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template: byway.jade
id: "2291"
name: Carson Pass Highway (Route 88)
distance: "58"
duration: About 1.5 hours
description: "Carson Pass Highway is considered by many to be the most beautiful and visually dramatic of the several trans-Sierra highways in California."
contact: "**Eldorado National Forest**  \n 530-622-5061  \n\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://redwoods.info/"
    name: "California's Redwood Coast"
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado/"
    name: Eldorado National Forest
  - url: "http://hiking.adampaul.com/hwy88.shtml"
    name: Hiking Areas Near Carson Pass
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/htnf/"
    name: "Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest"
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/stanislaus/"
    name: Stanislaus National Forest
designations: 
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - California State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - CA
ll: 
  - -120.48442799999992
  - 38.51332100000002
bounds: 
  - - -120.48442799999992
    - 38.51332100000002
  - - -119.82372999999995
    - 38.77764900000011

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<p>Stretching from the Sacramento Valley of California to the Carson Valley in Nevada, this 58-mile byway winds its way through the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, reaches the summit at Carson Pass, and ends up on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada.</p>
<p>One of the most visually dramatic of the trans-Sierra highways in California, you will witness views of ragged volcanic skylines, cool green meadows, mountain lakes framed by timber-covered slopes, adventure-filled rock valleys, and distant mountain peaks.</p>
<p>Outdoor lovers can go camping, boating, or fishing at one of the many lakes and recreation areas along this route. Winter recreation is just as fantastic: try snowmobiling, sledding, cross-country or downhill skiing. Wilderness areas provide hikers and backpackers with opportunities to get close to nature and check out interpretive signage along the way.</p>
