Darwin Ave and Griffin Ave
On Stage 2.
Heading north on Griffin Ave
Left, straight, straight
Heading south on Griffin Ave
Left, straight, straight
Heading north, there's no separate right-turn lane, so turn right from the right-hand lane.
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Lincoln Park DMVDriving Test Practice Routes
3529 N Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Within two miles of Lincoln Park DMV there are 196 sets of traffic lights, 86 all-way stops and 14 railroad crossings. About 6 miles of streets are one-way. Mission Road runs close to the office, up to 7 lanes wide in places and signed at 35 mph.
Start with the practice routes just below, then see how far a test can reach and how you'll leave the office.
Lincoln Park road test practice routes
Practice loops that start and finish at the DMV, each built from Lincoln Park'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 Thomas St and Johnston St, with few traffic lights. Start here for your first few drives.
- Length
- 2.5 mi
- Approx. time
- 9 min
- Turns
- 10
- 2 sets of lights
- 2 all-way stops
- 1 stop sign
- Multi-lane driving on Mission Rd
- 2.2 miles of residential streets
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Turn-by-turn directions (11 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head southwest on Mission Road. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Thomas Street. 0.8 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- Turn left onto Two Tree Avenue. 450 ft
- Turn left onto Prewett Street. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Minnesota Street. 500 ft
- Turn left onto Johnston Street. 0.5 mi Straight through 1 set of lights and 1 all-way stop.
- Turn left onto Baldwin Street. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 all-way stop.
- Turn right onto Gates Street. 400 ft
- Turn left onto Barbee Street. 400 ft
- Turn right onto Thomas Street. 0.2 mi
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Mission Road and return to the DMV. 0.2 mi
Stage 2: Stop signs and lights
Along Darwin Ave and Griffin Ave, with 12 sets of lights and 8 all-way stops.
- Length
- 3.7 mi
- Approx. time
- 15 min
- Turns
- 14
- 12 sets of lights, with 4 left turns and 2 right turns at them
- 8 all-way stops
- 1 stop sign
- Multi-lane driving on Pasadena Ave
- 0.7 miles of residential streets
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Turn-by-turn directions (16 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head southwest on Mission Road. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Thomas Street. 400 ft
- Turn left onto Darwin Avenue. 0.4 mi Straight through 2 all-way stops.
- At the lights, turn right onto Griffin Avenue. 0.6 mi Straight through 2 sets of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto East Avenue 26. 0.2 mi Straight through 2 all-way stops.
- At the lights, continue onto Pasadena Avenue. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto North Avenue 21. 0.1 mi
- At the lights, turn right onto North Broadway. 150 ft
- At the lights, turn left onto Avenue 20. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Albion Street. 0.2 mi
- At the all-way stop, turn left onto South Avenue 17. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto North Main Street. 0.4 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto Daly Street. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Darwin Avenue. 0.6 mi Straight through 1 set of lights and 3 all-way stops.
- Turn right onto Thomas Street. 400 ft
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Mission Road and return to the DMV. 0.2 mi
Stage 3: Test-ready loop
Everything together over about 6 miles, including North Soto St and Mission Rd.
- Length
- 5.7 mi
- Approx. time
- 20 min
- Turns
- 15
- 15 sets of lights, with 4 left turns and 2 right turns at them
- 7 all-way stops
- 3 stop signs
- Multi-lane driving on Mission Rd
- 1.4 miles of residential streets
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Turn-by-turn directions (19 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head southwest on Mission Road. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Thomas Street. 400 ft
- Turn left onto Darwin Avenue. 0.6 mi Straight through 1 set of lights and 3 all-way stops.
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Daly Street. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- Turn right onto Manitou Avenue. 0.7 mi Straight through 4 all-way stops.
- Turn left onto Alta Street. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto North Broadway. 0.4 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto Mission Road. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- Continue onto Huntington Drive. 0.3 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto Esmeralda Street. 500 ft
- Turn left onto Pyrites Street. 300 ft
- Continue onto Turquoise Street. 300 ft
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Huntington Drive. 0.2 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- Continue onto Mission Road. 400 ft
- At the lights, turn left onto North Soto Street. 1.2 mi Straight through 3 sets of lights.
