Touring Info

California Cyclist Freeway Access - provides information on touring routes where freeways must be used, due to the lack of alternate routes (most information here is for the desert portions of Southern California)

Guide to Bicycle Touring in California (updated 2001) - now available on-line! (1.8 MB file)

One page per sheet (suitable for on-line viewing)
Book form (suitable for printing)

The following free bicycle touring maps are available from Caltrans - contact at Caltrans. (The Caltrans district map is here.) Many of these maps show which freeways are legal for cyclists, information which can be difficult to find otherwise.

District 1 - California North Coast
District 2 - California Northeastern Central Valley - new map October 2003
District 5 - California Central Coast
District 8 - Southern California: San Bernardino and Riverside Counties (here is a 1.2 MB scanned copy)
District 9 - Eastern Sierra: Inyo and Mono Counties

Regional Bike Maps on-line (mostly counties)

District 3 - Sacramento, Yolo/Solano
District 4 - San Francisco, Alameda (near Oakland Airport), Santa Clara
District 5 - San Luis Obispo
District 7 - Ventura
District 12 - Orange County

Other touring maps covering California:

Krebs Cycle Products - Northern California
Adventure Velo
Adventure Cycling Association
- Pacific Coast Route (Vancouver, BC, Canada to Imperial Beach, California)
- Western Express (San Francisco, California to Pueblo, Colorado)
- Southern Tier (San Diego, California to St. Augustine, Florida)

Maps and information for other US States (off-site link to a private page)