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Bear Valley · SR-4 road conditions

View chain controls for SR-4 View Ebbetts Pass status

Road closure

2 road closures are reported below. Check road details before departure.

Last checked 2 min ago

Full SR-4Bear Valley

This page shows full-road conditions for SR-4. Some reported conditions may be outside a specific destination approach.

Chain controls

2 locations reporting road closures

2 locations
  1. Where
    EAST END OF LAKE ALPINE - EBBETTS PASS
    Traffic impact
    Road closed
    Effective from
    Oct 21, 8:01 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
    Explanation
    Closed to traffic.
  2. Where
    RAYMOND MEADOWS - EBBETTS PASS
    Traffic impact
    Road closed
    Effective from
    Oct 21, 8:01 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
    Explanation
    Closed to traffic.
28 locations with no chain restrictions
Chain restriction guide
R0
No chain controls are in effect at this time.
  1. Where
    DOUGLAS FLAT
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 5, 11:31 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  2. Where
    MURPHY'S
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Mar 14, 8:01 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  3. Where
    INDIAN SPRINGS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 18, 11:08 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  4. Where
    HANFORD HILL
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 18, 11:08 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  5. Where
    HATHAWAY PINES
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 18, 11:08 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  6. Where
    HATHAWAY PINES
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 21, 3:33 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  7. Where
    TIPTON HOUSE
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 21, 3:33 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  8. Where
    ARNOLD
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 22, 2:55 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  9. Where
    ARNOLD
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 12, 7:22 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  10. Where
    BLUE LAKE SPRINGS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 22, 2:55 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  11. Where
    BLUE LAKE SPRINGS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 5:17 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  12. Where
    BIG TREES PARK
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 5:17 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  13. Where
    DORRINGTON
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 5:17 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  14. Where
    CAMP CONNEL VILLA
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 5:17 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  15. Where
    MILL CREEK
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Sep 25, 8:22 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  16. Where
    COTTAGE SPRINGS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Sep 25, 8:22 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  17. Where
    COTTAGE SPRINGS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 5:17 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  18. Where
    POISON SPRINGS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 27, 4:37 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  19. Where
    POISON SPRINGS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 1:33 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  20. Where
    BIG MEADOWS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 27, 9:01 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  21. Where
    TAMARACK
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 27, 9:01 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  22. Where
    TAMARACK
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 1:13 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  23. Where
    BEAR VALLEY
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 1:01 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  24. Where
    BEAR VALLEY
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 1:01 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  25. Where
    MOUNT REBA ROAD - EBBETTS PASS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 14, 12:44 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  26. Where
    MOUNT REBA ROAD
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 1:01 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  27. Where
    WOLF CREEK - EBBETTS PASS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Sep 23, 2:07 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  28. Where
    JCT HWY 89 - EBBETTS PASS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 29, 2:33 PM
    Direction
    Westbound

Road work and lane restrictions

No road work or lane restrictions currently reported

Route info

Destination
Bear Valley
Source
Caltrans
Jurisdiction
California
Technical details
Data sources
  • Caltrans District 10 chain controls
  • Caltrans District 10 lane closures
Last fetch
Oct 22, 11:27 AM PDT
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Coverage details

Covers reported SR-4 conditions from listed sources — some nearby roads aren't monitored. See what's included.

This page shows full-road conditions reported by MountainSwitch's listed District 10 SR-4 sources, including feed rows outside the reviewed Ebbetts Pass interval.

Those route-wide reports don't expand the Ebbetts Pass verdict. That verdict covers only the reviewed Caltrans District 10 SR-4 interval from the Lake Alpine gate east through Ebbetts Pass to the SR-4 / SR-89 junction. SR-4 west of the Lake Alpine gate, including the stretch from the Bear Valley / SR-207 junction to Lake Alpine, remains route-level only for Ebbetts Pass. SR-89 east of the junction toward Markleeville or Monitor Pass is outside both this SR-4 route page and the Ebbetts Pass verdict.

Conditions can change quickly in the mountains. This page never replaces chain requirements, closures, or official Caltrans guidance. This boundary supports no Ebbetts Pass or Bear Valley claim outside each destination's reviewed interval and no claim about SR-89 toward Markleeville or Monitor Pass, local or facility roads, reopening timing, or roads outside MountainSwitch's listed sources. Neither surface makes a safe-to-drive or all-clear claim.

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