Avoid the Checkpoints

Entering California from any major highway you are likely to encounter an Agricultural Checkpoint. California uses these checkpoints to keep out agricultural pests. And in the warp land of California - ferrets are classified as an agricultural pest. If you go through these checkpoints, which have been mostly closed these past couple of years because of budgets woes, keep your ferret out of sight. But if you wish to completely avoid the checkpoints, use these maps to get off the major freeways and bypass them. July 23, 2006 - these maps are starting to show their age. I've had a few comments that they aren't accurate. I've posted one below.

I-10 from Blythe I-15 from Las Vegas I-5 from Oregon

I-40 from Needles I-8 from Yuma

just wanted to let you know that there's a bit of information that's incorrect on one of the maps (I-80 from reno, nv). As depicted in this map the exit from the fwy is #185, and the one to get back onto the fwy is #184. We recently took this route and #194 is approximately 5 miles prior

1. Exit I-80 Hirschdale Rd. exit #194 (also Boca reservoir exit) ~10 miles east,
before Truckee
2. Loop south under freeway 1/2 mile
3. Stay right @ wye onto Glenshire Drive heading southwest (no signs @
this wye)
4. Continue on Glenshire ~8 miles through community of Glenshire to Donner
Pass Rd. (tee @ end of the road)
5. Turn right on Donner Pass and follow signs
to loop back onto I-80 west