SR-28 at Crystal Bay
Live camera on SR-28, 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).
Live video, confirmed streaming at .
Weather at Mt Rose Summit
- Today
- Sunny
- Temperature
- 49°F
- Wind
- 15 to 30 mph
- Zone
- NVZ002
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Forecast read
Where this camera is
This camera is the red marker; the blue dots are the other cameras on SR-28. Click one to open it.
What this camera shows
Sitting at 6,438 feet right by the Nevada Stateline checkpoint, this lens captures the exact transition where chain controls are enforced before traffic drops toward California. Because it sits at essentially the same height as the stateline post, the pavement conditions seen here match the physical restrictions put in place on the spot, rather than warning of changes miles away.
Down the shore toward Kings Beach and Tahoe City, the elevation drops almost two hundred feet, meaning lower stretches often deal with rain while this stretch transitions to slush. The live video stream lets drivers judge active traction on this narrow corridor where lack of shoulder makes spinning out immediately disruptive. Checking this view against the lower cameras reveals whether the snow line is creeping down to lake level or staying confined to the higher borders.
SR-28: questions answered
Chain-control points on SR-28
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Stateline | 6,391 ft | Kings Beach | Clear |
| Lardin Way (Dollar Hill) | 6,295 ft | Carnelian Bay | Clear |
| Tahoe City (SR28/89 Jct) | 6,256 ft | Tahoe City | Clear |
The cameras either side
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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.