SR-28 at Tahoe City / SR-89
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).
Camera offline since . Caltrans's video feed for this camera is not answering. Last good picture .
Weather at Donner Summit
- Today
- Sunny
- Temperature
- 67°F
- Wind
- 5 to 12 mph
- Zone
- CAZ133
This forecast could not be refreshed on the last run and may be out of date.
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
This view sits at an elevation of 6,246 feet, placing it at the very start of the chain-control sequence for this section of the highway. Because it is located at the junction with SR-89, this camera is a critical indicator of conditions for anyone heading north toward Dollar Hill or east along the lake. While the higher camera at Dollar Point sits at 6,528 feet and often captures snow accumulation first, this lower vantage point typically shows whether precipitation is turning to slush or remaining as rain.
Monitoring this feed is helpful for spotting early signs of traffic backups at the intersection before they impact travel times further along the route. Since this is a live video feed, a dark or obscured view may simply be a temporary lens obstruction rather than an immediate change in road conditions. Watch it for a few seconds to see whether the pavement remains clear or the weather is shifting rapidly.
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
More cameras on SR-28
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Other roads
Camera: Caltrans. 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.