Is it safe to Drive my 37' Motorhome on Pacific coast Hiway,

We%26#39;re driving from Washington state to San Diego, California in our 37%26#39; Class A Motorhome. Wer%26#39;e looking at driving down PCH From Triniday to San Francisco and have heard it can be dangerous for larger motorhomes. Any one have any advise?

Is it safe to Drive my 37' Motorhome on Pacific coast Hiway,

I%26#39;ve been on Hwy 1 near the Mendocino/ Ft Bragg area and the road is very windy. I don%26#39;t think I%26#39;d want to drive a 37%26#39; vehicle on it. However I%26#39;ve only been there one time and am not an expert. Maybe someone else can give you better advice.

Is it safe to Drive my 37' Motorhome on Pacific coast Hiway,

I believe that there are restrictions along some sections of Hwy. 1 for motorhomes over 40 ft.--but I have to tell you that even tho%26#39; it may be legal for you to drive a 37-footer, it IS dangerous along many stretches of extremely curvy, narrow 2 lane road in northern Calif.-- Hwy. 1 thru Mendocino County, parts of Sonoma County and the Big Sur areas in particular. You will have other vehicles impatiently pushing you all the way, at times honking for you to pull over at the next turnout, and even trying to pass you when it%26#39;s not safe to do so. It%26#39;s very uncomfortable and at times, quite a dangerous situation for all, so I personally would advise against it.

Hi bluenoble ~ It has been a few years since we drove Hwy 1 in a MH, but here is my memory. (We used to drive a 36 footer with a tow car.)

You would stay on Hwy 101 until you get a couple of hours south of Eureka.

There is an extremely winding stretch of road from Leggett on Hwy 101 over to Hwy 1 at Rockport. That is where you%26#39;ll see a big yellow sign -- can%26#39;t remember exactly what it says -- that says something like '; vehicles greater than 29 feet from kingpin .... something.... not advised';.

Heed that sign! That means the road has very, very sharp curves on it. The last time we drove that stretch we did not have the tow car, thankfully. It was still hair-raising. It is a tough stretch.

Other than that, Hwy 1 is somewhat winding and narrow, but nothing that is exceptionally bad if you have had some driving experience in your rig. South of SF, the road is not bad at all, although there are some curves, of course. If you have driven Oregon 101, and felt comfortable, you should have no problem.

Forestvillian, you posted as I was writing. Regarding pulling out in the turnouts, I sincerely hope the OP is a considerate MH driver, (as many of us RVers are!) and pulls out whenever possible. However, I am only counting those tournouts which are paved -- it is not safe nor practical for a large MH or trailer to pull out on a gravel bit.

As far as other cars trying to pass when not clear, that would not be the fault of the slower vehicle.