Recommended RV route from Gold Beach OR to Ashland OR

I%26#39;ll be driving a rental RV (30%26#39;) later this month during vacation with family. I%26#39;m finalizing return route now from Gold Beach via Ashland and Interstate 5 back to Sacramento. The route I have selected to get back inland from the coast is Hwy 199 from Crescent City toward Grants Pass. I have driven Hwy 20 in CA from Willits to Fort Bragg and that was definitely curvy for an RV. What can I expect on Hwy 199? Is it an appropriate route for an RV? Are there any recommended alternatives?

Many thanks for feedback.

Philip

Recommended RV route from Gold Beach OR to Ashland OR

I have not been Willits to Fort Bragg on cal-20.

I have been on US 199 Crescent City to Grants pass, it is curvy but not miserable. We owned a 26%26#39; RV for 8 years and would have been ok with US-199.

We just did cal-175 Lakeport to Hopland. It is miserable, no way would I take RV on that. If that helps with your comparison

Recommended RV route from Gold Beach OR to Ashland OR

You%26#39;ll find the road a bit curvy as you go inland from Jedidiah Smith SP, but you%26#39;ll want to go slower there and enjoy the scenery anyway. Everything after that is gentle.

Like others have said, near the summit on hwy 199, there are about 11 miles of curves. Other than that, it%26#39;s a plesant, very scenic drive.

BTW, you don%26#39;t have to drive south all the way the Crecent City to get on hwy 199. About 7 miles south of the Oregon Boarder is a short cut-off rd that takes you right to hwy 199 near the entrance to Jed Smith State park. I can%26#39;t remember the name of the road, but it%26#39;s well signed.

By the way, do not let anyone talk you into Gold Beach to Agness to Galice to GP over Bear Camp Road in an RV. I have done that road severl times, but would not have taken my RV.

There are many RV%26#39;s that use this route, as well as a fair number of large tractor-trailer rigs (big trucks). It is a main route and there really are no alternatives.

There are three short sections of curves, and it is signposted where they are. One is about 8 miles long, the other two are shorter. Going eastbound, you will not be hugging the hillside and will have a bit more room to play with. Much of the road is straight and wide with passing lanes.

We just drove this two days ago in our 8.5%26#39; wide dually, and the only time it got hairy was on one of the few really sharp curves where we were against the rock hillside, and a MH coming toward us was over the center line.

I would suggest you do not take the Hwy 197 cutoff, as that road is a tad narrow, and you will miss nearly all the redwoods.