The western terminus is at
US 101 in eastern
Carpinteria. It climbs above the
Pacific Ocean to reach the mountains west of
Lake Casitas. The portion of the road between US 101 and Lake Casitas is called
Casitas Pass Road, and the portion between Lake Casitas and
Ojai is called
Baldwin Road. However, this part of the road is rural and is not used as a primary thoroughfare.
SR 33 is recommended to reach Ojai from U.S. 101. SR 150 joins
SR 33 (
Maricopa Highway) near
Meiners Oaks and remains co-signed with the route into the Ojai city limits, where it is known as
Ojai Avenue. It runs southeast on
Ojai-Santa Paula Road and serves as the major connector between the cities of Ojai and Santa Paula, running past
Thomas Aquinas College. In Santa Paula, it becomes 10th Street and ends at an interchange with
SR 126. The other names of Route 150 include Rincon Road (starts at
U.S. Route 101 and ends at
State Route 192),
Casitas Pass Road (starts at Route 192 and ends at Santa Ana Road near
Lake Casitas), Baldwin Road (starts at Santa Ana Road and ends at the south junction with
Route 33), Ventura Avenue (co-signed with Route 33),
Ojai Avenue (starts at the north junction with Route 33 and ends at Reeves Road, approximately one mile east of the east limit of
Ojai),
Santa Paula/Ojai Road (starts at Reeves Road and ends at the north limit of the City of
Santa Paula),
Ojai Road (starts at the north limit of Santa Paula and ends at Santa Paula Street in Santa Paula) and 10th Street (starts on Santa Paula Street in
Santa Paula and ends at
Route 126). SR 150 south of the outer Ojai city limits is part of the
National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the
Federal Highway Administration. This route is eligible for the
State Scenic Highway System, but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the
California Department of Transportation. ==History==