Grapevine is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States, at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley.

[1] The small village is directly adjacent to Interstate 5 and consists mainly of gas stations, motels an other travelers roadside services.

The village and grade are named for the canyon the trail passed through, after the wild grapes that grow along the original road.

Before the road was straightened and widened during 1933–34 by the three-lane Ridge Route Alternate (US 99), the Grapevine was infamous for its high accident rate.

[7] The Highway Patrol is also concerned, especially with the large number of big-rigs that pass through, that just one accident in the icy or snowy conditions might force traffic to slow down or come to a complete stop, leaving hundreds of vehicles stalled at once.