Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway

Bookended by two California State Parks (Grover Hot Springs and Calaveras Big Trees), Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway is one of the last remaining wild trans-Sierra passes. The route brings travelers to outstanding recreational opportunities and provides backcountry access to glacially carved valleys, volcanic peaks, and high Sierra lakes and rivers. A modern two-lane highway at either end, the road becomes a steep, curvy, single-lane ribbon of asphalt in the middle as it traverses two national forests and two wilderness areas. Visitors should be aware that the pass is closed during winter when the upper portions of the route become unreachable due to snow.

Length

61 mi / 98.2 km

Time to allow

Take two hours to drive or five hours to explore the byway.

Fees

None

We publish 1 place that sit on this road, listed in the order you meet them. This is not a route and not a drive time — it is the names, so you can put them into whatever navigation you already use.

“Off” is a straight line from the place to the road, rounded. It is not a driving distance, and the road itself is a simplified centre line, so treat a mile or two as noise.