Tamal Vista Blvd and Wornum Dr
On Stage 2.
Heading north on Tamal Vista Blvd
Straight, right
Heading north, the far-right lane is for turning right only.
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Corte Madera DMVDriving Test Practice Routes
75 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Corte Madera, CA 94925
Within two miles of Corte Madera DMV there are 45 sets of traffic lights and 16 all-way stops. About 15 miles of streets are one-way. Madera Boulevard runs close to the office, signed at 25 mph.
Start with the practice routes just below, then see how far a test can reach and how you'll leave the office.
Corte Madera road test practice routes
Practice loops that start and finish at the DMV, each built from Corte Madera's real streets and harder than the last.
These are practice loops we planned. They aren't official DMV test routes. Drive with a licensed supervisor, and follow the signs and conditions on the day, which may differ from the map.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Stage 1: Quiet streets
Mostly residential streets around Tamal Vista Blvd and Willow Ave, with no traffic lights. Start here for your first few drives.
- Length
- 2.8 mi
- Approx. time
- 10 min
- Turns
- 16
- 1 all-way stop
- 5 stop signs
- 1.7 miles of residential streets
- Not covered: traffic lights
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Turn-by-turn directions (20 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head south on Tamal Vista Boulevard. 0.3 mi
- At the stop sign, continue onto Madera Boulevard. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Monona Drive. 300 ft
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Seminole Avenue. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Mohawk Avenue. 250 ft
- Turn left onto Lakeside Drive. 250 ft
- Turn right onto Tamalpais Drive. 450 ft
- Turn left onto Sausalito Street. 350 ft
- Turn right onto Manzanita Avenue. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto Chapman Drive. 350 ft
- Turn right onto Oakdale Avenue. 500 ft
- Turn right onto Willow Avenue. 0.4 mi
- Turn right onto Baltimore Avenue. 500 ft
- Turn right onto Walnut Avenue. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Ash Avenue. 500 ft
- Continue onto Hickory Avenue. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Mohawk Avenue. 450 ft
- Turn left onto Monona Drive. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Madera Boulevard. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, continue onto Tamal Vista Boulevard and return to the DMV. 0.3 mi
Stage 2: Traffic lights
Along Redwood Hwy and Paradise Dr, with 14 sets of lights.
- Length
- 2.9 mi
- Approx. time
- 12 min
- Turns
- 7
- 14 sets of lights, with 3 left turns and 4 right turns at them
- Multi-lane driving on Redwood Hwy
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Turn-by-turn directions (9 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head north on Tamal Vista Boulevard. 100 ft
- At the lights, turn right onto Wornum Drive. 0.2 mi
- At the lights, turn right onto Redwood Highway. 0.7 mi Straight through 3 sets of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto San Clemente Drive. 0.5 mi
- At the lights, turn right onto Paradise Drive. 0.5 mi
- At the lights, turn right onto Tamalpais Drive. 100 ft
- At the lights, continue onto Redwood Highway. 0.7 mi Straight through 3 sets of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto Wornum Drive. 0.2 mi
- At the lights, turn left onto Tamal Vista Boulevard and return to the DMV. 100 ft
Stage 3: Test-ready loop
Everything together over about 5 miles, including Tamal Vista Blvd and Madera Blvd.
- Length
- 5.3 mi
- Approx. time
- 20 min
- Turns
- 16
- 8 sets of lights, with 1 left turn and 3 right turns at them
- 3 all-way stops
- 5 stop signs
- 1.4 miles of residential streets
- Not covered: multi-lane roads
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Google Maps can pick slightly different streets between our stops, so check it against the map here. It works best in the Google Maps app.
