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Echo Summit / South Lake Tahoe / Lake Tahoe · US-50 road conditions

View chain controls for US-50

No restrictions reported

Current data shows no active chain, traction, or road work on US-50.

Last checked 5 min ago

Full US-50South Lake TahoeLake Tahoe

This page shows full-road conditions for US-50. Some reported conditions may be outside a specific destination approach.

Chain controls

No chain controls reported (R-0)

26 locations
Chain restriction guide
R0
No chain controls are in effect at this time.
  1. Where
    Placerville East City Limits(Pointview)
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  2. Where
    Placerville East City Limits(Pointview)
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  3. Where
    Camino Heights
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  4. Where
    Camino Heights
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  5. Where
    Saw Mill Under Crossing
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  6. Where
    Saw Mill Under Crossing
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  7. Where
    Fresh Pond
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  8. Where
    Pollock Pines (Sly Park)
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  9. Where
    Sand Flat
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 3:51 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  10. Where
    Sand Flat
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:38 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  11. Where
    Riverton
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  12. Where
    Riverton (unselect for split control)
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  13. Where
    Fred's Place
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:38 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  14. Where
    Fred's Place
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:38 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  15. Where
    Wright's Lake
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:38 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  16. Where
    Wright's Lake
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:38 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  17. Where
    Strawberry
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:38 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  18. Where
    Strawberry
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:38 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  19. Where
    Twin Bridges
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:38 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  20. Where
    Twin Bridges
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 12:38 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  21. Where
    Twin Bridges
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 3:51 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  22. Where
    Twin Bridges
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 3:51 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  23. Where
    Echo Summit (Holding only)
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  24. Where
    Chiapa (Holding only)
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 27, 10:05 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  25. Where
    Meyers
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 3:51 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  26. Where
    Meyers
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 3:51 AM
    Direction
    Westbound

Road work and lane restrictions

No road work or lane restrictions currently reported

Route info

Destination
Echo Summit / South Lake Tahoe / Lake Tahoe
Source
Caltrans
Jurisdiction
California
Technical details
Data sources
  • Caltrans District 3 chain controls
  • Caltrans District 3 lane closures
Last fetch
Sep 6, 12:07 AM PDT
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Coverage details

Covers reported US-50 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 US-50 sources, including District 3 feed rows outside the modeled South Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe west approaches.

Those route-wide reports don't expand either verdict. South Lake Tahoe's west path and Lake Tahoe's US-50 basin gate cover the same reviewed span from the Sacramento / El Dorado county line over Echo Summit to the California–Nevada state line. The chain feed has no checkpoint between Meyers and Stateline; that covered stretch rests on lane and Caltrans postmile evidence. US-50 east of Stateline is outside both verdicts and must be verified 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 US-50 east of Stateline or Nevada-side approaches. Neither surface makes a safe-to-drive or all-clear claim.