Melrose Ave and North Cahuenga Blvd
On Stage 2.
Heading west on Melrose Ave
Left, straight, straight
Heading east on Melrose Ave
Left, straight, straight
Heading west, there's no separate right-turn lane, so turn right from the right-hand lane.
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Hollywood DMVDriving Test Practice Routes
803 Cole Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038
Within two miles of Hollywood DMV there are 323 sets of traffic lights and 231 all-way stops. About 8 miles of streets are one-way. North Cahuenga Boulevard runs close to the office, up to 5 lanes wide in places and signed at 30 mph.
Start with the practice routes just below, then see how far a test can reach and how you'll leave the office.
Hollywood road test practice routes
Practice loops that start and finish at the DMV, each built from Hollywood'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 Waring Ave and North Cherokee Ave, with no traffic lights. Start here for your first few drives.
- Length
- 3.1 mi
- Approx. time
- 11 min
- Turns
- 12
- 7 all-way stops
- 3.1 miles of residential streets
- Not covered: traffic lights
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Turn-by-turn directions (13 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head west on Cole Avenue. 50 ft
- Turn right onto Waring Avenue. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- Turn left onto North Cherokee Avenue. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Clinton Street. 0.3 mi
- Turn left onto North Citrus Avenue. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Rosewood Avenue. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto North Sycamore Avenue. 0.5 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- At the all-way stop, turn left onto West 1st Street. 0.4 mi Straight through 2 all-way stops.
- At the all-way stop, turn left onto North Las Palmas Avenue. 0.5 mi
- Turn right onto Rosewood Avenue. 200 ft
- Turn left onto North Cherokee Avenue. 0.3 mi
- Turn right onto Waring Avenue. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- Turn left onto Cole Avenue and return to the DMV. 50 ft
Stage 2: Stop signs and lights
Along North Van Ness Ave and North Gower St, with 11 sets of lights and 9 all-way stops.
- Length
- 3.8 mi
- Approx. time
- 15 min
- Turns
- 16
- 11 sets of lights, with 5 left turns and 2 right turns at them
- 9 all-way stops
- 2 stop signs
- Multi-lane driving on Melrose Ave
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Turn-by-turn directions (17 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head east on Cole Avenue. 50 ft
- Turn left onto Waring Avenue. 350 ft
- Turn right onto North Cahuenga Boulevard. 0.1 mi
- At the lights, turn left onto Melrose Avenue. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn right onto North Larchmont Boulevard. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- At the lights, turn left onto Rosewood Avenue. 0.3 mi Straight through 3 all-way stops.
- At the stop sign, turn right onto North Bronson Avenue. 200 ft
- Turn left onto Elmwood Avenue. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, turn left onto North Van Ness Avenue. 0.8 mi Straight through 1 set of lights and 3 all-way stops.
- At the lights, turn left onto Santa Monica Boulevard. 0.1 mi
- At the lights, turn right onto North Bronson Avenue. 0.3 mi
- At the all-way stop, turn left onto Fountain Avenue. 0.2 mi
- At the lights, turn left onto North Gower Street. 0.5 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- Turn right onto Willoughby Avenue. 0.4 mi Straight through 1 set of lights and 1 all-way stop.
- At the lights, turn left onto North Cahuenga Boulevard. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Waring Avenue. 350 ft
- Turn right onto Cole Avenue and return to the DMV. 50 ft
Stage 3: Test-ready loop
Everything together over about 5 miles, including West 3rd St and Willoughby Ave.
- Length
- 5.4 mi
- Approx. time
- 19 min
- Turns
- 15
- 11 sets of lights, with 2 left turns and 1 right turn at them
- 10 all-way stops
- 2 stop signs
- Multi-lane driving on West 3rd St
- 2.5 miles of residential streets
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Turn-by-turn directions (18 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head west on Cole Avenue. 50 ft
- Turn right onto Waring Avenue. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- Turn right onto Seward Street. 0.1 mi
- Turn left onto Willoughby Avenue. 1.0 mi Straight through 2 sets of lights and 4 all-way stops.
- Turn left onto North Fuller Avenue. 0.9 mi Straight through 2 all-way stops.
- At the all-way stop, continue onto South Fuller Avenue. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- At the stop sign, turn left onto West 3rd Street. 1.2 mi Straight through 4 sets of lights.
- Turn left onto South Muirfield Road. 0.3 mi
- Turn left onto South Rossmore Avenue. 0.1 mi
- Continue onto North Rossmore Avenue. 0.2 mi
- At the lights, turn right onto Beverly Boulevard. 0.1 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- Turn left onto North Lucerne Boulevard. 0.2 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Rosewood Avenue. 350 ft
- At the lights, turn left onto North Larchmont Boulevard. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- At the lights, turn left onto Melrose Avenue. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- Turn right onto Lillian Way. 0.1 mi
- Turn left onto Waring Avenue. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Cole Avenue and return to the DMV. 50 ft
Where the Hollywood 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
- 167sets of traffic lights
- 121all-way stops
- 21schools
Main roads in the area: North Highland Ave, Melrose Ave, Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Blvd, Fountain Ave, West Sunset Blvd, North La Brea Ave and West 3rd St.