Turn-by-turn directions (23 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head south on Tamal Vista Boulevard. 0.3 mi
- At the stop sign, continue onto Madera Boulevard. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Monona Drive. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- Turn right onto Mohawk Avenue. 450 ft
- Turn left onto Hickory Avenue. 0.1 mi
- Continue onto Ash Avenue. 500 ft
- Turn left onto Walnut Avenue. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto Alexander Avenue. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- Continue onto Alexander-Acacia Bridge. 150 ft
- Continue onto Alexander Avenue. 0.1 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Magnolia Avenue. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto West Baltimore Avenue. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Bridge Road. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Madrone Avenue. 0.3 mi
- Turn left onto Magnolia Avenue. 0.4 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn right onto Doherty Drive. 0.8 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Lucky Drive. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Fifer Avenue. 250 ft
- At the lights, turn right onto Tamal Vista Boulevard. 0.6 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the stop sign, continue onto Madera Boulevard. 0.3 mi
- At the lights, turn left onto Tamalpais Drive. 0.1 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn right onto Madera Boulevard. 0.3 mi
- At the stop sign, continue onto Tamal Vista Boulevard and return to the DMV. 0.3 mi
Where the Corte Madera DMV drive test can go
Every drive test starts and finishes at the office, so the closer a road is, the more likely you are to drive it. The shading shows how long each road takes to reach from the DMV.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Within a 6-minute drive
- 20sets of traffic lights
- 10all-way stops
- 7schools
Main roads in the area: Magnolia Ave, Tamalpais Dr, Redwood Hwy, Corte Madera Ave, Casa Buena Dr, Paradise Dr, Doherty Dr and Madera Blvd.
Drive times are our estimates from speed limits, with time added for lights and stops. They aren't DMV figures.
Leaving and returning to Corte Madera DMV
The parking lot and the first junction are the only parts of the route you can be sure of. The office is on Tamal Vista Boulevard.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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In the parking lot
The test sheet scores how you drive through the lot, so watch for people and cars, keep it slow, and take extra care reversing out of your space.
1
South to Madera Blvd
0.3 mi along Tamal Vista Blvd to Madera Boulevard.
2
North to Wornum Dr
100 ft along Tamal Vista Blvd to Wornum Drive, where there are lights.
The roads around Corte Madera DMV
What you'll be dealing with near the office, counted from map data within 2 miles.
45
Sets of traffic lights
Most are on Sir Francis Drake Blvd and Tamalpais Dr.
16
All-way stops
William Ave has 4 of them.
11
Schools
The limit near a school drops to 25 mph when children are around.
15 mi
One-way streets
Check the arrows before every turn, and start from the correct side of the road.
1
Railroad crossing
Look both ways, never stop on the tracks, and wait if there isn't room on the other side.
2
Roundabouts
Give way to traffic already in the roundabout and signal as you leave.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, downloaded 2026-10-07. Counts cover public roads within 2 miles of the office.
Where to practice each part of the California drive test
The DMV's drive test score sheet (form DL 32) marks you on parking lot driving, backing, intersections, turns, lane changes, and business and residential driving. Here's where to practice near Corte Madera DMV.
- Every loop
Parking lot driving
The DMV lot itself, at the start and end of every test - Stage 2
Lights you drive straight through
Redwood Hwy: 3 sets of lights in 0.7 mi - Stage 2
Left turn at lights
From Redwood Hwy onto San Clemente Dr - Stage 3
Left turn without lights
From Mohawk Ave onto Hickory Ave, giving way to oncoming traffic - Stage 2
Right turn at lights
From Tamal Vista Blvd onto Wornum Dr - Stage 2
Lane changes
San Clemente Dr, a multi-lane road - Stage 1
Residential streets
Willow Ave and the streets around it - Not on a loop
Freeway merging
Only scored on supplemental (referral) tests. For practice, the nearest on-ramp is on Fifer Ave
Score sheet sections from California DMV form DL 32. Places from OpenStreetMap.
Which lane do I need near Corte Madera DMV?
Lane layouts at the junctions with lights on our practice routes, as you'd see them approaching. Arrows show which way each lane can go.
Redwood Hwy and Wornum Dr
On Stage 2.
Heading south on Redwood Hwy
Straight, right
Heading east on Wornum Dr
Left, right
Heading south, the far-right lane is for turning right only.
Redwood Hwy and San Clemente Dr
On Stage 2.
Heading west on San Clemente Dr
Left, left
Heading northeast on Tamalpais Dr
Straight, right or straight
Two lanes turn left heading west. Start and finish the turn in the same lane.
