I-80 road conditions
The main line between Reno and Sacramento, over Donner Pass. When I-80 shuts, the Sierra is effectively closed.
Weather at Donner Summit
- Tonight
- Clear
- Temperature
- 42°F
- Wind
- 13 to 20 mph
- Zone
- CAZ133
Cameras and chain-control points on I-80
58 cameras and 77 chain-control points. Click a camera marker to open it.
What to know in winter
Caltrans sets chain controls in stages up the grade rather than all at once, so the control point moves with the snow level.
If it closes: If I-80 closes, US-50 over Echo Summit is the usual alternate, but it closes too in a big storm.
Chain controls come in three levels. R-1 means chains or snow tires. R-2 means chains unless you are in a four-wheel drive with snow tires on all four wheels — this is the one most drivers meet. R-3 means chains on everything, no exceptions, and it usually means a closure is not far behind.
Chain-control points, highest first
Caltrans does not control the whole road at once. Controls go up at whichever point matches the snow level, which is why the same storm produces controls in different places on different days.
No controls are up anywhere on I-80 right now.
All 24 control points on I-80
| Point | Elevation | Near | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak, (@ DRA Holding only) | 7,247 ft | Norden | Clear |
| DLI (Donner Lake Interchange) | 6,404 ft | Truckee | Clear |
| Kingvale | 6,076 ft | Soda Springs | Clear |
| Rainbow | 5,921 ft | Soda Springs | Clear |
| Truckee | 5,905 ft | Truckee | Clear |
| Overland Trail - OTL Truck Screens | 5,820 ft | Truckee | Clear |
| Yuba Gap | 5,770 ft | Emigrant Gap | Clear |
| Cisco Grove | 5,659 ft | Soda Springs | Clear |
| Boca | 5,531 ft | Truckee | Clear |
| Eagle Lakes | 5,449 ft | Emigrant Gap | Clear |
| Floriston On-ramp | 5,403 ft | Floriston | Clear |
| Nyack | 5,400 ft | Emigrant Gap | Clear |
| CA / NV Stateline - Gold Ranch | 5,019 ft | Verdi | Clear |
| CA / NV Stateline- Gold Ranch (End of Control) | 5,006 ft | Verdi | Clear |
| Whitmore | 4,770 ft | Alta | Clear |
| Mogul | 4,724 ft | Reno | Clear |
| Drum (Whitmore) | 4,599 ft | Alta | Clear |
| Drum | 4,333 ft | Alta | Clear |
| Baxter | 3,923 ft | Alta | Clear |
| Alta | 3,480 ft | Alta | Clear |
| Gold Run | 3,188 ft | Gold Run | Clear |
| Colfax | 2,421 ft | Colfax | Clear |
| Applegate - End of Control | 2,040 ft | Applegate | Clear |
| Applegate | 2,020 ft | Applegate | Clear |
24 control points, collapsed from 77 feed records — Caltrans lists each point once per direction.
Cameras on I-80
Other roads
- SR-431 Mt Rose
The Mt Rose Highway, Reno to Incline Village — the highest year-round pass in the Sierra Nevada.
- SR-267
Truckee to Kings Beach over Brockway Summit.
- SR-28
The north and east shore road, Tahoe City to Incline Village and on to Spooner.
- SR-89
The west shore, Tahoe City past Emerald Bay to South Lake Tahoe, and north to Truckee and Sierraville.
- US-50
Reno and Carson City to South Lake Tahoe and on to Sacramento, over Spooner and Echo Summit.
- US-395
The north–south spine through Reno and Carson City, running south past Gardnerville toward the Eastern Sierra.
- SR-207
Kingsbury Grade, the short climb from the Carson Valley to Stateline and South Lake Tahoe.
- SR-88 Carson Pass
Carson Pass, from the Carson Valley over to Jackson and the Central Valley.
- Reno city cameras
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Chain-control status, closures and camera images: Caltrans District 3 (public domain) and Nevada DOT / nvroads.com. Weather: National Weather Service — not an official NWS product. Always confirm at roads.dot.ca.gov or nvroads.com before you travel.