SHUTTLE
Looking for information about the South Tahoe Ski Bus? Click here for shuttle schedules, pricing, and reservations.

DRIVING
For directions from where ever your originating destination, see below.  Using a navigation system?  Kirkwood Mountain Resort's physical address is 1501 Kirkwood Meadows Drive, Kirkwood, CA 95646. 

Please note that Mormon Emigrant Trail is closed during the winter months...  This road will likely pop up as the fastest route on your system, so make sure to select an alternate option! Also, if your navigation system delivers directions including the use of Shake Ridge Road or Fiddletown Road, select an alternate route.  These roads are both very narrow, curvy, and steep - in some areas they have limited or no snow removal and poor cellular service in event of emergencies.

From Reno/Tahoe International Airport:
U.S. 395 South to State Route 88 West
Exit the Airport on E. Plumb Ln. (go 0.2 mi.) to US Hwy 395 South (go 7.5 mi.)
Take exit 57B to remain on US 395 (go 35.2 mi.)
Turn right onto Hwy 88 (go 34 mi.)
Turn left onto Kirkwood Meadows Drive. (approx. 90 min.)

From South Lake Tahoe:
US 50 West to Hwy 89 South to Hwy 88 West
Take US 50 (Lake Tahoe Blvd.) West to "the Y" intersection where US 50 meets Hwy 89.
Turn left at the Y onto Emerald Bay Rd. (the combined road US 50 West / Hwy 89 South) (go 4.9 mi.) to Meyers.
Turn left to continue on Hwy 89 South (go 11.1 mi.) Turn Right on Hwy 88 West (go 14.3 mi.)
Turn Left onto Kirkwood Meadows Drive. (approx. 35 min.)

From North Lake Tahoe via the East Shore (West Shore often closes at Emerald Bay in the Winter for avalanche control):
Route 28 E to Hwy 50 W to Route 89 South to 88 West
Take NV Route 28 East/South ( go 13 mi. from Incline Village).
Turn Right onto US 50 West (go 17.4 mi.) to "the Y" intersection where US 50 meets Hwy 89.
Turn left at the Y onto Emerald Bay Rd. (the combined road US 50 West / Hwy 89 South) (go 4.9 mi.) to Meyers.
Turn left to continue on Hwy 89 South (go 11.1 mi.)
Turn Right on Hwy 88 West (go 14.3 mi.)
Turn Left onto Kirkwood Meadows Drive.
(approx. 60 min.)

From Highway 50 in Sacramento:
Depending on your location along Highway 50, you may exit in three locations.
Exit South Bound Watt Avenue or Sunrise Boulevard or El Dorado Hills Boulevard.
Head South until you hit Highway 16 (The Jackson Highway). (go approximately 1.5 mi on Watt Ave, 7.3 mi on Sunrise, 17 mi on El Dorado Hills Blvd/Latrobe Road)
Turn Left (East) onto the Jackson Highway. (drive approximately 2.7 mi from entry off El Dorado Hills/Latrobe or 17.7 mi from entry off Sunrise Ave or 28.1 mi from entry off Watt Avenue)
Turn Right at the Intersection for Highway 49, taking you South towards Jackson and Sutter Creek. (drive approximately 6.8 mi)
Before you get to Jackson, turn Left onto Ridge Road. (drive approximately 8.3 mi) (Note: if you get to Jackson and miss Ridge Road, don't worry - you can turn directly onto Highway 88 East Bound in the town of Jackson just past the historic Main Street district.)
Turn Left onto Highway 88 East. (drive approximately 48.8 mi)
Turn Right onto Kirkwood Meadows Drive.

From The San Francisco Bay:
Via Hwy 88 - If the Carson Spur on Hwy 88 is Open:
Interstate 580 East to Interstate 205 to Interstate 5 North to Route 4 East to Route 99 North to Route 88 East
Connect with Interstate 580 East from your area (about 44 miles from the Bay Bridge) to Interstate 205 East (go 13.5 mi.) to Interstate 5 North (go 13.3 mi.)
Exit Downtown Stockton Hwy 4 East (go 3.4 mi.) to Hwy 99 North (go 1.8 mi.)
Exit CA Hwy 88 toward Jackson (go 97.4 mi.) - (Be sure follow signs to Stay on Hwy 88 after Clements and in downtown Jackson)
Turn Right onto Kirkwood Meadows Drive. (approx. 3.25 hrs.)

Via Hwy 50 - If the Carson Spur on Hwy 88 is Closed:
Interstate 80 East to Hwy 50 East to Hwy 89 South to Hwy 88 West
Take Interstate 80 from your area to Sacramento where I-80 becomes US 50 East (go 93 mi. on US 50) Turn Right on CA Hwy 89 South (go 11.1 mi.)
Turn Right on Hwy 88 West (go 14.3 mi.)
Turn Left onto Kirkwood Meadows Drive. (approx. 3.5 hrs. from the Bay Bridge)

For questions or directions assistance along the way, call us at 209.258.6000.

FLYING
We're lucky at Kirkwood to be situated in close proximity to three major airports...  Reno-Tahoe International (RNO) is the closest, followed by Sacramento International (SMF), and San Francisco International (SFO).

THE K-POOL
Looking for fast friends that you can laugh it up with on the way to Kirkwood?  Check out the K-Pool!  Click here to find out about folks offering seats or sign up to be a host driver yourself.

REGIONAL SHUTTLE SERVICE
Most airports offer shuttle service in some form or another.  Our best recommendation is to speak with your travel agent at the time of booking to find out more, or search for shuttle information on the individual airport websites.
For those travelling directly from the Bay Area, the Bay Area Ski Bus offers service to Kirkwood on several weekends throughout the winter.  NACSKI also offers shuttle service to the resort throughout winter.
This winter Kirkwood has partnered with several shuttle companies throughout Northern California in addition to those listed here.  For information about the various shuttle companies we're working with, click here to view our current listing.
Flying into the Reno-Tahoe airport?  The South Tahoe Express offers shuttle service directly to Stateline at the casinos.  From Stateline, you can hop on the Kirkwood Shuttle at one of various locations.  Click here for more details on the Kirkwood Shuttle.

For assistance along the way, feel free to call us at 209.258.6000.