Road closures for Dec. 3 California International Marathon

The 40th California International Marathon, organized by the Sacramento Running Association, will run from Folsom to Sacramento on Sunday, Dec. 3 starting at 7 a.m.

Race weekend will begin with the CIM Race Expo, open on Friday, Dec. 1 from noon to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center. A total of 11,000 runners are expected for Sunday’s California International Marathon and CIM Relay– 10,000 marathoners and 1,000 relay runners.

Below are the scheduled road closures, mile-by-mile and including major streets, for Sunday’s 26.2-mile race from Folsom to the state Capitol:

Mile Close Open Cross St
0 3:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Folsom-Auburn & Folsom Lake Crossing
1 3:00 10:00 Folsom-Auburn Rd & Oak
2 5:20 9:30 American River Canyon & Oak
  5:20 9:45 Santa Juanita & Oak
3 6:50 8:20 April & Oak
4 6:50 8:30 Beech & Oak
5 6:50 8:50 Wachtel & Oak
6 6:50 9:00 Oak & FOB
7 6:50 9:20 Woodlake Hills & FOB
  6:50 9:30 Greenback Lane
8 7:05 9:35 Niessen & FOB
  7:05 9:40 Madison Ave & FOB
9 7:05 10:00 Dorian & FOB
10 7:05 10:10 Winding Way & FOB
  7:05 10:10 Sunrise Blvd
11 7:05 10:20 New York & FOB
12 7:05 10:40 Hollister & FOB
13 6:15 10:50 California & FOB
  6:15 11:00 Manzanita Ave
14 7:30 11:10 Grant & FOB
15 7:30 11:30 Kenneth & FOB
16 7:30 11:40 Garfield & FOB
17 7:30 11:55 Paloma & FOB
18 7:30 noon Saverien & FOB
19 7:30 12:30 Coronado & FOB
  7:30 1:00 Watt Ave
20 7:30 1:00 Hawthorn & FOB
  8:00 1:00 Munroe & FOB
21 7:30 1:00 University & FOB
  8:00 1:00 Howe Ave
22 8:00 1:15 Carlson & J St
23 8:00 1:30 Bear Flag & J St
24 8:00 1:45 33rd & J St
  8:00 1:45 J St & Alhambra Blvd Turn
  8:00 1:45 L St & 29th St
25 8:00 2:05 22nd & L St
  7:00 4:00 15th & L St
26 7:00 4:00  8th & L St

Additional road closures and important information listed below.

Friday, Dec. 1 at 8:00 am – Sunday, Dec. 3 at 5:00 pm 

  • 10th Street from L Street to N Street
  • 9th Street from L Street to N Street
  • Capitol Mall (north and south) from 7th Street to 9th Street

Saturday, Dec. 2 from 8:00 am – Sunday, Dec. 3 at 5:00 pm 

  • N Street from 7th Street to 12th Street

Sunday, Dec. 3 at 4:00 am – Sunday, Dec. 3 at 2:00 pm

  • L Street from 8th Street to 15th Street 

Regular traffic will be allowed on the course by the law enforcement personnel reopening the course according to the times in the table above.

The California International Marathon has partnered with the WAZE app to provide live road closure information and closure avoidance routes for the community on race day.  

A race day spectator guide can be found online at runcim.org.

The Sacramento Running Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding ways to encourage people of all ages and abilities to run. The SRA is committed to developing new, quality running events that appeal to a broad variety of runners.