Drive times are our estimates from speed limits, with time added for lights and stops. They aren't DMV figures.
Leaving and returning to Hollywood DMV
The parking lot and the first junction are the only parts of the route you can be sure of. The office is on Cole Avenue.
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 Melrose Ave
0.1 mi along Cole Ave to Melrose Avenue.
2
North to Willoughby Ave
0.1 mi along Cole Ave to Willoughby Avenue, where there are lights.
The roads around Hollywood DMV
What you'll be dealing with near the office, counted from map data within 2 miles.
323
Sets of traffic lights
Most are on Santa Monica Blvd and West Sunset Blvd.
231
All-way stops
Oakwood Ave has 24 of them.
36
Schools
The limit near a school drops to 25 mph when children are around.
8 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.
9
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 Hollywood 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
Willoughby Ave, 4 in a row - Stage 3
Lights you drive straight through
West 3rd St: 4 sets of lights in 1.2 mi - Stage 2
Left turn at lights
From North Cahuenga Blvd onto Melrose Ave - Stage 2
Left turn without lights
From Cole Ave onto Waring Ave, giving way to oncoming traffic - Stage 2
Right turn at lights
From Melrose Ave onto North Larchmont Blvd - Stage 3
Lane changes
West 3rd St, a multi-lane road - Stage 1
Residential streets
North Las Palmas 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 Sunset Blvd
Score sheet sections from California DMV form DL 32. Places from OpenStreetMap.
Which lane do I need near Hollywood 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.
Melrose Ave and North Larchmont Blvd
On Stages 2 and 3.
Heading west on Melrose Ave
Left, straight, straight
Heading north on North Larchmont Blvd
Left, right
Heading west, there's no separate right-turn lane, so turn right from the right-hand lane.
North Larchmont Blvd and Rosewood Ave
On Stages 2 and 3.
Heading north on North Larchmont Blvd
Left, straight, straight
Heading south on North Larchmont Blvd
Left, straight, straight
Heading north, there's no separate right-turn lane, so turn right from the right-hand lane.
North Van Ness Ave and Santa Monica Blvd
On Stage 2.
Heading west on Santa Monica Blvd
Left, straight, straight
Heading east on Santa Monica Blvd
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 Hollywood's roads
Recorded causes of the 836 crashes on local roads within 2 miles of the office from 2021 to 2025, leaving out freeways. Unsafe turn or lane change and not yielding top the list.
Share of the 735 crashes where a cause was recorded. Other causes made up the remaining 8%. About 37% of these crashes happened after dark. Source: California Crash Reporting System, California Highway Patrol, via data.ca.gov.
Hollywood 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.
North La Brea Ave and Santa Monica Blvd
55 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 9.
Santa Monica Blvd and North Fairfax Ave
35 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. Running a red light was the recorded cause in 4.
Fountain Ave and North Fairfax Ave
28 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 7.
Santa Monica Blvd and North Hayworth Ave
21 crashes from 2021 to 2025
Many were sideswipes. Check your mirror and blind spot before changing lanes, and pick your lane early.
North La Brea Ave and Fountain Ave
21 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 5.
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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Hollywood driving test questions
Where does the Hollywood 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 North Highland Ave, Melrose Ave, Santa Monica Blvd. Routes recorded from real Hollywood tests are in the Driving Test Routes app.
Are these the real Hollywood test routes?
No. Our practice routes are loops we planned from Hollywood'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 Hollywood's roads tricky for learners?
Within 2 miles of the office, 8 miles of streets are one-way; North Cahuenga Boulevard is up to 5 lanes wide; there are 323 sets of traffic lights within 2 miles.
Which junctions near Hollywood DMV have the most crashes?
North La Brea Ave and Santa Monica Blvd (55), Santa Monica Blvd and North Fairfax Ave (35), Fountain Ave and North Fairfax Ave (28), counting crashes from 2021 to 2025.
How do I book a drive test at Hollywood DMV?
Book online through the California DMV appointments page, choosing Hollywood as your office. Book on the DMV website.
Hollywood 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 Hollywood page before you go.
Nearby offices
- Los Angeles DMV5.5 mi
- Glendale DMV6.2 mi
- Lincoln Park DMV7.4 mi
Services at Hollywood DMV
- Behind-the-wheel drive tests
- Written knowledge tests
- Motorcycle driving tests
- Driver's license and ID applications
- Driver and vehicle records