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SARDINE PEAK LOOKOUT

Tahoe National Forest

🏕️ CampgroundTahoe National ForestCalifornia
SARDINE PEAK LOOKOUT
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About Sardine Peak Lookout

Sardine Peak is a forest fire lookout tower that was constructed in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It is a three story enclosed tower with external stairs. Presently the top room or observation cab is the only rentable space. Sardine sits at an elevation of 8,138 feet in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of Tahoe National Forest, approximately 20 miles from Truckee, California. The lookout does not have e…

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