Directions to Tahoe

Via HW 80 to North Lake Tahoe and Reno

When you are coming from the San Francisco Bay Area, you go all the way on HW 80.  But there are a couple of HW intersections near Sacramento.  It's pretty confusing there as there are two HW 80s.  Make sure you stay on the right to get on Interstate HW 80.

This is the easiest route to get to Tahoe in winter as the road has two lanes/way and the lanes are not that narrow.

Once you enter Norht Lake Tahoe region and get on 267/89/28, the road becomes one lane/way.

Via HW 50 to South Lake Tahoe

When snowing, it's a tough road as the road is narrow(one lane/way), and it's near cliff, especially the latter part of the road before you get to South Lake Tahoe

Via HW 88 to Kirkwood and South Lake Tahoe

When snowing, it's a tough road as the road is narrow(one lane/way)

Driving In Snowy Winter

During chain control, your cars must be all-wheel-drive or 4-wheel-drive in order to pass through the check point.

Otherwise, you'd need to have chains installed(pay someone to do it, or you do it yourself).

Whatever car you drive, you should check

• your tire thread to make sure that they have good traction
• good tire presure
  
• your  coolant, winshield fluids can substan below 32 degree temperature.
• no car breakdown on the road
  

Sometimes, road can get shutdown completely if it snows really heavy.  Fill up your gas tank before you enter Sierra.