Placerville DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Placerville DMV road test route

Real routes used for the Placerville DMV field office at 2919 Cold Springs 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.

Placerville DMV office details

Address: 2919 Cold Springs Road, Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (800) 777-0133
Hours: Monday and Tuesday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday 8 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 applications and renewals, ID card services, vehicle registration and title transfers, and license plate issuance. A self-service kiosk is available for select transactions, and the office accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and money orders.

Other DMV offices near Placerville

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 to drive from this location:

• Folsom DMV: 24.65 miles, about 33 minutes

This sample route runs 9.87 miles and takes about 27 minutes:

1. Drive east, 0.03 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
3. Turn right onto Sleepy Hollow Court, 0.04 miles.
4. Turn left onto Middletown Road, 0.34 miles.
5. Drive northeast on Middletown Road, 0.04 miles.
6. Turn right onto Canal Street, 0.89 miles.
7. Turn right onto US-50/Route 50, 1.47 miles.
8. Take exit 44B toward Forni Road/Placerville Drive/Fairgrounds, 0.22 miles.
9. Turn left onto Placerville Drive, 0.07 miles.
10. Drive south on Placerville Drive, 0.00 miles.
11. Turn left onto Forni Road, 0.12 miles.
12. Turn left to take the US-50 ramp, 1.72 miles.
13. Turn left onto Spring Street/CA-49, 0.17 miles.
14. Turn left onto Coloma Road/CA-49, 1.06 miles.
15. Turn left onto Baker Road, 0.12 miles.
16. Drive southwest on Baker Road, 0.30 miles.
17. Turn left onto Combellac Road, 0.34 miles.
18. Turn right onto Coloma Road/CA-49, 0.34 miles.
19. Turn left onto Oak Terrace Road, 0.01 miles.
20. Bear left to stay on Oak Terrace Road, 0.45 miles.
21. Drive east on Oak Terrace Road, 0.01 miles.
22. Turn right onto Northridge Drive, 0.56 miles.
23. Turn right onto Spring Street, 0.32 miles.
24. Turn right onto US-50/Route 50, 0.44 miles.
25. Take exit 46 toward Placerville Drive, 0.21 miles.
26. Bear right onto Placerville Drive, 0.38 miles.
27. Turn right onto Cold Springs Road, 0.16 miles.
28. Bear left to stay on Cold Springs Road, 0.03 miles.
29. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
30. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
31. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 9.87 miles
• Duration: about 27 minutes
• Turns: 20 total, 11 right and 9 left, plus three bear maneuvers and two freeway exits
• Longest stretch: US-50, 1.72 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

US-50 is used three separate times across this route for a combined 3.63 miles, more than a third of the route's total distance and far more highway mileage than any other route in this area. Coloma Road, signed CA-49, is crossed twice for a combined 1.39 miles and is one of only two roads on this route classed primary. Placerville Drive is touched once via a standard turn near the start and again via a bear-right much later on.

Tips for this specific route

• Get ready for a route built around US-50. It's used three separate times for a combined 3.63 miles, more than a third of this route's total distance.
• Recognize Coloma Road, signed CA-49, on two separate passes. Combined, it adds up to 1.39 miles, and it's one of only two roads on this route classed primary.
• Treat Placerville Drive as a two-part stretch. It's touched once via a standard turn near the start and again via a bear-right much later in the route.
• Expect a right-turn-leaning route. 11 of this route's 20 turns are rights, with three additional bear maneuvers mixed in.
• Budget the full 27 minutes. Between three separate freeway segments and two dedicated exits, this is one of the more involved routes in this area.