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CA Highway 108: If there is an image that says it all, this bad ass snow tractor vehicle can tell you just how much it really snows here - way, way back here in the granite alpine depths of the high elevation Sierra Nevada, Sonora Pass. An uncrowded alpine wilderness wonderland await you. This is very rugged (unforgiving) country, so travel well prepared... vehicle, as well as your own body. Dardanelle CA has a few Cabin Rentals, a general store, cafe & maybe gasoline (if your lucky).

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elevation: 5100' population: 20 zip code: 95314

Mountain

terrain:
mountains, Sierra high country

location:
Tuolumne County
East of Sonora
on Hwy 108

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recreation:

  • Back Road Exploration
  • Backpacking
  • Camping
  • Hiking
  • Historical Gold Country
  • Kayaking
  • Mountain Biking
  • Leavitt Falls
  • Sardine Falls
  • Blue Canyon Falls
  • Deadman Creek Falls
  • Silver Falls
  • Niagara Creek Falls
  • parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

  • Emigrant Wilderness
  • Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
  • Stanislaus National Forest
  • Kennedy Meadow
  • Central Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set
    Central Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set

    Campgrounds campground reservations
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    Pinecrest Campground
    Lodgepole Group Campsite
    Lake Alpine Camping
    Pioneer Trails Campground

    tent camping

    description:
    Small mountain community in the mid Sierra Nevada. Alpine & granite bliss... if the Hwy. 108 / Sonora Pass is open. This is usually the first mountain pass to close due to early snow & the last one to open due to heavy snow pack. It is rugged country, and 70% of the year, depending on weather systems, you best come prepared way out here. No joke! That's why Dardanelle exist!

    The small market has a backpackers bulletin board out in front, for anyone & everyone needing it. Unfortunately there's plenty missing hiker reports posted, so we are not kidding about how challenging the region is.

    nearby towns:
    Sonora
    Strawberry (El Dorado Co.)
    Sugarpine
    Twain Harte
    Long Barn
    local links:

    Dardanelle California
    209-965-4205
    http://www.dardanelleresort.com

    Dardanelle Resort Cabins & Campground
    Sonora Pass - Sierra Highway 108
    Highway Conditions, snow pass

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    Carson-Iceberg Wilderness Map
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