SR-88 Carson Pass road conditions

Carson Pass, from the Carson Valley over to Jackson and the Central Valley.

What to know in winter

High, remote and lightly travelled. Chain controls are common and services are thin.

If it closes: US-50 over Echo Summit.

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.

Cameras on SR-88 Carson Pass

All 1 cameras on SR-88 Carson Pass →

Other roads

• I-80

  The main line between Reno and Sacramento, over Donner Pass.

• 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.

• 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.