Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in California. Within California it covers roughly 55 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
State Route 4 crosses the Sierra Nevada at Ebbetts Pass, 8,736 feet, on one of the narrowest and least-traveled paved passes in the range — parts have no center line. The route climbs through volcanic crags, alpine lakes, and meadows past Lake Alpine and the Calaveras Big Trees sequoias lower down. Its tight, steep grades close it to large vehicles and to all traffic in winter.
- Ebbetts Pass (8,736 ft)
- Lake Alpine
- Calaveras Big Trees
- volcanic Sierra crags
- SR-4
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.