US Highway 50
Lake Tahoe, Nevada Area
The Lake Tahoe Area consists of Douglas, Washoe, and Carson
City Counties, Nevada, USA
It includes the cities of Carson City, Glenbrook, Incline Village, Silver City, Silver Springs, South Lake Tahoe, Virginia City, Zephyr Cove, Nevada
Jump to Carson City
The Great Western Circle Tour runs from west to east on US-50 to
Carson City then up Nevada 341 west of Carson City to Virginia City and from
there to Reno.
Alternately, if you are
going to bypass this attraction rich area you would take Interstate 80 through
this area.
US Highway 50 begins at Interstate 80 Exit
79 in West Sacramento, CA, Enters Nevada at Lake Tahoe, heads east over the
mountains east of Lake Tahoe to Carson City.
It then continues east to Dayton, then east 27 mi. to Silver
Springs. US Highway 50 then goes east
17 mi. to a junction with Alternate Highway 50 to Fernley, it then heads
southeast to for 9 mi. to Fallon.
Highway 50 continues southeast from Fallon.
The photo
at left shows your first glimpse on the Lake when traveling east on US Highway
50 in California.
US Highway 50 Continues west on our Lake Tahoe, CA Area Page.
We show the last two mileposts in California here for continuity.
California Mile Post 94 – South
Lake Tahoe – This is the California city just south of the California / Nevada
State Line which is a hub of restaurants, resorts, hotels, and motels for the South
Lake Tahoe area.
California Mile Post 95 –
California / Nevada State Line
US Highway 50 eastbound
Nevada Mile Post 0 – California / Nevada State Line
The City of Stateline, NV– A
casino city located right at the state line.
Stateline is the hub of casinos and hotels in the region.
Visit our City
of Stateline, NV page
Mile Post 3 - Zephyr Cove – A resort on US Forest Service
Lands with a gift shop, restaurant, cabins, an RV Park, beach, and pier with
sternwheeler rides on Lake Tahoe.
Mile Post 9 – Glenbrook
Mile Post 12 – Junction with
Nevada Highway 28 north to Incline Village and the north Lake Tahoe area. Highway 28 joins with CA 28 at the north end
of Lake Tahoe and CA 89 at the northwest corner of the lake and circles the
lake to join with US Highway 50 in California at the south end of Lake Tahoe.
Milepost 15 – Spooner Pass,
elevation 7,140 feet above sea level.
The top of the mountain pass from the Lake Tahoe area to the Carson
Valley Area
Visit the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors
Authority at http://www.carsonvalleynv.org
Mile Post 22 – Junction with US
Highway 395 south to Gardnerville / US Highway 50 and NV 395 join and head
north to Carson City.
Carson City, Nevada – the Capital of the State of Nevada
Milepost 25 – Carson City, NV /
Junction with US 395 north 30 mi. to Reno
Carson City is a historic frontier
town with roots to the California Gold Rush era, that spilled over into Nevada.
Visit the Carson City Convention
and Visitors Bureau at http://www.carson-city.org
Our “Great Western Circle” trip
continues west from Carson City on US Highway 50 to Milepost 29
Mile Post 29 – Junction with
Highway 341 north to Silver City and Virginia City – This turn to the north
goes to the historic mining towns of Silver City and Virginia City with their
mining town atmosphere of the 1850’s.
Our “Great Western Circle” trip continues north from here on our Virginia City, NV Area page.
Mile Post 30 – Dayton
Mile Post 56 – Silver Springs / Alternate
US Highway 50 to Fernley and Interstate 80 east of
Reno
If you choose this route to
Interstate 80 you will save several hours and miss the traffic in Reno. This is the fastest route from Lake Tahoe to
Interstate 80 if you are headed east and need to make up some time at the cost
of not seeing the Virginia City area and Reno.
Mile Post 65 – Fallon, NV
Mile Post 177 – Austin, NV
Milepost 181 – Austin Summit
elevation 7,484
Milepost 185 – Scott Summit
elevation 7,267
Milepost 255 – Eureka, NV
Milepost 333 – Ely, NV
Milepost 410 – Nevada / Utah state
line.
This is the eastern end of our US Highway 50 in the Lake Tahoe, NV Area Page
Our “Great Western Circle” tour continues on our Virginia City Area Page
Or if you choose US 50 and Alt. US 50 to get to I-80 your tour
will continue on our Interstate 80 in the Reno, NV Area
page.
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