How To Get Here
The camp is located 45 miles East of Placerville on US Highway 50 and 15 miles west of South Lake Tahoe.
It is 2 1/2 miles east of Twin Bridges, and approximately 2 1/2 miles west of Sierra at Tahoe Ski Resort.
From The California Side
- Take U.S. Highway 50 east from Sacramento and Placerville as if you were going to South Lake Tahoe.
- Just past Twin Bridges and Camp Sacramento, on your left is Sierra Pines Road. Turn left off Highway 50 onto Sierra Pines Road.
- Follow Sierra Pines Road 1/2 mile to the camp entrance turning left.
- Proceed to the office below the lodge’s front deck for registration and housing assignments. The lodge is a large, two-story building with the dining/meeting area, kitchen and dorms.
From The Nevada Side
- Take Highway 50 from South Lake Tahoe west past Echo Summit and Sierra at Tahoe Ski Resort. Pioneer Trail from near Stateline to Highway 50 near Myers is quicker.
- About 2½ miles past Sierra at Tahoe Ski Resort (on your left past Echo Summit) you will see the Sierra Pines Road sign. Turn right off Highway 50 onto Sierra Pines Road.
- Follow Sierra Pines Road 1/2 mile to the camp entrance turning left.
- Proceed to the office below the lodge’s front deck for registration and housing assignments. The lodge is a large, two-story building with the dining/meeting area, kitchen and dorms.
Highway & Road Conditions Information
In California, call CAL-TRANS at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (427-7623). In Nevada, call 1-877-NV-ROADS (687-6237). U.S. Highway 50 is an all-year highway so efforts are made to keep it open at all times.