Paradise Dr and San Clemente Dr
On Stage 2.
Heading west on Paradise Dr
Left, straight, straight
Heading west, there's no separate right-turn lane, so turn right from the right-hand lane.
Lane layouts from OpenStreetMap. Road markings can change, so always follow the arrows painted on the road.
What causes crashes on Corte Madera's roads
Recorded causes of the 1,014 crashes on local roads within 2 miles of the office from 2021 to 2025, leaving out freeways. Too fast for conditions and unsafe turn or lane change top the list.
Share of the 967 crashes where a cause was recorded. Other causes made up the remaining 9%. About 23% of these crashes happened after dark. Source: California Crash Reporting System, California Highway Patrol, via data.ca.gov.
Corte Madera junctions worth practicing
The junctions within 2 miles of the office with the most crashes from 2021 to 2025. Each one is marked on the practice routes map.
Bellam Blvd and Francisco Blvd East
59 crashes from 2021 to 2025
Most were side impacts. On a fresh green, look both ways before you go, and never try to beat the lights. Running a red light was the recorded cause in 15.
Andersen Dr and Bellam Blvd
21 crashes from 2021 to 2025
Many were sideswipes. Check your mirror and blind spot before changing lanes, and pick your lane early. Running a red light was the recorded cause in 3.
Sir Francis Drake Blvd and La Cuesta Dr
18 crashes from 2021 to 2025
Most were rear-end crashes. Leave a bigger gap than you think you need, and brake early and smoothly when the lights change.
Sir Francis Drake Blvd and Bon Air Rd
17 crashes from 2021 to 2025
Many were sideswipes. Check your mirror and blind spot before changing lanes, and pick your lane early. Running a red light was the recorded cause in 5.
Andersen Dr and Francisco Blvd West
14 crashes from 2021 to 2025
Most were rear-end crashes. Leave a bigger gap than you think you need, and brake early and smoothly when the lights change.
Crashes located within about 100 feet of each junction. Source: California Crash Reporting System, California Highway Patrol, via data.ca.gov.
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Corte Madera driving test questions
Where does the Corte Madera DMV driving test go?
The DMV doesn't publish its test routes. Every test starts and finishes in the office parking lot, and the roads closest to the office are the ones you're most likely to drive, such as Magnolia Ave, Tamalpais Dr, Redwood Hwy. Routes recorded from real Corte Madera tests are in the Driving Test Routes app.
Are these the real Corte Madera test routes?
No. Our practice routes are loops we planned from Corte Madera's street data to cover the skills on the test. They're for practice, not a copy of the DMV's routes.
What do you need to pass the California drive test?
The DMV's score sheet (form DL 32) says you pass with no more than 15 errors on the driving maneuvers and no critical driving errors. Before you set off, you also need no more than 3 errors on the parking brake, arm signals, wipers, defroster, emergency flashers and headlights.
What makes Corte Madera's roads tricky for learners?
Within 2 miles of the office, 15 miles of streets are one-way; there are 16 all-way stops.
Which junctions near Corte Madera DMV have the most crashes?
Bellam Blvd and Francisco Blvd East (59), Andersen Dr and Bellam Blvd (21), Sir Francis Drake Blvd and La Cuesta Dr (18), counting crashes from 2021 to 2025.
How do I book a drive test at Corte Madera DMV?
Book online through the California DMV appointments page, choosing Corte Madera as your office. Book on the DMV website.
Corte Madera DMV office information
Opening hours
| Monday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours can change on holidays. Check the DMV's Corte Madera page before you go.
Nearby offices
- El Cerrito DMV11.4 mi
- San Francisco DMV11.9 mi
- Novato DMV12.4 mi
Services at Corte Madera DMV
- Behind-the-wheel drive tests
- Written knowledge tests
- Motorcycle driving tests
- Driver's license and ID applications
- Replacement documents
- Vehicle registration and renewals
- Title transfers
- License plates
- Disabled parking placards
- Self-service kiosks
- Driver and vehicle records