https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/21/highway-50-to-lake-tahoe-is-closed-what-you-need-to-know-evacuation/ > The Caldor Fire on Saturday jumped Highway 50, the main route from the Sacramento area to South Lake Tahoe. Caltrains had closed a nearly 50-mile stretch of the highway on Friday. > The western closure is at Pollock Pines and the eastern closure is at Meyers.