Highway 50 Placerville Lodging, High Sierra Passes Snow Sierra Resorts Sierra Cabins

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overview map below Hwy. 50 climbs up to the High Sierra & 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 / Desolation Wilderness / Lake Tahoe / Sierra Nevada California

towns	recreation areas	lakes & rivers
Sacramento Folsom Placerville Pollock Pines Kyburz Strawberry South Lake Tahoe Stateline, NV	El Dorado National Forest Desolation Wilderness Mokelumne Wilderness Cascade Falls Eagle Falls Fontanillis Lake Falls Glen Alpine Falls Horsetail Falls Ropi Lake Falls Prarie City SVRA Bridal Veil Picnic Area Sierra @ Tahoe Ski Area Heavenly Snow Ski Strawberry Cyn Snow Park Echo Summitt Ski Echo Summitt 7380'	Folsom Lake American River Jenkinson Lake Union Valley Reservoir Ice House Reservoir Wrights Lake Echo Lake Fallen Leaf Lake Lake Tahoe

activities	wilderness areas	campgrounds
Backpacking Backroad Exploration High Sierra Camping Horse back Riding Sierra Fishing Mountain Biking Wineries	Desolation Wilderness Mokelumne Wilderness	Sly Park Camping Ice House Campground Silver Creek Strawberry Point Wench Creek Campground Sunset Campground Gerle Creek Campground Wrights Lake Camping \ Fallen Leaf Campground Camp Richardson China Flat Camp Lovers Leap Sand Flat

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