Needles DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Needles DMV road test route

Real routes used for the Needles DMV field office at 1040 East Broadway Street, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with a printable map and turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Needles DMV office details

Address: 1040 East Broadway Street, Needles, CA 92363
Phone: (800) 777-0133
Hours: This office runs on an alternating schedule: Monday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Tuesday, Thursday, 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 and titling, license plate issuance, and disabled parking placards. The office accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and money orders.

This sample route runs 7.20 miles and takes about 25 minutes:

1. Drive west, 0.03 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
3. Turn left, 0.03 miles.
4. Turn left onto East Broadway Street/CR 66/US 66 Hist, continuing on US 66 Hist, 0.17 miles.
5. Turn right onto San Clemente Street, 0.85 miles.
6. Turn left onto Casa Real Street, 0.09 miles.
7. Turn right onto La Cima Road, 0.11 miles.
8. Turn left onto Casa Linda Street, 0.24 miles.
9. Turn right onto Lillyhill Drive, 0.80 miles.
10. Turn left onto West Broadway Street/CR 66/US 66 Hist, 0.41 miles.
11. Turn right onto J Street, 0.07 miles.
12. Turn right onto Front Street, 0.01 miles.
13. Drive southeast on Front Street, 0.05 miles.
14. Turn right onto I Street, 0.07 miles.
15. Turn right onto West Broadway Street/CR 66/US 66 Hist, 0.06 miles.
16. Turn left onto J Street, 0.89 miles.
17. Turn left onto Coronado Street, 0.24 miles.
18. Drive south on Coronado Street, 0.25 miles.
19. Turn left onto Lillyhill Drive, 1.54 miles.
20. Turn right onto West Broadway Street/CR 66/US 66 Hist, 0.17 miles.
21. Drive southeast on West Broadway Street/CR 66/US 66 Hist, 0.39 miles.
22. Drive east on East Broadway Street/CR 66/US 66 Hist, 0.62 miles.
23. Turn left, 0.03 miles.
24. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
25. Turn left, 0.03 miles.
26. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 7.20 miles
• Duration: about 25 minutes
• Turns: 20 total, split perfectly evenly, 10 right and 10 left
• Longest stretch: Lillyhill Drive, 1.54 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Historic Route 66, signed as Broadway Street, reappears four separate times across this route as East and West Broadway Street. Lillyhill Drive is used twice for a combined 2.34 miles, including the route's longest single stretch at 1.54 miles, and Needles Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School sits directly on it, so expect school traffic on both passes. J Street is also used twice.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable with Historic Route 66 in multiple directions. Signed as Broadway Street, this route crosses it four separate times.
• Settle into a steady pace on Lillyhill Drive. It's used twice for a combined 2.34 miles, including the route's longest single stretch at 1.54 miles.
• Watch for school traffic on both passes of Lillyhill Drive. Needles Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School sits directly on it.
• Recognize J Street on your second pass. This route returns to it in a different direction later in the drive.
• Confirm the office's open days before you go. This location runs an alternating Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule, closed Tuesday and Thursday.