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California Highway 50 climbs eastward, up to the High Sierra and it is a popular route over to Lake Tahoe from Placerville. Passing the Union Valley & Ice House Reservoirs ending up at the Desolation Wilderness boundary, the southern entrance to the Tahoe region, this Sierra Highway is often closed by winter storms. Plenty great camping, fishing & backpacking in the area.

Highway 50 / Placerville / South Lake Tahoe

Desolation Wilderness / Lake Tahoe / Sierra Nevada California

towns	recreation areas	lakes & rivers
Sacramento Folsom Placerville Camino Pollock Pines Fresh Pond Pacific House Riverton Kyburz Strawberry Twin Bridges Phillips Meyers South Lake Tahoe Stateline, NV Skyland, NV Round Hill Village, NV Lakeridge, NV Glenbrook, NV	El Dorado National Forest Desolation Wilderness Mokelumne Wilderness Prairie City SVRA Bridal Veil Picnic Area Sierra @ Tahoe Ski Resort Adventure Mountain Heavenly Snow Ski Echo Lake Snow Park Echo Summit 7380' Lake Valley State Recreation Area Sand Harbor, NV State Park Spooner Backcountry, NV	Folsom Lake American River Jenkinson Lake Union Valley Reservoir Ice House Reservoir Wolf Creek Wench Creek Silver Creek Wrights Lake Echo Lake Fallen Leaf Lake Lake Tahoe

activities	sightseeing	campgrounds
Backpacking Backroads Camping Creek Fishing Cross Country Skiing Dirt Biking High Sierra Access Hiking Horseback Riding Kayaking Lake Fishing Motorcycle Riding Mountain Biking Off Roading RV Camping Sailing Sierra Fishing Sleigh Rides Snow Skiing Waterfalls Wineries	Eldorado Co. Historical Museum Fountain & Tallman Museum Bullion Bend Historic Marker American River Caldor Fire 2021 Bridal Veil Falls Overland Pony Express Route Ice House Observation Point 2 Sugarloaf Climbing Area China Flat Lovers Leap Horsetail Falls Ropi Lake via Horsetail Falls Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority Zephyr Cove Park	Sly Park Camping Ice House Campground Westpoint Campground Camino Cove Campground Wolf Creek Campground Yellowjacket Campground Wench Creek Campground Big Silver Group Campground Fashoda Campground Sunset Campground Lone Rock Campground Azalea Cove Campground Jones Fork Campground Northwind Campground Silver Creek Campground Strawberry Point Campground Wrights Lake Camping Sand Flat Campground Sunset Campground Gerle Creek Campground China Flat Camp Lovers Leap Campground Sand Flat Campground Nevada Beach Campground Zephyr Cove RV Campground Spooner Lake NV

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Tahoe NV

Highway 50 skirts the south eastern shores of Lake Tahoe (on the Nevada side) and heads down the hill to Carson City, NV.