At Kirkwood Mountain Resort, we found at least 1 place to stay about a 5-minute walk or less from the bottom of a lift. The closest we found is Meadow Stone Lodge - Aspen, about 4 minutes on foot from Cornice Express.
In summer Kirkwood Mountain Resort has 4 trailheads within about 4 miles, Caples Lake 1.4 miles from the main base. Caples Lake Resort is 1.0 mi from a trailhead as the crow flies.
- 11lifts on the map
- 58mapped runs
- 1,660 ftvertical, lowest lift to top
- 9,470 fthighest point mapped
- 4trailheads within 4 mi
- 1.4 mito the nearest named lake
Ski-in/ski-out or a short walk?
Among the places to stay we found at Kirkwood Mountain Resort, 1 place to stay is about a 5-minute walk or less from the bottom of a lift. “Ski-in/ski-out” and “slopeside” are labels each property gives itself, and they can mean a run past the door or a groomed path to the nearest chair. We don't repeat the label; we measure the walk to a lift's bottom station and how close a mapped run passes. Before you book, ask the property which run reaches the door and whether it is groomed all season.
Places to stay, closest first
Condo complexes and rental homes are often missing from the open data we measure, so the real number near the lifts is usually higher. The mountain's own lodging pages list them.
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3 places to stay
- 4min walk1.4mi to a trail
Meadow Stone Lodge - Aspen
Hotel · 1377 Kirkwood Meadows Drive, Kirkwood, CA- To Cornice Express: about 4 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Lake Margaret Trailhead): 1.4 mi as the crow flies
Food: The Cornice, 450 ft
- 1.6mi to a lift1.0mi to a trail
Caples Lake Resort
Hotel · 1111 CA 88- To Snowkirk chairlift: 1.6 mi as the crow flies
- To the nearest trailhead (Lake Margaret Trailhead): 1.0 mi as the crow flies
Food: The Restaurant at Caples Lake, 40 ft
- 2.6mi to a lift2.6mi to a lift
Kit Carson Lodge
Hotel- To Bunny chairlift: 2.6 mi as the crow flies
- To Bunny chairlift: 2.6 mi as the crow flies
Food: Kit Carson Restaurant, 40 ft
Summer at Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Read from OpenStreetMap; distances are straight-line from the main base. What runs in summer, and when, is up to the mountain: check its own calendar.
- Nearest trailheadsLake Margaret Trailhead (1.4 mi), Thunder Mountain Trailhead (2.6 mi), Meiss Trailhead (4.2 mi)
- Lakes nearbyCaples Lake (1.4 mi), Kirkwood Lake (1.7 mi), Emigrant Lake (2.2 mi)
The mountain in winter
Counts come from the map, which can lag behind a new lift or a renamed run.
- Runs by difficulty on the map8 easier, 18 more difficult, 32 most difficult
- Cross-country (Nordic) skiing nearbyBear Valley Adventure Company (15 mi, 26 mi of trails)
Other mountains close by
- Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort8 mi away · California
- Bear Valley13 mi away · Bear Valley, California
- Heavenly Mountain Resort21 mi away · Stateline, Nevada
- Homewood Ski Area28 mi away · Tahoma, California
- Granlibakken Ski Resort33 mi away · Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California
- Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows34 mi away · Tahoe City, California
Good to know
How many places to stay are within walking distance of the lifts at Kirkwood Mountain Resort?
We measured 3 places to stay around Kirkwood Mountain Resort in open map data. 1 is about a 5-minute walk or less from the bottom of a lift, 1 within about 10 minutes and 1 within about 20. The rest are farther out.
Is there ski-in/ski-out lodging at Kirkwood Mountain Resort?
No place to stay we found sits right beside a mapped run here, but 1 place to stay is about a 5-minute walk or less from the bottom of a lift. Any ski-in/ski-out claim is the property's own: ask how the run reaches the door.
Which lift has the most lodging close by?
Cornice Express: 1 of the places to stay we list are within about 10 minutes on foot of its bottom station.
Is Kirkwood Mountain Resort worth a summer trip?
The map shows 4 trailheads within about 4 miles; Caples Lake 1.4 miles from the main base. Lift-served biking and summer rides depend on the operator's season, so check its site for dates.
How high does Kirkwood Mountain Resort go?
The highest point on our map is about 9,470 feet, and the lowest lift starts near 7,810 feet, a drop of about 1,660 feet. Elevations come from the map's terrain model, so treat them as close, not exact.
How do you work out the minutes?
Along a mapped walking route from each place to stay to the bottom station of the nearest chairlift, gondola or tram you can walk to, at an easy pace. Where the map has no route we give the distance as the crow flies instead of minutes. How we measure.