Hope Valley is located in the California Sierra Nevada Mountains along HWY 88 in Alpine County. HWY 88 crosses the Sierras between Interstate HWY 50 and HWY 4. Hope Valley is located 35 minuets south of South Lake Tahoe (HWY 89), 1 hour west from Carson City Nevada (HWY 88) . Besides camping and backpacking, accomadations include Sorensen's Resort.