Best Supercharger stops: San Francisco to Mount Shasta
About 280 miles and 4½ hours of driving on I-80, I-505 and I-5. A Tesla charges fastest when its battery is low, so the best stop is usually where you'd arrive with about 10 to 50 percent. For a car with about 300 miles of range that leaves full, that's between miles 150 and 270.
The planner fits your exact range and starting charge, compares one-stop and two-stop plans, and ranks stops by Google rating.
Best window for charging (miles 150–270)
Corningabout mile 175 · 8 stalls
Red Bluff, CA - S Main Stabout mile 193 · 12 stalls
Red Bluffabout mile 194 · 8 stalls
Cottonwoodabout mile 210 · 12 stalls
Andersonabout mile 213 · 8 stalls
Redding, CA - Hilltop Drabout mile 224 · 44 stalls · 1.3 mi off the highway
Redding, CA - Old Alturas Rdabout mile 224 · 16 stalls · 2.2 mi off the highway
Reddingabout mile 226 · 8 stalls
Earlier stops, good for a break
You’ll still have plenty of charge here, so charging is slower. Good for a meal or a stretch.
Vacaville, CA - Alamo Drabout mile 55 · 12 stalls · 1.4 mi off the highway
Vacavilleabout mile 58 · 16 stalls
Vacaville, CA - Harbison Drabout mile 58 · 12 stalls
Vacaville, CA - Browns Valley Pkwyabout mile 58 · 12 stalls
Vacaville, CA - E Monte Vista Aveabout mile 58 · 28 stalls
Dunniganabout mile 94 · 8 stalls
Dunnigan, CA - County Rd 8about mile 94 · 48 stalls
Williams, CA - 6th Stabout mile 118 · 12 stalls
Questions
Do I need to charge between San Francisco and Mount Shasta?
Most likely, yes. The drive is about 280 miles on I-80, I-505 and I-5. A Tesla with about 300 miles of range that leaves full should plan one charging stop.
Where is the best place to charge?
Charging is fastest when the battery is low, so the best stops are about 150 to 270 miles in for a car that leaves full. On this drive that window includes Corning, Red Bluff.