FREEDOM FEST AT SQUAW VALLEY JULY 1-3rd Features Live Music and Skiing

Mountain top Gold Coast Revival concert series pays tribute to 1991 show with the Jerry Garcia Band Sierra Rec Magazine – [Olympic Valley, Calif.] June 5, 2017 – Freedom Fest , a celebration of the historic 2016-17 winter season over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, will feature four days of free music on two stages, hot tub … Read more

The Reds Meadow and Devils Postpile Road Remain Closed To Vehicles, Bicyclists, and Pedestrians

 Sierra Rec Magazine- National Monument Updates – June 27, 2017 – Forest engineers are assessing storm damage to the Reds Meadow and Devils Postpile Road and there is no estimated opening date for the road at this time. Crews have only recently been able to get into the Reds Meadow Valley after plowing operations were completed.The … Read more

Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park Will Open Thursday, June 29th, 2017

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Tioga Road will open for Bicycle and Pedestrian Use on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Sierra Rec Magazine – Breaking News – June 27, 2017 – The Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park (Highway 120 through the park) will open for the season to all vehicular traffic beginning at 8:00 am on Thursday, June 29, 2017. There … Read more

High Sierra Passes and Popular Recreational Areas Starting to Open For Summer 2017- Latest Updates

Inyo National Forest Opens Lakes Basin Road Wednesday Here Are The Most Recent Update For Popular Sierra Passes and Scenic Byways Sierra Rec Magazine, Eastern Sierra News – June 22, 2017-  Almost on cue with the Summer solstice in 2017 road crews and county agencies have started to get the upper hand on the 2017 snowpack and access … Read more

Carson City Off Road Rides Into Town Offering Sneak Peak At A Future Carson City

The Carson City Off Road Sierra Rec Magazine ~ Carson City Nv, June 15, 2017  – Last June Carson City Hosted an epic off-road racing weekend that they hoped might bring light to the world that Carson City had a great trail system that needed to be found.  Now 2017, the Adventure Series Epic Rides … Read more

Loon Lake Campgrounds And Recreational Area Set To Open

A FAMILY FAVORITE FOR FISHING AND EXPLORING THE RUBICON OR DESOLATION WILDERNESS FINALLY OPENS FOR SEASON Sierra Rec Magazine – Eldorado National Forest, Loon Lake June 15, 2017 – We just got off the phone with the crew at Pacific Ranger District, and they are on schedule to open Loon Lake and the Loon Lake … Read more

Taylor Creek Visitor Center hosts the 7th Lake Tahoe Bird Festival

7th Lake Tahoe Bird Festival Sunday, June 25th at Taylor Creek, Lake Tahoe   SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. — As part of the Wild Tahoe Weekend, the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS) in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will host the seventh annual Lake Tahoe Bird Festival … Read more

Plumas National Forest Announces Upgrades to Spanish Creek Campground

Spanish Creek Campground upgrades -group campsites, family campsites and parking-   QUINCY, Calif – June 15, 2017 – Spanish Creek Campground features new upgrades including three group and four family campsites plus additional parking. Five miles west of Quincy, CA along the scenic Feather River Byway (CA Hwy 70), the popular Plumas National Forest campground … Read more

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA LAUNCHES 2017 SUMMER OPERATIONS

A FAMILY SUMMER ADVENTURE KICKS OFF AT NORTHSTAR RESORT   TRUCKEE, Calif. – May 26, 2017 – Northstar California Resort kicks-off summer 2017 by providing premier mountain biking, golfing and family activities at Lake Tahoe. Whether escaping with the kids or retreating with girlfriends, the smell of roasting s’mores isn’t far behind. Northstar Bike Park … Read more

HEAVENLY MOUNTAIN RESORT SET TO DEBUT SILVER RUSH ZIP LINE TOUR

HEAVENLY MOUNTAIN TO DEBUT SILVER RUSH ZIP LINE TOUR IN LAKE TAHOE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Summer, 2017 –  New this season at Epic Discovery, the 4,159-foot Silver Rush Zip Line flies guests from tree to tree at speeds up to 40 miles per hour. Overlooking the high desert of the Carson Valley, Silver … Read more

Exploring Authentic Nevada Via UTV In Reno

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Experience A UTV Adventure In Reno UTV Adventure, Sierra Rec Magazine, Sparks NV,  I recently had the opportunity to do something new in my Rec lifestyle, UTV Riding in the Nevada desert. What a thrill ride! We hooked up with Rod Hall Driv e out at Wild West Motorsports Park just east of  Sparks off Mustang … Read more

Three Days in the Hoover Wilderness- A great beginners backpack trip out of Leavitt Meadow

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Hoover Wilderness Backpacking From Leavitt Meadow Sonora Pass – Leavitt Meadow Ca, – Sonora Pass is known for its rugged steep drive over the Sierra. The vista-view points, access to the PCT  and various backcountry lakes and hikes.  However, for a true experience of Sonora pass a backpacking trip into the Hoover Wilderness provides an … Read more

El Portal Road in Yosemite National Park Remains Closed

The El Portal Road and Arch Rock Entrance into Yosemite National Park remain closed due to a rockslide that occurred yesterday around Noon. Yosemite National Park staff are assessing the area and the road will remain closed at least through the weekend of June 17-18, 2017. After the assessment is complete, crews will begin to remove rock … Read more

Rockfall Closes El Portal Road and Arch Rock Entrance (Highway 140) Entrance to Yosemite National Park

A rockfall reported today around Noon has closed the El Portal Road and Arch Rock Entrance in Yosemite National Park. The rockfall was reported inside the park boundary about two miles east of the park line in El Portal. There are no injuries or damage to traveling vehicles reported. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/epclosedjune.htm Source: Yosemite National Park News

Night Closure to Take Place on Big Oak Flat Road Inside Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park will close the Big Oak Flat Road to all vehicular traffic, from Crane Flat to Foresta, in order to finish repairs and repave the road. This closure will be in place from 11:00 pm on Sunday, June 4, 2017 to 5:00 am on Monday, June 5, 2017. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/night-closure-to-take-place-on-big-oak-flat-road-inside-yosemite-national-park.htm Source: Yosemite National Park News