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South Lake Tahoe · SR-88 road conditions

View chain controls for SR-88

No restrictions reported

No restrictions affecting travel into South Lake Tahoe are currently reported.

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Full SR-88South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe on SR-88.

Chain controls

No chain controls reported (R-0)

31 locations
Chain restriction guide
R0
No chain controls are in effect at this time.
  1. Where
    6 MILES EO JACKSON
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 19, 3:08 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  2. Where
    PINE GROVE
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 19, 3:08 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  3. Where
    RED CORRAL
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 19, 3:08 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  4. Where
    RED CORRAL
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 19, 3:08 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  5. Where
    CEDAR MILL
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 19, 3:20 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  6. Where
    BUCKHORN
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 6:00 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  7. Where
    BUCKHORN
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 6:00 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  8. Where
    OK CORRAL
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:05 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  9. Where
    DEW DROP
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 21, 11:41 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  10. Where
    COOK'S STATION
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 21, 11:41 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  11. Where
    COOK'S STATION
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:40 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  12. Where
    HAM'S STATION
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 7:02 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  13. Where
    HAM'S STATION
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:40 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  14. Where
    LUMBER YARD
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 7:02 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  15. Where
    LUMBER YARD
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 7:02 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  16. Where
    PEDDLER VISTA
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 5:19 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  17. Where
    IRON MT RD
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 5:19 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  18. Where
    IRON MT RD
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 7:15 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  19. Where
    SILVER LAKE
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 7:15 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  20. Where
    SILVER LAKE
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 8:09 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  21. Where
    MARTIN MEADOW
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 26, 6:13 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  22. Where
    KIRKWOOD
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 26, 6:13 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  23. Where
    KIRKWOOD
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 8:09 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  24. Where
    KIRKWOOD - CARSON SPUR
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 4:12 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  25. Where
    KIRKWOOD (ALP)
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 28, 7:45 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  26. Where
    2 MILES WO KIRKWOOD - CARSON SPUR
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 4, 11:09 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  27. Where
    EAST OF CAPLES LAKE - CARSON PASS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 10, 6:24 PM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  28. Where
    RED LAKE CREEK
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 28, 7:45 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  29. Where
    RED LAKE CREEK - CARSON PASS
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 16, 11:51 PM
    Direction
    Westbound
  30. Where
    PICKETT'S JUNCTION
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 8:10 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  31. Where
    PICKETT'S JUNCTION
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 7:54 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound

Road work and lane restrictions

No road work or lane restrictions currently reported

Route info

Destination
South Lake Tahoe
Source
Caltrans
Jurisdiction
California
Technical details
Data sources
  • Caltrans District 10 chain controls
  • Caltrans District 10 lane closures
Last fetch
Jul 22, 7:28 PM PDT
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Coverage details

Covers US-50 over Echo Summit and SR-88 / SR-89 via Luther Pass — some nearby roads aren't monitored. See what's included.

This status covers two known South Lake Tahoe access paths: US-50 from the Sacramento / El Dorado county line over Echo Summit to the California–Nevada state line, and SR-88 from the San Joaquin / Amador county line through Carson Pass to Picketts Junction, then SR-89 through Luther Pass to the US-50 junction at Meyers.

The US-50 chain feed has no checkpoint between Meyers and Stateline; that covered stretch rests on lane and Caltrans postmile evidence. Luther Pass chain reporting comes from a single checkpoint, and District 3 carries no Alpine County lane-closure reporting. SR-89 through Emerald Bay is Phase 2 and isn't covered. US-50 east of Stateline and NV-207 / Kingsbury Grade aren't monitored; verify those Nevada approaches separately.

Conditions can change quickly in the mountains. This page never replaces chain requirements, closures, or official Caltrans guidance. This boundary supports no claim about Emerald Bay, US-50 east of Stateline, NV-207 / Kingsbury Grade, or unmonitored roads beyond the modeled approaches. Neither surface makes a safe-to-drive or all-clear claim.