I have just retired. 1st big trip is the Christmas holidays.I'm heading down to Fort Worth Tx.I know in the winter it is best to do I5 to California then turn left vs. Idaho, Colorado, NM TX to avoid winter storms. My question is in California do I stay on I5 or leave at Sacramento and go down 95 to Bakersfield... to I10Or Stay on I5 to LA and pick up I10 there?Thanks,

erstanfo wrote:I have just retired. 1st big trip is the Christmas holidays.I'm heading down to Fort Worth Tx.I know in the winter it is best to do I5 to California then turn left vs. Idaho, Colorado, NM TX to avoid winter storms. My question is in California do I stay on I5 or leave at Sacramento and go down 95 to Bakersfield... to I10Or Stay on I5 to LA and pick up I10 there?Thanks,You can do either. I prefer I-5 to Hwy. 46 to Hwy. 99 for a few miles to Bakersfield, then Hwy 58 t0 Hwy. 395 then straight south to I-10. strongly recommend you check road conditions on the Calif. DOT application before you head out.

5 to 210 to 10 is a good route IF you transit LA mid day. Otherwise 58 out of Bakersfield as posted above.

I do the Bakersfield, Mohave, Indio thing.Becareful of the stupid 55MPH limit in Ca.

You left off the US93 Nevada option. There's another ongoing thread about that option. Many prefer that over the California route, even in winter.

Don't sweat the 55 MPH in Calif No one drives under 60 towing and cars pass us going 80+. I go I 5 to 10 to 210. I go thru LA only on the weekends around 11 AM to 1 PM. Seldom have a problem in over 15 years and 3 times a year going back and forth

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George_H
Explorer
Oct 04, 2015
Another vote for 58 out of Bakersfield. Note I5 south of Sacramento is not the smoothest stretch of highway.
samsontdog
Explorer
Oct 04, 2015
Don't sweat the 55 MPH in Calif No one drives under 60 towing and cars pass us going 80+. I go I 5 to 10 to 210. I go thru LA only on the weekends around 11 AM to 1 PM. Seldom have a problem in over 15 years and 3 times a year going back and forth
paulj
Explorer II
Oct 04, 2015
You left off the US93 Nevada option. There's another ongoing thread about that option. Many prefer that over the California route, even in winter.
Tom_Barb
Explorer
Oct 04, 2015
I do the Bakersfield, Mohave, Indio thing.

Becareful of the stupid 55MPH limit in Ca.
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Oct 04, 2015
5 to 210 to 10 is a good route IF you transit LA mid day. Otherwise 58 out of Bakersfield as posted above.
MarkTwain
Explorer
Oct 04, 2015
erstanfo wrote:
I have just retired. 1st big trip is the Christmas holidays.
I'm heading down to Fort Worth Tx.

I know in the winter it is best to do I5 to California then turn left vs. Idaho, Colorado, NM TX to avoid winter storms.

My question is in California do I stay on I5 or leave at Sacramento and go down 95 to Bakersfield... to I10

Or Stay on I5 to LA and pick up I10 there?

Thanks,

You can do either. I prefer I-5 to Hwy. 46 to Hwy. 99 for a few miles to Bakersfield, then Hwy 58 t0 Hwy. 395 then straight south to I-10. strongly recommend you check road conditions on the Calif. DOT application before you head out.

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