Location & Directions

Kit Carson Lodge is located at an elevation of 7,300 feet above sea level in the Sierra Nevada of California, 45 minutes south of Lake Tahoe. The Lodge is situated in a spectacular setting off Highway 88 on the Shore of Silver Lake beneath towering peaks.

From Bay Area via Sutter Creek & Hwy 88

From Sacramento via Mormon Immigrant trail

(check road conditions for Mormon Immigrant trail before July 1st)

From Stockton

From Reno

Driving distances (in miles) to Kit Carson Lodge from various locations in California and Nevada:

SACRAMENTO	94	PLACERVILLE	50
STOCKTON	100	SOUTH LAKE TAHOE	39
SAN JOSE	172	CARSON CITY, NV	70
SAN FRANCISCO	188	RENO, NV	100
JACKSON	50	MARKLEEVILLE	35

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Kit Carson Lodge operates under a special use permit from the USFS.

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