Carson Pass, California · 7,820 ft
A lodge in the high Sierra
Twelve rooms, a shared table, and the trail out the door. Timber, granite, and the last of the light.
The house
Built for weather, not for a photograph
Vale sits just off Silver Fork Road, a short gravel turn from the pass. The lodge is timber and stone, twelve rooms, a kitchen that cooks one dinner. We keep the porch light on and the rest of the valley dark.
Guests come to walk, to soak, to sleep at altitude. We do not invent a program around that. The trail is marked. The tubs are hot. Breakfast starts at half-six, whether you asked or not.
Stay
Three rooms worth naming
Pine
Forest suite
$640
A wide bed facing the trees. Morning light, wool, and nothing extra.
Loft
High room
$580
A pitched timber ceiling, a skylight, and a chair for late reading.
Creek
Cabin
$720
A standalone cabin over the fork. Stone hearth, wool, running water.
