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Kirkwood

Resort

Road open with restrictions

Last checked 3 min ago

ROAD ACCESS

Getting there

  • MAIN ROAD

    Road open with restrictions

    West via SR-88

    • SR-88 shieldSix miles east of Jackson to Amador / Alpine county line
    • SR-88 shieldAmador / Alpine county line to Kirkwood Meadows Drive
    1. SR-88 shieldSix miles east of Jackson to Amador / Alpine county line
      Road open with restrictions

      Road work and lane restrictions

      Both directions SR-88

      Where
      Marker El-7,000 Ft to Peddler Hill Maint Station
      What
      Its/various electrical works
      Traffic impact
      One-way traffic
      Expected to end
      Oct 22, 3:59 PM

      Road work and lane restrictions

      Both directions SR-88

      Where
      Dew Drop Road (West) to Dew Drop Road (East)
      What
      Its/various electrical works
      Traffic impact
      One-way traffic
      Expected to end
      Oct 22, 3:59 PM

      Road work and lane restrictions

      Both directions SR-88

      Where
      Raven Road (Right) to Silver Drive (Left)/Golf Links Drive (Right)
      What
      Tree work
      Traffic impact
      One-way traffic
      Expected to end
      Oct 22, 5:01 PM
      Delay
      Est. 10 min
    2. SR-88 shieldAmador / Alpine county line to Kirkwood Meadows Drive
      Road open
  • ALTERNATE ROAD

    Road open

    East via SR-89 + SR-88

    • SR-89 shieldUS-50 junction to Alpine / El Dorado county line
    • SR-89 shieldAlpine / El Dorado county line to Picketts Junction
    • SR-88 shieldPicketts Junction to Kirkwood Meadows Drive

Road details

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MountainSwitch does not report lift operations. Check the resort's official site for lift and trail status.

Kirkwood official conditions (opens in a new tab)
Coverage details

Covers SR-88 from east of Jackson and SR-89 / SR-88 from South Lake Tahoe — some nearby roads aren't monitored. See what's included.

This status covers two known Kirkwood access paths: SR-88 beginning about six miles east of Jackson through Carson Spur to Kirkwood Meadows Drive, and SR-89 from the US-50 junction at Meyers through Luther Pass to Picketts Junction, then SR-88 through Carson Pass to Kirkwood Meadows Drive.

Coverage does not begin in Jackson, and Kirkwood Meadows Drive beyond the SR-88 junction is an unmonitored resort road. Luther Pass chain reporting comes from a single checkpoint, and District 3 carries no Alpine County lane-closure reporting. Conditions outside these modeled approaches may remain visible route-wide and do not change the Kirkwood verdict.

Conditions can change quickly in the mountains. This page never replaces chain requirements, closures, or official Caltrans guidance. This boundary supports no claim about SR-88 west of the PM 20 boundary, Kirkwood Meadows Drive beyond the junction, or conditions outside the modeled approaches. Neither surface makes a safe-to-drive or all-clear claim.