Laguna & Cuyamaca Mountains driving roads
3 roads and 57 mapped miles. Pick a road to see its route, character and access notes.
Sunrise Highway, Highway 79 through Cuyamaca and Banner Grade give three different starting points for the San Diego mountain roads. The road pages show their selected sections, elevation profiles and nearby options.
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- Banner Grade · SR 78The drop east out of Julian down to Scissors Crossing and the desert floor.
- Highway 79 · CuyamacaThe run north through Cuyamaca Rancho State Park past the lake to Julian.
- Sunrise Highway · S1The climb from Interstate 8 up through the pines of Mount Laguna to Highway 79, along the edge of the Cleveland National Forest.