The cameras around Truckee. Click a marker to open one.
I-80 West Toward Donner Summit
For trips west toward Sacramento, the key view is the I-80 at Donner Lake camera. Located 5.5 miles from town at 6,394 feet, it streams live video from the climb toward Donner Pass. It sits 466 feet higher than the I-80 at Truckee / SR-267 webcam in town at 5,928 feet.
The Donner Lake camera shows whether pavement is slushy before you reach the DLI chain-control point at 6,404 feet. When weather closes the pass, traffic halts at town checkpoints. Check is i 80 open right now and review I-80 road conditions before driving past the I-80 at SR-89 webcam at 5,898 feet.
I-80 East Toward Reno
Drivers heading east toward Reno drop elevation quickly after leaving town. The live video at I-80 at Old Agricultural Inspection Station webcam sits 2.0 miles out at 5,905 feet. Further down the corridor, the I-80 at Truckee Scales Eastbound webcam at 5,826 feet and the westbound scales at 5,820 feet monitor commercial traffic near the Overland Trail screen point.
Road surface conditions here often clear earlier than sections west of town. To see the full route across the state line, check I-80 webcams along the canyon.
Highway 267 South to Lake Tahoe
Highway 267 climbs out of the basin over Brockway Summit toward Kings Beach. The SR-267 at Truckee Bypass webcam sits 1.1 miles from town at 5,866 feet. Caltrans runs chain controls at the bypass junction at 5,967 feet and Truckee Airport Road at 5,918 feet.
The highest camera on this segment is SR-267 at Northstar at 6,197 feet, located 5.1 miles from Truckee. It sits 331 feet higher than the bypass camera. Check SR-267 road conditions before heading up to the 6,538-foot control point at Kings Beach.
Highway 89 South to Olympic Valley and Tahoe City
Highway 89 connects Truckee to Olympic Valley and Lake Tahoe. The SR-89 at Truckee / West River webcam streams live video 1.4 miles from town at 5,885 feet. Controls along this corridor frequently activate at Olympic Valley at 6,171 feet and Tahoe City at 6,246 feet.
For trips along the West Shore, read SR-89 road conditions and see chain control levels r1 r2 r3 explained if winter restrictions are active. Caltrans manages additional control screens south toward Bliss State Park at 6,840 feet.