Route from Sacramento, Ca to Medford, Or
Hello All, We are planning a trip from Sacramento, California to Medford, Oregon. It looks like I-5 might be the best route, but I wanted to check with the forum to see if anyone had any better sug...
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What are the alternatives?
- US97 as Mt Shasta to Klamath Falls, and OR140 to Medford. 97 doesn't have a major pass, but climbs gradually to the 4000' level. 140 is supposed to be alot easier the 66, but still climbs to snowlevels. Or you could take 62 or 138 to Crater Lake levels. 138 climbs in one long straight stretch from 97 to one of the highest points on Oregon paved highways.
Or you could take CA20 to US101. But US199 Crescent City to Grants Pass winds along a river and takes a tunnel under its highest point. OR42 is much lower, but a long way around if the the target is Medford. But if heading north 101 to 42 is a viable way around the winter storms on 5.
- US97 as Mt Shasta to Klamath Falls, and OR140 to Medford. 97 doesn't have a major pass, but climbs gradually to the 4000' level. 140 is supposed to be alot easier the 66, but still climbs to snowlevels. Or you could take 62 or 138 to Crater Lake levels. 138 climbs in one long straight stretch from 97 to one of the highest points on Oregon paved highways.
Or you could take CA20 to US101. But US199 Crescent City to Grants Pass winds along a river and takes a tunnel under its highest point. OR42 is much lower, but a long way around if the the target is Medford. But if heading north 101 to 42 is a viable way around the winter storms on 5.
