US-50 at Wrights Lake
Live camera on US-50, 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 Echo Summit
- Today
- Sunny
- Temperature
- 62°F
- Wind
- 2 to 13 mph
- Zone
- CAZ136
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Forecast read
Where this camera is
This camera is the red marker; the blue dots are the other cameras on US-50. Click one to open it.
What this camera shows
This camera sits at an elevation of 5,400 feet, positioning it between Fred’s Place at 4,957 feet and the higher terrain of Twin Bridges at 6,161 feet. Because it is located near the 5,515-foot chain control point at Wright’s Lake, this view is a critical indicator of whether winter conditions are descending from the higher elevations or lifting from the lower valley. Observing this feed alongside the higher Twin Bridges camera helps determine if chain controls are likely to be implemented or removed as weather patterns shift across this specific segment of the grade.
Since this is live video, it shows current pavement conditions and the traffic moving over them. If the view appears dark or obscured by fog, watch it for a few seconds to confirm visibility rather than judging from a single glance. This vantage point is often the first to show accumulating slush or changing precipitation types before they impact travelers approaching the steeper ascent toward Echo Summit.
US-50: questions answered
Chain-control points on US-50
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Summit (Holding only) | 7,401 ft | South Lake Tahoe | Clear |
| Chiapa (Holding only) | 6,453 ft | South Lake Tahoe | Clear |
| Meyers | 6,341 ft | South Lake Tahoe | Clear |
| Twin Bridges | 6,158 ft | Twin Bridges | Clear |
| Strawberry | 5,728 ft | Twin Bridges | Clear |
| Wright's Lake | 5,515 ft | Kyburz | Clear |
| Fred's Place | 4,957 ft | Kyburz | Clear |
| Pollock Pines (Sly Park) | 3,982 ft | Pollock Pines | Clear |
| Sand Flat | 3,953 ft | Kyburz | Clear |
| Fresh Pond | 3,641 ft | Pollock Pines | Clear |
| Saw Mill Under Crossing | 3,641 ft | Camino | Clear |
| Riverton | 3,231 ft | Pollock Pines | Clear |
The cameras either side
More cameras on US-50
- US-50 at US-395
- US-50 at Truck Escape Ramp
- US-50 at Golf Club
- US-50 at Spooner Summit
- US-50 at Glenbrook
- US-50 at Cave Rock
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.