Stanford Sierra Camp is situated on the southwest shore of Fallen Leaf Lake, CA.
Camp’s physical address is:
From San Francisco: travel time is approximately 4 hours
- Take interstate 80 East to Sacramento
- Merge onto US-50 East to South Lake Tahoe – 100 miles and 2 hour drive time
- At the second stoplight in South Lake Tahoe, stay straight to CA-89
- Just over 3 miles (and past Camp Richardson) turn left on Fallen Leaf Road
- Follow the road 5 miles, past the marina, to a paved bridge on the right
- Cross over the bridge and enter Stanford Sierra Camp
- Continue on the road to the Main Lodge and follow the “Office” signs up a small hill on the left where you’ll reach check-in
From Reno: travel time is approximately 2 hours
- Take US-395 to Carson City – approximately 31 miles
- Take US-395 Business Route exit and continue through Carson City until you reach the turnoff to US-50
- Veer right onto US-50 (Spooner Summit) to South Lake Tahoe for 27 miles
- Continue through South Lake Tahoe about 12 miles
- Turn right onto CA-89 at intersection of CA-89 & US-50
- Just over 3 miles (and past Camp Richardson) turn left on Fallen Leaf Road
- Follow the road 5 miles, past the marina, to a paved bridge on the right
- Cross over the bridge and enter Stanford Sierra Camp
- Continue on the road to the Main Lodge and follow the “Office” signs up a small hill on the left where you’ll reach check-in
From Southern California: travel time is approximately 8+ hours
- Take Interstate 5 North to Sacramento – merge onto Interstate 80 East
- Merge onto US-50 East to South Lake Tahoe – 100 miles and 2 hour drive time
- At the second stoplight in South Lake Tahoe, stay straight to CA-89
- Just over 3 miles (and past Camp Richardson) turn left on Fallen Leaf Road
- Follow the road 5 miles, past the marina, to a paved bridge on the right
- Cross over the bridge and enter Stanford Sierra Camp
- Continue on the road to the Main Lodge and follow the “Office” signs up a small hill on the left where you’ll reach check-in
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- Take US-395 North
- Exit west towards Lake Tahoe via Kingsbury Grade, Hwy 207
- Turn left onto Hwy 50 and continue through South Lake Tahoe about 12 miles
- Turn right onto CA-89 at intersection of CA-89 & US-50
- Just over 3 miles (and past Camp Richardson) turn left on Fallen Leaf Road
- Follow the road 5 miles, past the marina, to a paved bridge on the right
- Cross over the bridge and enter Stanford Sierra Camp
- Continue on the road to the Main Lodge and follow the “Office” signs up a small hill on the left where you’ll reach check-in