A magnetic, or gravity hill is an optical illusion where a downwards slope appears upwards. This article is a list of such locations. Many have no specific name and are instead often simply referred to as 'Gravity Hill' or 'Magnetic Hill'.
Here is a list of the ones here in California.
Antioch, California; Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. Exit Highway 4 at Sommersville South, follow it until the road runs out. The mine road begins approximately 1.5 to 2.0 miles into the park after passing the information booth.
Buena Park, California; Knott's Berry Farm, The Haunted Shack, torn down several years ago. A pay ride called Screamin' Swing now inhabits the spot.
Buena Park, California: At the end of San Lucas Circle facing south. Street is level, yet car will start rolling after 1-2 minutes in neutral. Girl on foot was killed when a drunk driver hit her in the early 90s.
Corona, California: On Gilbert Ave going north between Hidden Springs Drive and Cleveland Way.
Devore, California: On Glen Helen road pass two consecutive train tracks and end up at a stop sign. Make a U-Turn and head towards back towards the tracks, but stop the car at the beginning of a chain link fence on the left hand (driver) side and put the car in neutral, it may take a little bit of time, but the car will roll toward the train tracks. The car will stop at one point, but once stopped drive it to the "railroad sign" and put the car back in neutral.
La Jolla, San Diego, California;
Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles, California;
Livermore, California; Patterson's Pass Road
Ocotillo, California; on the 805 west just before Boulevard, California on the San Diego and Imperial county line, leave the mountain spring road, drive down the incline and place the car in neutral.
San Diego, California; The exit ramp in Mira Mesa/Sorrento Valley while going 805-S is a gravity hill. Testers should be cautious, considering it is a freeway exit.
Antioch, California; on Empire Mine Road. This road has since been closed to the public. From East/West exit Highway 4 at Lone Tree Way, turn right on Deer Valley Road, turn right on Empire Mine Road. From South, take Ygnacio Valley Road, right on Clayton Road which becomes Marsh Creek Road, left on Deer Valley, left on Empire Mine Road.
Livermore, California On Patterson Pass road, between Livermore and Tracy. On road marker 752 headed towards Tracy.
Moreno Valley, California Nason Street exit off CA-60. Four-way cross street at bottom of overpass. put car in neutral at bottom of over pass and the car will roll up and over the pass.
Santa Paula, California On the CA 126 headed West. Make a right on the road just before the little red school house.
Sonoma County, California From US 101 Freeway, take Rohnert Park Expressway east to Petaluma Hill Road. Petaluma Hill Road south to Roberts Road. Roberts road east to Lichau Road. At an iron gate with the words, "Gracias Santiago," is the start of the gravity hill section (located on the western slope of Sonoma Mountain near the Fairfield Osborn Preserve).
Santa Cruz, California; Mystery Spot at 465 Mystery Spot Road is a spot about 150 feet in diameter located in a redwood forest.
Spring Valley, California La Presa St. north of Jamacha Rd. Not as good as before houses were built there.
Vallejo, California Lake Herman Road off Columbus Parkway. Spot is at the bottom of the first hill where the road merges into single lanes.
Whittier, California; Rose Hills Cemetery. there is a steep incline in which water seems to flows uphill and cars do not roll down the hill.
Moorpark, California
Oak Glen, California; Oak Glen Road past Oak Glen.
Pasadena, California: go up porter from altadena drive make left on Loma Alta, and go all the way till you reach a hillside with a lone light post. it is also noted that you should put white powder on your trunk/bumper
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