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Olympic Valley

CA · 39.1954, -120.2355

Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive and Mount Rose Highway are signed byways within 30 miles of Olympic Valley, California.

The existence of Olympic Valley as more than a dot on the map is heavily tied to the 1960 Winter Olympics. Wayne Poulsen, president of the Squaw Valley Development Company, convinced then California governor Goodwin Knight to support a bid by Squaw Valley to host the 1960 Winter Olympics and the governor did so, asking his state legislature to appropriate a million dollars for that purpose.
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Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Olympic Valley?

Byway's engine bakes one loop from Olympic Valley: 8 h, 278 miles, 3 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Olympic Valley?

The 8 h loop stops at Pacific Grade Summit, Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot and Historic Glendale School House. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Public land

Campgrounds

Lookouts

Named places

  • KT-22 · 1 mi
  • Poulsen Peak · 1 mi
  • Five Lakes Trailhead · 1 mi
  • Olympic Meadow Preserve · 1 mi
  • Olympic Valley Park · 2 mi
  • Silver Peak · 2 mi
  • Olympic Flame · 2 mi
  • Alpine Springs Community Park · 2 mi

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