Directions from Clair Tappaan Lodge, 19940 Donner Pass Rd, Soda Springs


Donner Summit map

Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Trailhead I-80
Flora Lake, Summit Lake, Frog Lake Overlook, Peter Grubb Hut
5.3 mi. 8 min.
Donner Pass Rd. 2.5 mi. to I-80
East on I-80 2.4 mi.
Exit 176 Castle Peak/Boreal Ridge Rd 125 ft
Right then Left on Bunny Hill Dr. 0.3 mi.

PCT Trailhead on Donner Pass Rd.
Mt. Judah, Donner Pk
1.6 mi 3 min
East on Donner Pass Rd. 1.2 mi
Right on Sugar Bowl Rd. 0.2 mi
Left on Old Donner Summit Rd. 0.2 mi
Parking area on left

Castle Pass Rd. 39.341, -120.3475
 Summit Lake, Sand Ridge Lake, Castle Peak, Peter Grubb Hut
5.3 mi. 8 min.
Donner Pass Rd. 2.5 mi. to I-80
East on I-80 2.4 mi.
Exit 176 Castle Peak/Boreal Ridge Rd 125 ft
Left under I-80, continue straight and follow road to the right for 0.2 mi

Lola Montez trailhead Sherrit Ln
2.8 mi 5 min
Donner Pass Rd. 2.5 mi. over I-80
First right on Sherrit Ln 0.1 mi



Loch Leven Lakes Trailhead
10 mi 16 min
Donner Pass Rd. 2.5 mi. to I-80
West on i-80 5.8 mi
Exit 168 left on Big Bend/Rainbow Rd 0.1
Right on Hampshire Rocks Rd 1.2 mi

Sage Hen Creek
23 miles 35 min
Donner Pass Rd. 2.5 mi. to I-80
East on I-80 13 mi.
Exit 188 A (Truckee) Cross I-80  (You can also take 188 B) 
North on Donner Pass Road 0.3 mi
Take Hwy 89 N at 2nd traffic circle 6.8 mi. 
On right just past bridge over Sage Hen Creek

Donner Memorial State Park
Donner Pass Rd. 2.5 mi. to I-80
East on I-80 10 mi.
Exit 184 Donner Park right on Donner Pass Rd. 0.3 mi


Kidd Lake, Long Lake, Palisade L
Donner Pass Rd. West 1.2 mi. to blinking light
Left on Soda Springs Rd.  0.9 mi
Right on Pahatsi Rd 2 mi to Palisade L overlook parking
Pahatsi Rd becomes Kidd Lakes Rd.
Parking on left
Note: The road get very rough and requires a high clearance vehicle.
You can park near the PG&E campground and walk down.
See Soda Springs map

Crooked Lakes & Grouse Ridge Trail
(Hwy 20 to Bowman Rd. to Carr Lake)
30 miles, 1 hr.
I-80 to Hwy 20 (Nevada City) Exit 161
Hwy 20 3.8 mi
Right Bowman Rd 8.4 mi
Right Rd 17 (Call-Lindsey Rd) 2.9 mi
Google Directions from CTL 

Tahoe
D. L. Bliss SP 530 525-7277 
44 mi 51 min
 I-80 E toward Reno	8.4 mi
 Take exit 185 for CA-89 toward Lake Tahoe
 CA-89 heading to Lake Tahoe / Tahoe City 13.6 mi
 Turn right at CA-89/W Lake Blvd 16.4 mi
 D. L. Bliss entrance on the left
 1 mi. 3 min. to parking area at Calawee Cove

Bliss to Emerald Bay
3 miles 7 min

Taylor Creek Visitors Center South Lake Tahoe
51 mi 1 hr 5 min
I-80 E toward Reno 8.4 mi
 Take exit 185 for CA-89 toward Lake Tahoe
 CA-89 heading to Lake Tahoe / Tahoe City 13.6 mi
 Turn right at CA-89/W Lake Blvd 24 mi
 Past Emerald Bay
 It will be on the left (don't believe Google Maps)

Mt Rose Trailhead
43 mi 1 hr
Donner Pass Rd. 2.5 mi. to I-80
East on I-80 13.3 mi.
Exit 188 B (Hwy 89 N, Hwy 267, L. Tahoe) 11.5 mi.
Left on Hwy 28 (N Lake Blvd.) 4.5 mi. to Incline Village
Left on Hwy 431 7 mi. to Mt Rose Summit

Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC)- (775) 881-7560
291 COUNTRY CLUB DR, INCLINE VILLAGE
34 mi. 45 min
Donner Pass Rd. 2.5 mi. to I-80
I-80 east 13.3 mi
Exit 188 B (Hwy 89 N, Hwy 267, L. Tahoe) 11.5 mi.
Left on Hwy 28 (N Lake Blvd.) - go 6.6 mi
Right on COUNTRY CLUB DR (Sierra Nevada College)
Right at third driveway for  291 COUNTRY CLUB DR, INCLINE VILLAGE 


Garwoods (530) 546-3366 32 mi. (45 min.)
5000 North Lake Boulevard. Carnelian Bay, CA 
Above Dir. to Hy 28
Right on Hwy 28 3.6 mi.

From TERC to Garwoods 10 mi. 19 min
Left on Hwy 28  10 mi.
Garwood's on the left

Five Lakes, Alpine Meadows
25 mi 31 min.
I-80 E toward Reno	8.4 mi
Take exit 185 for CA-89 toward Lake Tahoe
CA-89 heading to Lake Tahoe / Tahoe City 9.8 mi
Turn right at Alpine Meadows Rd / River Ranch (1.2 mi. past Squaw Valley)
Five Lakes Trailhead 1.9 mi. from 89 on Alpine Meadows Road.

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