Cottonwood Weigh Station Information
Thanks for the picture, Maurice!
State: California Scales and DOT
Highway: I 5 - sb
Location: Cottonwood (Tehama County)
Exit Before: Premium Content
Exit After: Premium Content
Phone: Premium Content
PrePass: yes WIM
Parking: Exit 662 has a Texaco/Pacific Pride fuel stop with a small parking lot and exit 673 has a TA travel center north of the truck scale. There is a rest area south of exit 657 south of the Cottonwood weigh station. There are three truck stops- a Petro truck stop, Flying J truck stop and TA travel center- at exit 630 south of the scale.
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Coops Admin
June 27, 2008
The comment below indicates that "contrary to the information on this site" there is a citation for evading a weigh station. This driver contacted us to inform us that the "evasion" part of his ticket resulted from passing the weigh station sigh before the exit. According to the information on this site, "it is unlawful to willfully fail to comply with a lawful order or signal of a peace officer. We were not provided with a copy of the citation or information about the section of code cited on the citation.
Thank you, C. Hall, for the information.
C. Hall
June 25, 2008
There is a CHP officer assigned to Hooker Creek Rd. Once you turn left onto Hooker Creek, he will be waiting on the side of the road. He will direct you to follow him to a concrete pad poured halfway down the road to the highway. He will write you a citation for being over-length if you are over 65ft, and he will also cite you for evading a weight station, which is a misdemeanor in CA, contrary to the information on this site.
This was my first and last time following the advce on this site, as it has cost me a lot of money. I took my chances so it is my fault, but the information regarding CA's stance on station evasion, and this route, are what led me to take that chance. Buyer Beware..
carl s. ward
March 18, 2007
only the n/b cottonwood scale is open iv'e only found s/b open once in three years and then they did;nt check weight only glanced at log books you can park there for break if you dont have enough hours to make the rest area 6 miles ahead cause its often packed w/ drivers parking wherever the can the next r/a is 26 miles away in corning if you can make it that far park at the hook 'ta or petro on south ave or head south 1 mile and stay at rolling hills casino the have an awesome buffet very resonable a truckers lounge with showers and a big screen parking is free plenty of room you cant miss it you drivers be safe
