Carlin Tunnel West
Live camera on I-80, with the current status of the road it sits on and the forecast at the nearest pass.
Storm alerts
A notification on this device when chain control starts, changes or lifts, or a road closes or reopens. Pick your roads:
An alert is a heads-up that something changed, not a road report, and it can arrive a few minutes after the change. Before you drive, check Caltrans QuickMap or Nevada 511 (nvroads.com), or call 511. A few alerts a day at most; no account, no email, and you can turn them off here any time (what we keep).
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Weather at Carlin
- Today
- Sunny
- Temperature
- 70°F
- Wind
- 0 to 5 mph
- Zone
- NVZ038
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Forecast read
Where this camera is
This camera is the red marker; the blue dots are the other cameras on I-80. Click one to open it.
What this camera shows
At 4,978 feet, this location sits far from any published chain-control checkpoint, leaving travel status to be judged entirely by surface moisture and visibility. Neighboring lenses share virtually this identical elevation, so temperature shifts and snow accumulation happen at all three spots simultaneously rather than sweeping down from above. Checking this view alongside the adjacent thermal sensor helps separate wet pavement from freezing conditions, especially as storm systems stall over the corridor.
Watching vehicles navigate the approach offers real-time insight into actual driving paces before traffic enters the enclosed bore. Because winter delays out here stem from ground blizzards and blowing drifts across open ruts rather than sheer mountain depth, seeing headlights cutting through active squalls reveals whether wind is packing ice into the wheel tracks. When visibility drops sharply on this feed, sudden slowdowns ripple backward long before official highway advisories reflect the hazard.
I-80: questions answered
Chain-control points on I-80
Caltrans does not control the whole road at once — it sets controls at whichever point matches the snow level, so the same storm produces controls at different places on different days. These are the California-side points, highest first:
| 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 |
The cameras either side
More cameras on I-80
- Hwy 80 at Applegate
- Hwy 80 at Colfax
- Hwy 80 at Whitmore Grade
- Hwy 80 at Kingvale Eastbound 2
- I-80 at Kingvale - Eastbound
- I-80 at Kingvale - Westbound
Other roads
Camera: Nevada DOT. Chain-control status and closures: Caltrans District 3 (public domain) and Nevada DOT / nvroads.com. Nevada Explorer is not affiliated with any of them. Always confirm at roads.dot.ca.gov or nvroads.com before you travel.