The California Historic Route 66 Association would like to welcome you to the Mother Road in the Golden State, and we hope you'll find our web site useful as you plan your trip on California's fabled Route 66. Please explore our pages and discover the many fascinating people and places you'll find once you venture off the Interstates.

The stretch of Route 66 that passes through California extends from the Colorado River at Topock (near Needles) to the Pacific Ocean at Santa Monica. Some 320 miles of Route 66 pass through California's deserts, mountains, metropolitan areas and beach communities.

California's Route 66 is hard to beat as a travel theme for your next vacation. A pathway to California's history, cultural diversity, geology, geography and architecture, Route 66 in California reflects a significant part of our National Heritage.

We hope you’ll join us in working to preserve and promote our great heritage while ensuring that our beloved road and its people are guaranteed a bright future!