California
Pasadena DMV: where to practice for the drive test
We found no drive-test routes for Pasadena published on dmv.ca.gov, and no current pass rates by office. Here instead: 26 real spots within 1.4 mi of 49 S Rosemead Boulevard, and what the examiner scores at each (DL 32).
What’s around Pasadena DMV
49 S Rosemead Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91107 DMV office page: Pasadena
DMV’s office finder lists it first for Arcadia (91006); second for San Gabriel (91776), Temple City (91780). dmv.ca.gov: Office locations
- Traffic signals
- 89
- All-way stops
- 25
- Roundabouts
- 0
- Railroad crossings
- 0
- Bike lanes
- 6.3 mi
- Nearest freeway on-ramp
- about 910 ft
- Steepest sampled half-block
- 14%
- Within 1 km (0.6 mi): 125 intersections, 16 of them signals and 3 all-way stops; top posted limit 45 mph.
- Hills: 2 of 51 sampled blocks are 5% or steeper (steepest half-block); the steepest is about 14% on Calvert Road.
- Speed limits are mapped on 17% of road length.
26 practice spots near Pasadena DMV
OpenStreetMap data of 2026-10-12, grades from USGS; each line starts with the straight-line distance from the office. Not a route; signs on the street win. What DMV says about routes
Junctions with no sign or signal mapped 2
- South Lotus Avenue & Lofield Court 800 ft · T junction check on site Map
- Laurita Avenue & Michigan Boulevard 0.6 mi · crossroads check on site Map
Here 90% of side streets meeting a busier road have a mapped stop or yield sign, so one may be missing.
Stretches for lane changes 2
- South Rosemead Boulevard between East Colorado Boulevard and East Del Mar Boulevard 380 ft · 1,440 ft long · 2 through lanes each way · posted 35 mph in 3D Map
- East Colorado Boulevard between North Rosemead Boulevard and Merlon Avenue 860 ft · 1,200 ft long · 2 through lanes each way · posted 35 mph in 3D Map
Center left-turn lanes 1
- East Colorado Boulevard 980 ft Map
Crosswalks with no signal 1
- Walnut Avenue 960 ft · on a busy road Map
Where the speed limit changes 1
- Foothill Boulevard 2,020 ft · the limit changes between 35 and 45 mph check on site Map
Hills 2
Freeway on-ramps 1
- On-ramp from North Rosemead Boulevard to I-210 910 ft · supplemental test (SDPE) only Map
What’s scored, and where to practice it near Pasadena
Practice them in 3D first
The list is free. The app’s 3D drive starts in the lot and takes in the 8 spots tagged “in 3D” (or one just like it next door). The 3D drive near Pasadena DMV is in Complete, a one-time payment, not a subscription. Free to try first: the El Monte drive. Prices
Other test areas: El Monte, Santa Clara, Daly City, or all of them.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.