msmith1199 wrote:
I've done it in my 35' DP towing my Dakota and didn't have a problem. I've done it multiple times. The road is fine. Yeah it has some curves in it, but this is California. If you're going to stay off the curvy roads you may as well go visit Kansas instead. I have no idea why people are always so afraid of that road. Most of it is restricted to motorhomes that are 40' and under, so as long as you aren't in a big rig you're good to go. The only recommendation I would make is that if you are only doing it in one direction, I think it's better to go North to South. Most of the turnouts and things you are going to want to see are on the ocean side of the road. It will make stopping and taking in the scenery so much easier.
X2 on this comment. If you get on 1 in the Los Angeles area at Oxnard it becomes 101 after a drive through the city. At Gaviota you can get back on 1 and go through Lompoc and a few other areas but then it again merges with 101 until the Morro Bay exit in San Luis Obispo. Gas up in SLO or Morro Bay as gas is about a buck a gallon higher along the section from Morro Bay to Carmel. Staying on 1 from Carmel takes you through Santa Cruz.
Search this topic on this site and there a couple people who have taken large rigs on an alternate route through San Francisco and report is as not as bad as the usual tourist route.
Just returned from there and it is a very busy and crowded city.
