Best route to Interstate 10 from Oregon ???

[ScottGese]

I thought we would be leaving closer to winter but it turns out we sold our house quick enough that we will be leaving on the 26th of Sept. I would like to go South to Interstate 10 and would like to know if there is a route to get there without going through the big cities in California. I'll be driving a 28 ft class c.

 

[Rollin Ollen]

I thought we would be leaving closer to winter but it turns out we sold our house quick enough that we will be leaving on the 26th of Sept. I would like to go South to Interstate 10 and would like to know if there is a route to get there without going through the big cities in California. I'll be driving a 28 ft class c.

I 10 will take you into Arizona but you will pass thru the metropolis of Houston. If you just stay on I 10 it will take you thru the city easily but be aware, if I remember correctly, the speed limit through the city is 85 MPH. It's mega multi laned so I had no problem at 65 and change lanes was not hard. I just hit my turn signal and folks let me in no problem. Phoenix is the only other major metropolis you will encounter and if you just stay on I 10, it too is pretty easy. You can head north on 95 at Quartzsite towards Parker and it will take you to Kingman where you can catch I 40 to Bakersfield. I 5 from Bakersfield takes you to all the way to Oregon. In my opinion, this is the easiest and most direct but there are lots of other variations depending on what you want to see and what kind of time frame you want.

Safe travels

 

[ScottGese]

Rollin
Thanks for your reply. I am traveling FROM Oregon to Florida. I'm wanting to know if there is a route to get down to I 10 from Oregon without traveling through cities like Sacramento and Los Angeles.

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

Since California wouldn’t allow us to travel on their roads in our coach when we went from the southeast to Oregon we had to find other roads.
We would take 140 east out of Klamath Falls all the way over to 95 south in Nevada, take 95 south all the way the Vegas.
Nice state roads a year ago and less traveled.
If you don’t have an issue with staying in rest areas, there is a nice rest area, Millers Rest Area on 95 that has a huge RV area and we had a ton of RV company when we stayed there. Also have a dump station and potable water IIRC.

 

[Rollin Ollen]

Rollin
Thanks for your reply. I am traveling FROM Oregon to Florida. I'm wanting to know if there is a route to get down to I 10 from Oregon without traveling through cities like Sacramento and Los Angeles.

My apology. I had you going the reverse direction. I would still take I 5 to Bakersfield then head east though Arizona. If you are close to Portland you can take 84 east to Pocatello where you pick up I 15 and head south through Utah to La Vegas then on to Kingman.

 

[ScottGese]

Since California wouldn’t allow us to travel on their roads in our coach when we went from the southeast to Oregon.
Reversing our trip, we would take 140 east out of Klamath Falls all the way over to 95 south in Nevada, take 95 south all the way the Vegas.
Nice state roads a year ago and less traveled.
If you don’t have an issue with staying in rest areas, there is a nice rest area, Millers Rest Area on 95 that has a huge RV area and we had a ton of RV company when we stayed there. Also have a dump station and potable water IIRC.

Thanks for your reply. I'll take a look at the route. And thanks for the tip on the rest stop.

 

[BGMAC]

What part of Oregon are you leaving from and what part of Florida are you going to? Are you looking for the shortest amount of time, or a little site seeing?

The quickest way is to take I80 to Lincoln Nebraska, then work your way down to Memphis where you can take I22 to Birmingham Al, then south on I65 to Montgomery, then Hwy231 through Dothan Al to Hwy I10.

I’m actually taking that route hitting I65 to Birmingham etc. tomorrow to Orlando. I’ve traveled it probably 30 times in the last few years to see my daughter. The blue dot is where we live.

 

[J&JD]

Since California wouldn’t allow us to travel on their roads in our coach when we went from the southeast to Oregon we had to find other roads.

From AI search:
In California, driving an RV over 40 feet in length requires a Noncommercial Class B license if the vehicle is a single-unit motorhome (up to 45 feet). If you’re towing a trailer with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) over 10,000 pounds or a fifth-wheel trailer over 15,000 pounds, a Noncommercial Class A license may be required.


However, California has a reciprocity policy for out-of-state drivers. If your home state’s driver’s license legally permits you to operate an RV over 40 feet, you can drive it temporarily in California without obtaining a California-specific license, provided your home state’s license is valid and covers the specific RV type.

In other words, if you can legally drive your rv in your home/licensed state you can legally drive it in California.

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

From AI search:
In California, driving an RV over 40 feet in length requires a Noncommercial Class B license if the vehicle is a single-unit motorhome (up to 45 feet). If you’re towing a trailer with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) over 10,000 pounds or a fifth-wheel trailer over 15,000 pounds, a Noncommercial Class A license may be required.


However, California has a reciprocity policy for out-of-state drivers. If your home state’s driver’s license legally permits you to operate an RV over 40 feet, you can drive it temporarily in California without obtaining a California-specific license, provided your home state’s license is valid and covers the specific RV type.

In other words, if you can legally drive your rv in your home/licensed state you can legally drive it in California.

The issue with California and not allowing us is due to length. Coach is over 40 and we pulled a trailer for the car. A length permit can be obtained IF the coach is 40’ or less + the trailer.
But since we were 45’ + another 29’ of trailer, they said “no way”.