- At the lights, turn right onto Norfolk Street. 0.3 mi
- Turn right onto San Pablo Street. 0.3 mi
- At the lights, turn left onto Valley Boulevard. 0.2 mi
- At the lights, turn right onto Mission Road and return to the DMV. 0.2 mi
Where the Lincoln Park 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
- 79sets of traffic lights
- 35all-way stops
- 18schools
Main roads in the area: North Soto St, Valley Blvd, Mission Rd, Griffin Ave, Huntington Dr, North Broadway, North Main St and Daly 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 Lincoln Park DMV
The parking lot and the first junction are the only parts of the route you can be sure of. The office is on N Mission Road.
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
Southwest to North Main St
0.2 mi along Mission Rd to North Main Street, where there are lights.
2
Northeast to Lincoln Park Ave
100 ft along Mission Rd to Lincoln Park Avenue, where there are lights.
The roads around Lincoln Park DMV
What you'll be dealing with near the office, counted from map data within 2 miles.
196
Sets of traffic lights
Most are on North Broadway and East Cesar E Chavez Ave.
86
All-way stops
Workman St has 5 of them.
41
Schools
The limit near a school drops to 25 mph when children are around.
6 mi
One-way streets
Check the arrows before every turn, and start from the correct side of the road.
14
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 Lincoln Park 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
Manitou Ave, 4 in a row - Stage 3
Lights you drive straight through
North Soto St: 3 sets of lights in 1.2 mi - Stage 2
Left turn at lights
From Griffin Ave onto East Ave 26 - Stage 2
Left turn without lights
From Thomas St onto Darwin Ave, giving way to oncoming traffic - Stage 2
Right turn at lights
From Darwin Ave onto Griffin Ave - Stage 3
Lane changes
North Soto St, a multi-lane road - Stage 1
Residential streets
Thomas St 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 Daly St
Score sheet sections from California DMV form DL 32. Places from OpenStreetMap.
Which lane do I need near Lincoln Park 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.
Daly St and East Ave 26
On Stage 2.
Heading northeast on Pasadena Ave
Left, straight, right
Heading north on Daly St
Left, straight, right
Heading northeast, the far-right lane is for turning right only.
North Ave 21 and Pasadena Ave
On Stage 2.
Heading southeast on North Ave 21
Left or straight, right or straight, right
Heading southwest on Pasadena Ave
Left, straight, straight
Heading southeast, the far-right lane is for turning right only.
North Ave 21 and North Broadway
On Stage 2.
Heading southwest on North Broadway
Left, straight, straight, straight
Heading south on North Ave 21
Left, right or straight
Heading southwest, 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 Lincoln Park's roads
Recorded causes of the 1,230 crashes on local roads within 2 miles of the office from 2021 to 2025, leaving out freeways. Unsafe turn or lane change and unsafe reversing or pulling out top the list.
Share of the 1,199 crashes where a cause was recorded. Other causes made up the remaining 5%. About 36% of these crashes happened after dark. Source: California Crash Reporting System, California Highway Patrol, via data.ca.gov.
Lincoln Park 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.
Ramona Blvd and North Eastern Ave
30 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 9.
City Terrace Dr and North Eastern Ave
27 crashes from 2021 to 2025
Several were head-on crashes. Stay well inside your lane on the approach.
City Terrace Dr and Hazard Ave
19 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.
North Eastern Ave and State University Dr
18 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.
Floral Dr and North Rowan Ave
16 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.
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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Lincoln Park driving test questions
Where does the Lincoln Park 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 Soto St, Valley Blvd, Mission Rd. Routes recorded from real Lincoln Park tests are in the Driving Test Routes app.
Are these the real Lincoln Park test routes?
No. Our practice routes are loops we planned from Lincoln Park'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 Lincoln Park's roads tricky for learners?
Within 2 miles of the office, 6 miles of streets are one-way; there are 14 railroad crossings within 2 miles; Mission Road is up to 7 lanes wide.
Which junctions near Lincoln Park DMV have the most crashes?
Ramona Blvd and North Eastern Ave (30), City Terrace Dr and North Eastern Ave (27), City Terrace Dr and Hazard Ave (19), counting crashes from 2021 to 2025.
How do I book a drive test at Lincoln Park DMV?
Book online through the California DMV appointments page, choosing Lincoln Park as your office. Book on the DMV website.
Lincoln Park 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 Lincoln Park page before you go.
Nearby offices
- Los Angeles DMV5.6 mi
- Montebello DMV5.7 mi
- Hollywood DMV7.4 mi
Services at Lincoln Park 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