D St and Grand St
On Stage 2.
Heading north on D St
Left, straight, straight
Heading north on Grand St
Left, straight, straight
Heading north, there's no separate right-turn lane, so turn right from the right-hand lane.
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California DMV
Hayward DMVDriving Test Practice Routes
150 Jackson Street, Hayward, CA 94544
Within two miles of Hayward DMV there are 114 sets of traffic lights, 79 all-way stops and 8 railroad crossings. About 10 miles of streets are one-way. West Jackson Street runs close to the office, up to 4 lanes wide in places and signed at 40 mph.
Start with the practice routes just below, then see how far a test can reach and how you'll leave the office.
Hayward road test practice routes
Practice loops that start and finish at the DMV, each built from Hayward'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 Whitman St and Sycamore Ave, with no traffic lights. Start here for your first few drives.
- Length
- 3.2 mi
- Approx. time
- 10 min
- Turns
- 15
- 1 all-way stop
- 7 stop signs
- 2.0 miles of residential streets
- Not covered: traffic lights
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Turn-by-turn directions (19 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head northwest on Clarendale Street. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Winton Avenue. 200 ft
- Continue onto D Street. 200 ft
- Turn right onto Winton Avenue. 500 ft
- Turn right onto Alice Street. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, continue onto Sycamore Avenue. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Thomas Avenue. 0.4 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Evelyn Lane. 450 ft
- Turn left onto Muir Street. 500 ft
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Berry Avenue. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Soto Road. 0.1 mi
- Turn left onto Culp Avenue. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Muir Street. 250 ft
- Turn left onto Culp Avenue. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto Whitman Street. 0.7 mi
- Turn left onto Sycamore Avenue. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- At the stop sign, continue onto Alice Street. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Winton Avenue. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto Clarendale Street and return to the DMV. 0.1 mi
Stage 2: Stop signs and lights
Along West Winton Ave and Santa Clara St, with 14 sets of lights and 2 all-way stops.
- Length
- 5 mi
- Approx. time
- 17 min
- Turns
- 12
- 14 sets of lights, with 2 left turns and 1 right turn at them
- 2 all-way stops
- 3 stop signs
- Multi-lane driving on West Winton Ave
- 1.2 miles of residential streets
- Junction E below, among the busiest for crashes
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Turn-by-turn directions (18 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head northwest on Clarendale Street. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Winton Avenue. 200 ft
- Continue onto D Street. 0.4 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto Grand Street. 0.3 mi Straight through 2 sets of lights.
- At the lights, continue onto Western Boulevard. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto Laurel Avenue. 0.1 mi
- Turn left onto Flagg Street. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- At the stop sign, turn right onto A Street. 0.5 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- Continue onto West A Street. 0.2 mi
- At the lights, turn left onto Hathaway Avenue. 50 ft
- At the lights, continue onto Santa Clara Street. 0.7 mi
- Turn right onto West Winton Avenue. 0.6 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn right onto Stonewall Avenue. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- Turn left onto Chenault Way. 250 ft
- Turn left onto Odom Drive. 0.2 mi
- At the stop sign, turn left onto West Winton Avenue. 0.9 mi Straight through 3 sets of lights.
- Continue onto Winton Avenue. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- Turn right onto Clarendale Street and return to the DMV. 0.1 mi
Stage 3: Test-ready loop
Everything together over about 7 miles, including Hesperian Blvd and West Winton Ave.
- Length
- 7.1 mi
- Approx. time
- 24 min
- Turns
- 15
- 18 sets of lights, with 6 left turns and 1 right turn at them
- 5 all-way stops
- 4 stop signs
- Multi-lane driving on Hesperian Blvd
- 1.4 miles of residential streets
- Junction C below, among the busiest for crashes
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Send it to your phoneScan to open this route in Google Maps, or open it here.
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 (19 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head northwest on Clarendale Street. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Winton Avenue. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- Continue onto West Winton Avenue. 0.8 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto Southland Drive. 0.5 mi Straight through 3 all-way stops.
- At the lights, turn left onto Hesperian Boulevard. 0.2 mi
- At the lights, turn left onto West Street. 50 ft
- At the lights, turn left onto Hesperian Boulevard. 2.0 mi Straight through 8 sets of lights.
