town.dardanelle

CA Highway 108: If there is an image that says it all, this bad ass snow tractor vehicle can tell you just how much it really snows here - way, way back here in the granite alpine depths of the high elevation Sierra Nevada, Sonora Pass. An uncrowded alpine wilderness wonderland await you. This is very rugged (unforgiving) country, so travel well prepared... vehicle, as well as your own body. Dardanelle CA has a few Cabin Rentals, a general store, cafe & maybe gasoline (if you are lucky).

Emigrant Wilderness Map

Emigrant Wilderness Trail Map

Stanislaus National Forest Map

Carson-Iceberg Wilderness Map

Sierra Nevada Topo Map

elevation: 5100'

population: 20

zip code: 95314

Mountain

terrain:
mountains, Sierra high country

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location:
Tuolumne County
East of Sonora
on Hwy 108

recreation:

Back Road Exploration

Backpacking

Camping

Hiking

Historical Gold Country

Kayaking

Mountain Biking

parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

Emigrant Wilderness

Carson-Iceberg Wilderness

Stanislaus National Forest

Kennedy Meadows

Eagle Creek

Stanislaus River

Drew Creek

Leavitt Lake

dardanelle campgrounds

Pinecrest Campground
Lodgepole Group Campsite
Lodgepole Group Camping
Pioneer Trail Campground

description:
Small mountain community in the mid Sierra Nevada. Alpine & granite bliss... if the Hwy. 108 / Sonora Pass is open. This is usually the first mountain pass to close due for winter & the last one to open due to heavy snow pack. It is rugged country, and most of the year it is inaccessible. And depending on weather systems, you best come prepared way out here. No joke! That's why Dardanelle exist!

The small market has a backpackers bulletin board out in front, for anyone & everyone needing it. Unfortunately there's plenty missing hiker reports posted, so we are not kidding about how challenging the region is.

nearby towns:
Sonora
Strawberry (El Dorado Co.)
Sugarpine
Twain Harte
Long Barn
Bridgeport
Topaz

local links:

Dardanelle Resort, California
209-965-4275

USMC Mountain Warfare Training Center
Snow Park Hwy 108
Sonora Pass - Sierra Highway 108
Highway Conditions, snow pass

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