Nut Tree Rd and Yellowstone Dr
On Stages 2 and 3.
Heading south on Nut Tree Rd
Left, straight, straight
Heading south, there's no separate right-turn lane, so turn right from the right-hand lane.
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Vacaville DMVDriving Test Practice Routes
621 Orange Drive, Vacaville, CA 95687
Within two miles of Vacaville DMV there are 17 sets of traffic lights. About 14 miles of streets are one-way.
Start with the practice routes just below, then see how far a test can reach and how you'll leave the office.
Vacaville road test practice routes
Practice loops that start and finish at the DMV, each built from Vacaville'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 Orange Tree Circle and Orange Dr, with no traffic lights. Start here for your first few drives.
- Length
- 1.7 mi
- Approx. time
- 6 min
- Turns
- 8
- 3 stop signs
- 1.3 miles of residential streets
- Not covered: traffic lights
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Turn-by-turn directions (10 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head southwest on Orange Drive. 350 ft
- Turn left onto Orange Tree Circle. 0.4 mi
- Turn left onto Amethyst Drive. 0.1 mi
- Continue onto Mandarin Circle. 0.3 mi
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Bartlett Lane. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Amethyst Drive. 200 ft
- Turn right onto Orange Tree Circle. 0.3 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Orange Drive. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto Auto Center Drive. 50 ft
- Turn left onto Orange Drive and return to the DMV. 0.1 mi
Stage 2: Stop signs and lights
Along Orange Dr and Leisure Town Rd, with 9 sets of lights.
- Length
- 6.1 mi
- Approx. time
- 18 min
- Turns
- 14
- 9 sets of lights, with 4 left turns and 1 right turn at them
- 2 stop signs
- Multi-lane driving on Nut Tree Rd
- 1.4 miles of residential streets
- Junction B below, among the busiest for crashes
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Turn-by-turn directions (16 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head southwest on Orange Drive. 1.0 mi
- Turn left onto Nut Tree Parkway. 50 ft
- Turn left onto Nut Tree Road. 0.6 mi
- At the lights, turn left onto Yellowstone Drive. 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Ponderosa Drive. 0.3 mi
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Green Tree Drive. 0.1 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Yellowstone Drive. 0.7 mi
- Turn right onto Sequoia Drive. 0.1 mi
- At the lights, turn left onto Leisure Town Road. 1.0 mi
- Continue onto Vaca Valley Parkway. 0.4 mi Straight through 2 sets of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto Akerly Drive. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto New Horizons Way. 50 ft
- Turn left onto Akerly Drive. 0.2 mi
- At the lights, turn right onto Vaca Valley Parkway. 0.4 mi Straight through 2 sets of lights.
- Continue onto Leisure Town Road. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Orange Drive and return to the DMV. 0.8 mi
Stage 3: Test-ready loop
Everything together over about 7 miles, including Orange Dr and Nut Tree Rd.
- Length
- 7.2 mi
- Approx. time
- 21 min
- Turns
- 14
- 11 sets of lights, with 4 left turns and 2 right turns at them
- 2 stop signs
- Multi-lane driving on Nut Tree Rd
- 1.5 miles of residential streets
- Junction B 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 (17 steps)
- Leave the DMV and head southwest on Orange Drive. 1.0 mi
- Turn left onto Nut Tree Parkway. 50 ft
- Turn left onto Nut Tree Road. 1.0 mi Straight through 1 set of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto Ulatis Drive. 50 ft
- At the lights, turn left onto Nut Tree Road. 0.5 mi
- At the lights, turn right onto Yellowstone Drive. 0.9 mi
- Turn left onto Bryce Way. 0.2 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Leisure Way. 0.2 mi
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Sequoia Drive. 0.3 mi
- At the lights, turn left onto Leisure Town Road. 1.0 mi
- Continue onto Vaca Valley Parkway. 0.4 mi Straight through 2 sets of lights.
- At the lights, turn left onto Akerly Drive. 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto New Horizons Way. 50 ft
- Turn left onto Akerly Drive. 0.2 mi
- At the lights, turn right onto Vaca Valley Parkway. 0.4 mi Straight through 2 sets of lights.
