 13.01 miles, about 22 minutes

This sample route runs 6.58 miles and takes about 20 minutes:

1. Drive south, 0.03 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.04 miles.
3. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
4. Turn left onto North Avenue, 0.76 miles.
5. Drive east on North Avenue, 0.06 miles.
6. Turn right onto Fair Oaks Boulevard, 1.01 miles.
7. Turn right onto El Camino Avenue, 1.93 miles.
8. Turn right onto Eastern Avenue, 0.01 miles.
9. Drive east on Eastern Avenue.
10. Turn left to stay on Eastern Avenue, 1.09 miles.
11. Drive north on Eastern Avenue, 0.15 miles.
12. Turn right onto Whitney Avenue, 1.00 miles.
13. Turn right onto Walnut Avenue, 0.25 miles.
14. Turn left onto North Avenue, 0.12 miles.
15. Turn left, 0.06 miles.
16. Turn right, 0.04 miles.
17. Your destination is on the right.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Carmichael routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 6.58 miles
• Duration: about 20 minutes
• Turns: 12 total, 7 right and 5 left
• Longest stretch: El Camino Avenue, 1.93 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Fair Oaks Boulevard is the only road on this route classed as primary, more traffic than the secondary and tertiary streets around it, and it's also one of the longer stretches at 1.01 miles. El Camino Avenue is the single longest stretch on the route at 1.93 miles. Two schools sit directly on this route: Wonder-Land Christian Preschool on Walnut Avenue and Winston Churchill Middle School on Whitney Avenue, so expect school-zone traffic and pedestrians on both stretches, not just one.

Tips for this specific route

• Treat Fair Oaks Boulevard as the busiest part of your drive. It's the only road on this route classed above secondary, so expect more traffic there than on the rest of the loop.
• Settle into a steady pace on El Camino Avenue. It's the longest single stretch on the route at 1.93 miles.
• Watch for school-zone traffic on two separate streets. Wonder-Land Christian Preschool sits on Walnut Avenue and Winston Churchill Middle School on Whitney Avenue.
• Expect more right turns than left. Seven of the 12 turns on this route are rights.
• Drive smoothly and confidently. Hesitation at intersections is marked the same way poor decision making is.