Note: traffic on 50 and 80 can be awful. Not so on 88.

Scenic Highway 88 provides hassle-free travel to Kirkwood from the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley and Lake Tahoe, as well as Reno and the Carson Valley. You'll find the lack of traffic on Highway 88 makes it an excellent alternative to the more congested Highway 50 and Interstate 80 when traveling to and from the Lake Tahoe area.

From The San Francisco Bay:
Use Interstate 580, State Route 205 to Interstate 5 North, Route 4 East to Route 99 North, and Route 88 East
(3.25 hrs.)

From Sacramento Area:
Take State Routes 16 East, 49 South then 88 East through Jackson
(2 hrs.)

From Monterey Bay Area:
Take Hwy 156 East to 152 East interstate 5 North, Route 4 East to Route 99 North. Route 88 East

From Lake Tahoe:
Take Route 89 South to 88 West
(35 min.)

From Reno/Tahoe
International Airport:
Use U.S. 395 South and State Route 88 West
(90 min.)

Klingman's Special Route:

From Bay Area: Take 24 east to 680 North to 242 North to 4 east to Antioch. Take 160 North across the Antioch bridge toward Rio Vista. Turn right at the signal onto 12 east to Lodi. Cheap gas at 12 and 5 (Flag City). Take 5 North 2 exits to Peltier road. Take Peltier road east across 99 - follow the main road (changes names, but obvious) until it dead ends at 88 above Lockeford. Turn left on 88 to Jackson. Continue through Jackson on 49/88. Turn left on 88 and follow it to Kirkwood. Turn right at Kirkwood.

Once at Kirkwood

Once at Kirkwood, just stay on the road, past the resort. it will turn onto east Meadows. Stay on it. The Left on Columbine Circle and we are about the fourth house on the left (#975: says Klingman on sign). Click for Kirkwood map. Phone number at the chalet 209-258-4508