Chico DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Chico DMV road test route

Real routes used for the Chico DMV field office at 107 Parmac Road, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with a printable map and turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Chico DMV office details

Address: 107 Parmac Road, Chico, CA 95926
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.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

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 Chico

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

• Oroville DMV: 24.36 miles, about 29 minutes

This sample route runs 7.77 miles and takes about 25 minutes:

1. Drive east, 0.02 miles.
2. Make a sharp left, 0.05 miles.
3. Turn left onto Parmac Road, 0.12 miles.
4. Turn right onto Cohasset Road, 0.25 miles.
5. Turn left onto Esplanade, 0.68 miles.
6. Drive southeast on Esplanade, 0.10 miles.
7. Make a left U-turn at West 4th Avenue to stay on Esplanade, if permitted, 0.09 miles.
8. Turn right onto East 5th Avenue, 2.44 miles.
9. Turn left, 0.15 miles.
10. Turn left onto Lupin Avenue, 0.09 miles.
11. Drive southwest on Lupin Avenue, 0.01 miles.
12. Turn left, 0.01 miles.
13. Make a sharp left, 0.01 miles.
14. Turn right onto Lupin Avenue, 0.08 miles.
15. Turn right onto Eaton Road, 0.14 miles.
16. Turn right onto Floral Avenue, 2.05 miles.
17. Turn left onto Palm Avenue, 0.09 miles.
18. Turn right onto East 4th Avenue, 0.05 miles.
19. Drive southwest on East 4th Avenue, 0.04 miles.
20. Turn right onto Spruce Avenue, 0.09 miles.
21. Turn right onto East 5th Avenue, 0.19 miles.
22. Turn left onto Mangrove Avenue, 0.53 miles.
23. Turn left onto Cohasset Road, 0.34 miles.
24. Turn right onto Parmac Road, 0.12 miles.
25. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
26. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
27. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 7.77 miles
• Duration: about 25 minutes
• Turns: 22 total, 11 right and 11 left
• Longest stretch: East 5th Avenue, 2.44 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

This route doesn't have a standout primary road, Cohasset Road and Esplanade are the highest-classed streets on it, both secondary. East 5th Avenue is the longest stretch at 2.44 miles despite being classed as an ordinary street, with Floral Avenue close behind at 2.05 miles. The route includes two sharp-left maneuvers and a conditional U-turn on Esplanade, marked "if permitted," more direction-change variety packed into the opening stretch than most routes in this area. Enloe Health has two facilities directly on this route, its Fountain Medical Plaza on Cohasset Road and its Stroke Program building on Esplanade, so expect medical-center traffic on both of those stretches.

Tips for this specific route

• Practice sharp-left turns and a conditional U-turn early. The route opens with two sharp lefts and a U-turn on Esplanade marked "if permitted," more maneuver variety packed into the first mile than most routes in this area.
• Settle into a steady pace on East 5th Avenue and Floral Avenue. They're the two longest stretches on the route at 2.44 and 2.05 miles, and neither is classed above an ordinary street despite the length.
• Expect medical-center traffic on Cohasset Road and Esplanade. Enloe Health has a facility directly on each of those stretches.
• Don't expect a lopsided turn pattern. This route splits evenly, 11 right turns and 11 left, so build your rhythm around frequent direction changes rather than a dominant side.
• Drive smoothly and confidently. Hesitation at intersections is marked the same way poor decision making is.