We ride twisties to Rock Inn & Lake Castaic 2026
Event Details
Lunch at the famous Rock Inn – it’s been some time!
This ride is through some of the best routes in the Santa Clarita area that lead to the famous Rock Inn restaurant, where we will stop for lunch. We’ll then ride Lake Hughes Road down to Lake Castaic before heading back to O.C.
Ride plan
- Meetup: 8 AM at Shell (now Circle K), 17966 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- KSU: 8:15 AM, north on the 405
- Mile 61: keep right onto the I-5 truck lanes, then at mile 63 the CA-14 truck lanes
- Mile 72: left onto Sand Canyon Rd. Stop 1: gas at Shell, 28401 Sand Canyon Rd, Canyon Country, CA 91387
- Mile 74: left onto Vasquez Canyon Rd, then right at mile 78
- Mile 89: left onto Spunky Canyon Rd
- Mile 95: right onto San Francisquito Canyon Rd, then left on Elizabeth Lake Rd (CR N2) at mile 98
- Mile 102: Stop 2: lunch at The Rock Inn, 17539 Elizabeth Lake Rd, Lake Hughes, CA 93532
- Mile 119: right onto Dry Gulch Rd (5N04), then left onto Lake Hughes Rd at mile 121 down to Lake Castaic
- Mile 127: left onto Ridge Route Rd. Stop 3: gas at Shell, 31428 Ridge Route Rd, Castaic, CA 91384
- Mile 145: keep right onto the I-5 truck lanes heading south
- Mile 150: Stop 4: gas at Chevron, 15710 Roscoe Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91406
- Mile 197: keep left onto the 405 south
- Mile 205: back at the Fountain Valley Shell between 3 and 4 PM
- Route: Google Maps route, about 205 miles and 4 hours 15 minutes of riding
We’ll stop for gas along the way yet please fill up as soon as you arrive at the meetup location.
Get ready for the ride
- Proper Riding Jacket
- Proper Riding Pants
- Proper Riding Gloves
- Proper Riding Boots
- Leathers recommended
- Long day – bring a bottle of water and a bag with things you might need
Ground Rules
We would like to remind everyone, that each rider SHOULD and MUST ride within their limits. If the group goes at a speed you don’t feel comfortable with, you should not attempt to keep up.
You are encouraged to go at your own pace and the sweeper will be with you always. The group will always stop at important points for everyone to regroup.
Please, don’t feel ever like you are holding the group. We ride to enjoy our motorcycles, among friends and we want you to be safe.
- Safety meeting mandatory before the ride
- Adhere to indications given during the safety meeting
- No passing on the right side of the road
- Ride your own Ride; don’t push beyond your comfort zone
Tips to ride in a group
Please take some time to watch these videos: they provide tips on how to ride in a group.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQAPTHLg3Go
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwA-wMXPE9c
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAtMCkCzmOE
We will continue to work on enjoying our rides courteously and safely.
Know your hand signals
Download a printable version on the DROC website at https://drocdesmo.com/event-directory/rides/
Disclaimer
By RSVPing to or attending this event, you acknowledge and accept the DROC event disclaimer in full. Participation is voluntary, on an “at-will” basis, and at your own risk.
You assume all risks of taking part, and you release WE ARE DROC dba Ducati Riders of Orange County (“DROC”), and its successors and assigns, its officers, organizers, ride leaders, volunteers, members, and the host venue from any claim for injury, death, loss, or damage to you or your property, except for gross negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct, and except for any right that cannot be waived under California law. You are responsible for anyone you bring with you.
A signed DROC waiver is required to ride with us. If you have not signed one, sign the DROC waiver before the meetup. Guests and non-members may be asked to sign an event-specific waiver on site.
You confirm you are licensed, insured, on a street-legal and mechanically sound motorcycle, and fit to ride. This is not a guided or supervised ride: you ride your own ride, at your own pace, within your own limits. The pre-ride safety meeting is mandatory for every rider.
Please have an ‘in case of emergency’ (“ICE”) contact number programmed in your phone (instructions for iPhone and Android) and/or placed on your bike.