Kyburz Flat Interpretive Site

Facility · California ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Tahoe National Forest (NF) · Open Access

6,327 ft
Elevation

The Kyburz Flat Interpretive Area has three historic areas within this driving and walking tour. Interpretive and directional signs at each stop provide information on a Native American petroglyph type known as cupules, a boardwalk that meanders through the site of an early stage route on Henness Pass road and a picnic area and reconstructed brick oven from the days of the Wheeler Sheep Camp. The entire tour should take less than an hour.

The Kyburz marsh lies southeast of the interpretive area and is a California Watchable Wildlife site for migrating birds. The road continues east and links to additional forest roads and a couple of fire lookouts that may be of interest to backroad travelers, mountain bikers or even hikers.

Getting there

39.50563, -120.24059 · 39°30'20.3"N 120°14'26.1"W

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Typical weather

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Precip in5.05.24.42.11.60.50.30.40.61.83.05.6

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 2.4 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Kyburz Flat Interpretive Site

Can you reserve a site at Kyburz Flat Interpretive Site?
No. Kyburz Flat Interpretive Site is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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