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The best twisty roads around Tahoe City

33 twisty stretches · 320 km of twisty road within reach of Tahoe City — joined from OpenStreetMap geometry and scored by NavForge's map pipeline. Paved, unpaved and flowing stretches ranked separately.

Every twisty stretch of road within 60 km of Tahoe City, California — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Blacksmith Flat Road (FR 14N25) · Michigan Bluff → Goggins with 23.0 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

33
Stretches within 60 km
321 km
Twisty kilometres
519
Tight corners
16 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
Blacksmith Flat Road (FR 14N25) · Michigan Bluff → Goggins

Paved twisty
Paved 100%
4WD track — check access

26.0 km · 23.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~15 tight corners
km 0–26 of 28.5

Score 9 · High

Mosquito Ridge Road (NFH 96) · Big Oak Flat → Foresthill

Paved twisty
Paved 99%

20.8 km · 19.9 twisty km · best km 10
km 32–52.8 of 52.8

Score 9 · High

Ice House Road · Jones Place → Riverton

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

22.9 km · 18.8 twisty km · best km 8 · ~10 tight corners
km 15.1–38 of 38.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Mosquito Ridge Road (NFH 96) · near Greekstore

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 10.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 9.1–19 of 52.8

Score 8 · High

White Meadow Road · Van Vleck → Riverton

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.6 km · 7.6 twisty km · best km 11 · ~7 tight corners
km 0–7.6 of 7.6

Score 10 · High

FSR 13 · near Westville

Paved twisty
Paved 100%
4WD track — check access

8.2 km · 7.2 twisty km · best km 11 · ~3 tight corners
km 1–9.2 of 9.2

Score 9 · High

Bald Mountain Lookout Road (FR 12N72) · Quintette → Fairbanks

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~7 tight corners
km 0–7 of 7

Score 11 · High

Packsaddle Pass Road (NFR 11N23) · near Strawberry

Paved twisty
Paved 99%

6.7 km · 6.7 twisty km · best km 11 · ~6 tight corners
km 0–6.7 of 6.7

Score 9 · High

Volcanoville Road · Volcanoville → Balderson Station

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.6 km · 6.6 twisty km · best km 11 · ~2 tight corners
km 5–11.6 of 11.6

Score 9 · High

Eleven Pines Road · Ramsey Crossing → McCulloh

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~25 tight corners
km 8–16 of 25.8

Score 8 · High

Mosquito Ridge Road (NFH 96) · near Foresthill

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–6 of 7.2

Score 8 · High

Fountain Place Road (FR 1201) · Meyers → South Lake Tahoe

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.9 km · 5.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners
km 1–6.9 of 6.9

Score 9 · High

Mount Watson Boulevard (NF 73) · near Tahoe City

Paved twisty
Paved 100%
4WD track — check access

6.4 km · 5.4 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners
km 11–17.4 of 17.4

Score 8 · High

Washington Road · near Washington

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 5.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~1 tight corners
km 2–7.1 of 9.6

Score 9 · High

Rock Creek Road (12N70) · near Balderson Station

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.7 km · 4.7 twisty km · best km 13 · ~12 tight corners
km 1–5.7 of 5.7

Score 12 · Extreme

Wrights Lake Road (NFR 11N26) · near Lower Forni

Paved twisty
Paved 99%

4.4 km · 4.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~6 tight corners
km 0–4.4 of 4.4

Score 10 · High

Unnamed road · Bassetts → Sattley

Flowing
Paved 100%

19.0 km · 7.9 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners
km 95–114 of 162.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Mount Watson Boulevard (NF 73) · Kings Beach → Tahoe City

Flowing
Paved 100%

17.4 km · 7.4 twisty km · best km 10 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–17.4 of 17.4

Score 7 · Moderate

Barker Pass Road (NF 03) · Tahoe Pines → Tahoma

Flowing
Paved 92%

8.8 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 3–11.8 of 11.8

Score 7 · Moderate

Route 50 · near Meyers

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.5 km · 1.5 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners
km 80–85.5 of 85.5

Score 6 · Moderate

Emerald Bay Road (CA 89) · Meeks Bay → Rubicon Bay

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 0.8 twisty km · best km 8
km 17–24 of 43.1

Score 5 · Moderate

Stampede Meadows Road (CR 894) · Russell Valley → Hirschdale

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.7 km · 0.7 twisty km · best km 7
km 2–8.7 of 8.7

Score 4 · Moderate

CA 88 · near Kirkwood

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 6
km 32–40 of 131.9

Score 5 · Moderate

Meadow Lake Road · Baltimore Town → Graniteville

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

28.2 km · 26.2 twisty km · best km 11 · ~36 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–28.2 of 28.2

Score 9 · High

Soda Springs Road · The Cedars → Serene Lakes

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

27.0 km · 26.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~27 tight corners
km 0–27 of 30.6

Score 9 · High

Lowell Hill Road · Nyack → Secret Town

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

24.0 km · 23.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~24 tight corners
km 0–24 of 24

Score 9 · High

Carpenter Creek Road (FR 11N47) · Kyburz → Morrison

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

22.0 km · 22.0 twisty km · best km 13 · ~47 tight corners
km 0–22 of 22

Score 10 · High

Rock Creek Road · Balderson Station → Soapweed

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 5%

19.4 km · 19.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~127 tight corners
km 0–19.4 of 19.4

Score 11 · High

Weber Mill Road (NFR 11N38) · White Hall → Kyburz

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

13.1 km · 13.1 twisty km · best km 13 · ~23 tight corners
km 0–13.1 of 13.1

Score 11 · High

Rubicon Trail · near Rubicon Springs Campsite,

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

12.8 km · 12.8 twisty km · best km 14 · ~131 tight corners
km 0–12.8 of 12.8

Score 12 · Extreme

The same roads serve Tahoe Pines, Tahoma.

Twisty roads near here

Kings Beach 10 km
Hirschdale 22 km
Serene Lakes 22 km
Russell Valley 27 km
Baltimore Town 38 km
Meyers 41 km
Nyack 49 km
Bassetts 59 km
Markleeville 75 km
Placerville 76 km

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