Tulelake DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Tulelake DMV road test route

Real routes used for the Tulelake DMV field office at 399 Main 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.

Tulelake DMV office details

Address: 399 Main Street, Tulelake, CA 96134
Phone: (800) 777-0133
Hours: This office is open only the first and third full week of each month, with split hours: Monday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed noon to 1:15 p.m. for lunch), and Wednesday 8 a.m. to noon only, closed Thursday through 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 12.31 miles and takes about 35 minutes:

1. Drive east on C Street, 0.01 miles.
2. Turn left onto Main Street, 0.09 miles.
3. Turn right to stay on Main Street, 0.12 miles.
4. Turn left onto CA-139/Lava Beds Highway, 1.32 miles.
5. Drive northwest on CA-139/Lava Beds Highway, 0.54 miles.
6. Turn right onto Tschirky Road, 0.61 miles.
7. Turn right onto Akins Road, 0.73 miles.
8. Turn left onto CA-139/Lava Beds Highway, 0.07 miles.
9. Drive southeast on CA-139/Lava Beds Highway, 1.55 miles.
10. Turn right onto Ray Oehlerich Way, 0.23 miles.
11. Drive west on Ray Oehlerich Way, 0.07 miles.
12. Turn right onto Dean Callas Way, 0.16 miles.
13. Turn right onto Modoc Avenue, 0.18 miles.
14. Turn left onto E Street, 0.73 miles.
15. Turn left onto Yost Road, 0.58 miles.
16. Drive south on Yost Road, 0.37 miles.
17. Turn right onto Wright Road, 1.63 miles.
18. Drive north on Golden Road, 0.78 miles.
19. Drive north on Golden Road, 0.63 miles.
20. Turn right onto CA-139/Lava Beds Highway, 1.68 miles.
21. Turn right onto Main Street, 0.12 miles.
22. Turn left to stay on Main Street, 0.09 miles.
23. Turn right onto C Street, 0.01 miles.
24. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 12.31 miles
• Duration: about 35 minutes
• Turns: 16 total, 10 right and 6 left
• Longest stretch: CA-139/Lava Beds Highway, 5.16 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

CA-139, Lava Beds Highway, dominates this route: across three separate visits, it totals 5.16 miles, over 42% of the entire drive, the most highway-heavy route in this project. Wright Road, continuing as Golden Road, is the second-biggest combined stretch at 3.04 miles across three consecutive legs. Tulelake High School sits directly on Main Street, which bookends the route with an identical 0.21-mile stretch at both the start and the end.

Tips for this specific route

• Get ready for CA-139, Lava Beds Highway, to dominate this route. Across three separate visits, it totals 5.16 miles, over 42% of the entire drive.
• Recognize Wright Road, continuing as Golden Road, as the second-biggest combined stretch. Across three consecutive legs, it totals 3.04 miles.
• Watch for high-school traffic on Main Street. Tulelake High School sits directly on it, bookending the route with an identical 0.21-mile stretch at both the start and the end.
• Expect a right-leaning turn pattern. 10 of the 16 turns are rights.
• Confirm this office's unusual schedule well before you go. It's open only the first and third full week of each month, with split hours: Monday afternoon, all day Tuesday, and Wednesday morning only.