East Bay driving roads
15 roads, 182 miles and 791 counted bends, ordered by degrees of turning per mile.
- Mount Diablo roadsThe north and south approaches converge on the summit road. Park access and hours apply.
- Grizzly Peak BoulevardAn Oakland–Berkeley hills road with bay overlooks, local traffic and short, winding sections.
- Skyline Boulevard · OaklandThe ridge road above Oakland between Golf Links Road and Redwood Road, with bay views and many driveways.
- Pinehurst RoadA narrow, shaded climb through Canyon between Moraga and the Oakland hills, tight enough that pace stays low.
- Mines RoadA long, remote backroad south of Livermore, mixing open valleys with narrow, winding sections.
- Redwood RoadA wooded East Bay corridor between Castro Valley and the Oakland hills, with flowing bends and park entrances.
- Palomares RoadA rural canyon connection from Castro Valley toward Niles Canyon, with narrow bends and driveways.
- Alhambra Valley RoadA narrow country road west out of Martinez, connecting toward Bear Creek Road and the Briones hills.
- Tesla Road & Corral Hollow RoadEast out of Livermore past the vineyards, then south through Corral Hollow toward the Central Valley.
- Patterson Pass RoadA pass east of Livermore through wind-farm hills, including narrow sections and blind crests.
- Niles Canyon RoadThe canyon between Fremont and Sunol, following Alameda Creek and the old railway.
- Marsh Creek RoadThe road along Marsh Creek east of Mount Diablo, between Clayton and Brentwood.
- Bear Creek Road · OrindaThe road along Briones Reservoir between San Pablo Dam Road and Happy Valley, north of Orinda.
- Altamont Pass RoadThe old road over Altamont Pass east of Livermore, through the wind farms.
- San Pablo Dam RoadThe reservoir road between El Sobrante and Orinda, open and flowing past San Pablo Dam.