41776 Yuba Gap Dr.
Emigrant Gap, CA 95715
Ranger Station: (530) 389-8241
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General Delivery, Emigrant Gap, CA 95715
This beautiful, wooded camping preserve with a 23-acre lake offers sandy beaches, swimming, trout fishing, and boating in the summer. Cross-country skiing and sledding are available in the winter.
Accommodations
Campsites: 158 power/water. Rentals: 4 cabins, 8 trailers (June through September only), 3 deluxe hostel rooms, 2 standard hostel rooms, chalet. Call to book hostel rooms or the chalet.
Member Amenities
Basketball court, beach, boat dock, canoes, country store, cross-country skiing, family center, fishing, heated swimming pool, horseshoe pits, lake, laundry facilities, nature trails, paddleboats, playground, sledding, volleyball court, Wi-Fi access.
Points of Interest
High Sierra surrounds the preserve Andesite Ridge, Red Mountain, Castle Peak, 15 miles
Ski Museum, 15 miles
Donner Lake, 25 miles
Donner Museum of Local History, 25 miles
Firehouse Museum, 30 miles
Nevada County Historical Mining Museum, 35 miles
Lake Tahoe, 40 miles
Tahoe National Forest
Directions
GPS Coordinates: N 39° 19' 6.69" W 120° 36' 9.10"; elevation is 5739 feet.
I-80 east from Sacramento: Take Yuba Gap exit, 30 miles east of Colfax. Turn right, follow the road to the “Y” and stay left. Follow signs to Snowflower gate, approximately 1 mile from freeway.
I-80 west from Reno: Take Yuba Gap Exit, 30 miles west of Truckee. Turn left, follow the road to the “Y” and stay left. Follow signs to Snowflower gate, approximately 1 mile from freeway.
Hwy. 20 north from Nevada City: Take I- 80 west (Sacramento) and take first Yuba Gap exit. Turn left, follow the road to the “Y” and stay left. Follow signs to Snowflower gate, approximately 1 mile from freeway.
ATTENTION: Directions to Snowflower found on most mapping programs send