by county
Alpine County
HOPE VALLEY
Hwy. 88 five miles east of Carson Pass; two miles west of Junction
Hwy. 88/89. Good snow play; groomed snowmobile trails. Hope Valley CA
info: Lake Tahoe Winter Sports,
530-577-2940
LAKE ALPINE
Hwy. 4, 50 miles east of Angels Camp, just past Mt. Reba Ski Area.
Crowded weekends. Groomed snowmobile trails.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 209-795-1381
Calaveras County
SPICER
Hwy. 4, 44 miles east of Angels Camp at Spicer Road. Groomed snowmobile
trails.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 209-795-1381
El Dorado County
TAYLOR CREEK
West side of Hwy. 89 near Camp Richardson. Cross-country skiing
to Fallen Leaf Lake.
Limited snowmobile use & snow play (small sledding hill).
info: U.S. Forest Service, 530-
573-2600
IRON MOUNTAIN
Hwy. 88, 40 miles east of Jackson on Mormon-Emigrant Trail Road.
Excellent groomed snowmobile trails; fair cross-country skiing.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 209-295-4251

Fresno County
TAMARACK
South side of Hwy. 168, 68 miles northeast of Fresno. Groomed
snowmobile trails.
COYOTE
North side of Hwy. 168, 68 miles northeast of Fresno.
Good cross-country ski area; no snowmobiles. Sled slope.
EASTWOOD
Hwy. 168, 75 miles northeast of Fresno, at Huntington Lake Road.
Groomed snowmobile trails; cross-country skiing.
HUNTINGTON LAKE
Huntington Lake Road, 3 miles past Eastwood Sno-Park. Groomed
snowmobile trails; cross-country skiing.
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Mono County
SNO-PARKS ON HIGHWAY 168
info: on the following five Sno-Parks
on Highway-168, call the Pineridge Ranger District
209-855-5360. Open every day from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Nevada County
DONNER SUMMIT
Hwy. I-80, Castle Peak exit, on frontage road south of freeway,
just beyond Boreal In. Trails are on north side of freeway. Some
snowmobiling. Crowded on weekends. Avalanche and rock fall danger
on steeper slopes.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 530-
587-3558
Sno-Park permits available @ Boreal Inn
Placer County
BLACKWOOD CANYON
West side of Hwy. 89, three miles south of Tahoe City. Avoid steeper
terrain on south side of canyon due to avalanche danger.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 530-
573-2600
Sierra County
YUBA PASS
South side of Hwy. 49 at Yuba Pass. Cross-country ski trails north
of highway.
Extensive groomed snowmobile trails.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 530-
994-3401
Stanislaus County
HIGHWAY 108
at winter closure gate, 6 miles past Strawberry. Groomed snowmobile
trails
info: U.S. Forest Service, 209-965-3434