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Foresthill Divide Road
8 mi southeast of Alta, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G
About Foresthill Divide Road
The recreation information for the Tahoe National Forest is primarily provided by travel corridor. The main travel corridors are: Interstate 80, Highway 49, Highway 20, Highway 89 (North and South), Foresthill Divide Road, Mosquito Ridge Road, Bowman Road, Marysville Road, and Gold Lakes Road. The Gate at China Wall is OPEN **Foresthill Divide Road** The Foresthill Divide Road extends from the town of Foresthill east to Robinson Flat Campground and then veers to the north and intersects old Highway 40 near Soda Springs. Much of the north eastern part of this corridor is not paved. Campgrounds, picnic sites, reservoirs, OHV trails, and access trails into the North Fork American Wild and Scenic River are available along the Foresthill Divide Road. Activities such as camping and hiking are listed below for this corridor.
- Managed by: Tahoe National Forest, FS
- Where: 8 mi southeast of Alta, CA · 39.15052, -120.6762
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
Things to do:
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Feb.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinawall OHV Staging Area | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| China Wall Tie | Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Humbug (Loop 5) | Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 18.0 mi |
| Eldorado | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 1.5 mi |
| Mitchell (Tie 5-6) | Dirt bike | 1.0 mi | 1.5 mi |
| 12E13 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.4 mi | 0.8 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Jack C. Davis Observatory (University observatory), 49 mi.
Dump station: 6.6 mi
Water fill-up: 22 mi