- At the lights, turn right onto Hacienda Avenue. 0.5 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- Turn left onto Ardis Street. 500 ft
- Turn right onto Times Avenue. 0.2 mi
- At the stop sign, turn left onto West Blossom Way. 500 ft
- At the lights, continue onto Blossom Way. 0.3 mi
- Turn right onto Haviland Avenue. 0.3 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Willow Avenue. 0.2 mi
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Meekland Avenue. 0.7 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- Continue onto Martin Luther King Drive. 0.6 mi
- Continue onto Myrtle Street. 300 ft
- At the lights, turn left onto Winton Avenue. 150 ft
- Turn right onto Clarendale Street and return to the DMV. 0.1 mi
Where the Hayward 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
- 67sets of traffic lights
- 33all-way stops
- 19schools
Main roads in the area: Mission Blvd, West Jackson St, West Winton Ave, D St, A St, Harder Rd, Santa Clara St and Hesperian 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 Hayward DMV
The parking lot and the first junction are the only parts of the route you can be sure of. The office is on Jackson Street.
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
Northwest to Winton Ave
0.1 mi along Clarendale St to Winton Avenue.
The roads around Hayward DMV
What you'll be dealing with near the office, counted from map data within 2 miles.
114
Sets of traffic lights
Most are on Mission Blvd and Hesperian Blvd.
79
All-way stops
Grove Way has 5 of them.
36
Schools
The limit near a school drops to 25 mph when children are around.
10 mi
One-way streets
Check the arrows before every turn, and start from the correct side of the road.
8
Railroad crossings
Look both ways, never stop on the tracks, and wait if there isn't room on the other side.
1
Roundabout
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 Hayward DMV.
- Every loop
Parking lot driving
The DMV lot itself, at the start and end of every test - Stage 3
Stopping at all-way stops
Southland Dr, 3 in a row - Stage 3
Lights you drive straight through
Hesperian Blvd: 8 sets of lights in 2.0 mi - Stage 2
Left turn at lights
From D St onto Grand St - Stage 2
Left turn without lights
From Western Blvd onto Laurel Ave, giving way to oncoming traffic - Stage 2
Right turn at lights
From West Winton Ave onto Stonewall Ave - Stage 3
Lane changes
Southland Dr, a multi-lane road - Stage 1
Residential streets
Thomas 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 West Winton Ave
Score sheet sections from California DMV form DL 32. Places from OpenStreetMap.
Which lane do I need near Hayward 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.
A St and Grand St
On Stage 2.
Heading northwest on Grand St
Left, straight, right
Heading northeast on A St
Left, straight, straight
Heading northwest, the far-right lane is for turning right only.
Hathaway Ave and West A St
On Stage 2.
Heading south on Hathaway Ave
Left, straight
Heading east on West A St
Left, straight, straight, right
Heading south, there's no separate right-turn lane, so turn right from the right-hand lane.
Stonewall Ave and West Winton Ave
On Stage 2.
Heading southeast on Stonewall Ave
Left, right or straight
Heading southwest on West Winton Ave
Left, straight, straight
Heading southeast, use the left-turn lane for left turns and either straight-ahead lane to go through.
Lane layouts from OpenStreetMap. Road markings can change, so always follow the arrows painted on the road.
What causes crashes on Hayward's roads
Recorded causes of the 2,766 crashes on local roads within 2 miles of the office from 2021 to 2025, leaving out freeways. Unsafe turn or lane change and too fast for conditions top the list.
Share of the 2,673 crashes where a cause was recorded. Other causes made up the remaining 9%. About 36% of these crashes happened after dark. Source: California Crash Reporting System, California Highway Patrol, via data.ca.gov.
Hayward 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.
Foothill Blvd and Mission Blvd
33 crashes from 2021 to 2025
Many involved hitting a fixed object. Keep to the center of your lane and take the approach slowly. Running a red light was the recorded cause in 5.
Grove Way and Redwood Rd
31 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.
Hesperian Blvd and West Winton Ave
25 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.
Mission Blvd and Carlos Bee Blvd
22 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 10.
Hathaway Ave and Santa Clara St
21 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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Hayward driving test questions
Where does the Hayward 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 Mission Blvd, West Jackson St, West Winton Ave. Routes recorded from real Hayward tests are in the Driving Test Routes app.
Are these the real Hayward test routes?
No. Our practice routes are loops we planned from Hayward'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 Hayward's roads tricky for learners?
Within 2 miles of the office, 10 miles of streets are one-way; there are 8 railroad crossings within 2 miles; West Jackson Street is up to 4 lanes wide.
Which junctions near Hayward DMV have the most crashes?
Foothill Blvd and Mission Blvd (33), Grove Way and Redwood Rd (31), Hesperian Blvd and West Winton Ave (25), counting crashes from 2021 to 2025.
How do I book a drive test at Hayward DMV?
Book online through the California DMV appointments page, choosing Hayward as your office. Book on the DMV website.
Hayward 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 Hayward page before you go.
Nearby offices
- Oakland Coliseum DMV8 mi
- Fremont DMV8.5 mi
- Pleasanton Stoneridge DMV9.2 mi
Services at Hayward 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
- Driver and vehicle records