State Route 207

The sole purpose of California 207 to take traffic from California 4 (Ebbetts Pass Highway) northwest to the parking lot at the Bear Valley Mountain Resort, formerly known as the Mt. Reba Ski Area. The ski area first opened in December 1967 near the base of Mt. Reba (under the direction of local Maury Rasmussen) and remains in operation today.

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Tall lineator posts line both sides of the highway to allow snowplows to see both sides of California 207 in times of deep snow. Drifts several feet deep are common along California 207 and nearby California 4 near the ski area and mountain resort.

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The first reassurance shield of California 207 north is posted shortly thereafter.

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The state route retains two lanes even as the highway gains elevation. The parking lot for the mountain resort lies at the top of the hill.

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California 207 ends as it enters the permit area for the Bear Valley Mountain Resort. The endpoint comes a bit prior to the actual parking lot. The end shield seems to have been hit and battered a few times.

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Continuing nearly due west, Mount Reba Road ends at the parking lot for the Bear Valley Mountain Resort. From this point, a driveway leads north down a series of switchbacks to the resort lodge, main parking lot, and ski run.

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Leaving the Bear Valley Mountain Resort parking lot, California 207 begins its journey east and then south to meet California 4 a few miles east of Bear Valley Village.

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This view shows the exit from the Bear Valley Mountain Resort parking lot to California 207 south.

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While there is a northbound end shield, there is no first reassurance shield for southbound.

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California 207 (Mt. Reba Road) southeast of the Bear Valley Mountain Resort parking lot in Bear Valley.

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California 207 south between Bear Valley Mountain Resort and California 4 (Ebbetts Pass Highway).

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Southbound California 207 (Mt. Reba Road) at California 4 (Ebbetts Pass Highway) intersection. Oddly, no signs are posted for California 4, and there is no end shield for California 207 south. California 4 east heads to Ebbetts Pass and west to Bear Valley Village and Angels Camp.

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Looking south and east from the top parking lot at the Bear Valley Mountain Resort is this view of Bear Valley looking toward Elephant Rock and Bull Run Peak in the distance.

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