- Continue onto Leisure Town Road. 0.2 mi
- Turn right onto Orange Drive and return to the DMV. 0.8 mi
Where the Vacaville 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
- 12sets of traffic lights
- 6schools
Main roads in the area: East Monte Vista Ave, Nut Tree Rd, Orange Dr, Leisure Town Rd, Allison Dr, Vaca Valley Pkwy, Nut Tree Pkwy and North Village Pkwy.
Drive times are our estimates from speed limits, with time added for lights and stops. They aren't DMV figures.
Leaving and returning to Vacaville DMV
The parking lot and the first junction are the only parts of the route you can be sure of. The office is on Orange Drive.
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 Lawrence Dr
0.6 mi along Orange Dr to Lawrence Drive.
2
Northeast to Leisure Town Rd
0.8 mi along Orange Dr to Leisure Town Road.
The roads around Vacaville DMV
What you'll be dealing with near the office, counted from map data within 2 miles.
17
Sets of traffic lights
Most are on Vaca Valley Pkwy and Ulatis Dr.
4
Schools
The limit near a school drops to 25 mph when children are around.
14 mi
One-way streets
Check the arrows before every turn, and start from the correct side of the road.
5
Roundabouts
Give way to traffic already in the roundabout and signal as you leave.
23 mi
Bike lanes
Check the bike lane before turning right, and enter it no more than 200 feet before the turn.
None
Railroad crossings
None within 2 miles of the office.
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 Vacaville 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
Vaca Valley Pkwy: 2 sets of lights in 0.4 mi - Stage 2
Left turn at lights
From Nut Tree Rd onto Yellowstone Dr - Stage 2
Left turn without lights
From Orange Dr onto Nut Tree Pkwy, giving way to oncoming traffic - Stage 2
Right turn at lights
From Akerly Dr onto Vaca Valley Pkwy - Stage 1
Residential streets
Orange Tree Circle 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 Lawrence Dr
Score sheet sections from California DMV form DL 32. Places from OpenStreetMap.
Which lane do I need near Vacaville 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.
Leisure Town Rd and Sequoia Dr
On Stages 2 and 3.
Heading east on Sequoia Dr
Left or straight, right
Heading south on Leisure Town Rd
Left or reverse, straight
Heading east, the far-right lane is for turning right only.
Nut Tree Rd and Ulatis Dr
On Stage 3.
Heading east on Ulatis Dr
Left, straight, right
Heading east, the far-right lane is for turning right only.
Lane layouts from OpenStreetMap. Road markings can change, so always follow the arrows painted on the road.
What causes crashes on Vacaville's roads
Recorded causes of the 922 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 899 crashes where a cause was recorded. Other causes made up the remaining 6%. About 25% of these crashes happened after dark. Source: California Crash Reporting System, California Highway Patrol, via data.ca.gov.
Vacaville 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.
Elmira Rd and Nut Tree Rd
60 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.
Nut Tree Pkwy and Nut Tree Rd
47 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.
Allison Dr and Nut Tree Pkwy
42 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 7.
Nut Tree Pkwy and Helen Power Dr
41 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 3.
East Monte Vista Ave and Nut Tree Rd
37 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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Vacaville driving test questions
Where does the Vacaville 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 East Monte Vista Ave, Nut Tree Rd, Orange Dr. Routes recorded from real Vacaville tests are in the Driving Test Routes app.
Are these the real Vacaville test routes?
No. Our practice routes are loops we planned from Vacaville'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 Vacaville's roads tricky for learners?
Within 2 miles of the office, 14 miles of streets are one-way.
Which junctions near Vacaville DMV have the most crashes?
Elmira Rd and Nut Tree Rd (60), Nut Tree Pkwy and Nut Tree Rd (47), Allison Dr and Nut Tree Pkwy (42), counting crashes from 2021 to 2025.
How do I book a drive test at Vacaville DMV?
Book online through the California DMV appointments page, choosing Vacaville as your office. Book on the DMV website.
Vacaville 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 Vacaville page before you go.
Nearby offices
- Fairfield DMV11.4 mi
- Davis DMV16.7 mi
- Napa DMV19.8 mi
Services at Vacaville 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