Snow Parks in Placer County

Information about the snow parks of Placer County, Northern California.

Donner Summit
- Hwy 80, Castle Peak exit; look for distinctive brown signs
- Cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, dog sledding, and snow play on the south side of the freeway, east of the Boreal Inn; Ski trails are on the north side of the freeway
- Call Tahoe National Forest 530 587-3558

Blackwood Canyon
- West side of Highway 89 three miles south of Tahoe City
- Cross country skiing, snowshoeing, dog sledding, snow play, and snowmobile trails
- Call Lake Tahoe Basin Management 530 543-2600

Safe, low cost program for the entire family to enjoy Placer County's great winter wonderland

Operated through California Department of Parks and Recreation, offers snow-cleared parking lots, direct access to snow play areas, cross-country ski trails, and snowmobile regions

Copy of the “Guide to Sno-Park and Trailhead Areas” and/or to purchase a Sno-Park Permit, available at the California Welcome Center Auburn, 1103 High Street, Auburn, 530 887-2111

Note: For the 2011/12 winter season, there is only one official Sno-Park area along the I-80 corridor at Donner Summit (Boreal) leading to Lake Tahoe and another on Highway 89 (at Blackwood Canyon) three miles south of Tahoe City. Others are scattered throughout the Sierra Nevada and are listed in the California Sno-Parks brochure on the California Department of Parks and Recreation website.

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