395 from Southern California to northern California 37 ft

gery_L wrote:
I use 395 every time starting at Kramer Junction (40/395). .

Ahhhh, not quite. I-40 stops in Barstow where you pick up Hwy 58 to Kramer Junction and 395.

Living off of 395 most of my life I can highly recommend traveling this road. The easter Sierras are magnificent to behold, plus lots of hiking, fishing, exploring to do all the way from Ridgecrest to Reno.

There are several passes over the Sierras to the western side, but most are 9000' or higher and obviously are snow covered up to and sometimes including May. Three passes, Hwy 120 (at Lee Vining that goes to Yosemite), Hwy 50 (at Carson City that goes through Lake Tahoe) and I-80 (at Reno) are nice roads and traveled by any size rv. Others are really not recommended for large rv's.

There is also Hwy 178 over the southern Sierras (near Ridgecrest) that will go over to Bakersfield (but also not really recommended for large rv's) or stay on Hwy 58 through Tehachapi to Bakersfield that typically is open all year around and is the east to west truck route to central California.

No national parks on the eastern side of the Sierras with the exception of Death Valley and if you're coming from the east, there are much better access routes to DV from the eastern side.

Hope this helps

Ron