via US-50: Echo Summit
Dots are chain-control checkpoints, they sit on the mountain grades, not the whole drive. Green = clear.
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Hwy 50 at Echo Summit
South Lake Tahoe|landscape7,427 ft
Hwy 50 at Sierra EB
Echo Lake|landscape6,909 ft
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South Lake Tahoe|landscape6,351 ft
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South Lake Tahoe|landscape6,351 ft
Hwy 50 at Meyers
Meyers|landscape6,345 ft
Hwy 50 at Hwy 89
South Lake Tahoe|landscape6,286 ft
This trip follows US-50 over Echo Summit straight into South Lake Tahoe. US-50 is the direct route from Sacramento to South Lake Tahoe over Echo Summit, and it is the simplest Tahoe trip on this site: one highway, one summit, and the lake at the end. Simple does not mean always open. Check the Echo Summit chain status on this page before you leave, since this single pass decides the whole trip.
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