A snowmaking-backed Tube Town one mile off I-80, with a moving sidewalk, walk-up entry and a separate Planet Kids zone.
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Dynamic pricing $64-89; Tube Town area
Rough cost for a family of four: about $256.00 at the posted starting rate, before rentals, food, or parking. Many parks sell tubing by the hour or by a fixed session rather than a full-day pass — check the note above for exactly what that price buys.
Soda Springs Mountain Resort is a ski area about a mile off I-80, and its tubing zone is called Tube Town. Riders are carried back to the top on a moving sidewalk, and the record notes snowmaking, which helps when natural snow is thin. The resort also offers skiing and snowboarding, so a mixed group can split up for the day.
Planning is mostly about price and height. The record lists dynamic pricing of $64 to $89, so the same visit can cost different amounts depending on the date. Tube Town requires riders to be 8 or older and at least 42 inches, and children who don’t qualify are pointed to a separate Planet Kids area, which the source note describes for children under 7. Our record shows no reservation requirement and no night tubing, and it doesn’t list hours or a session length, so confirm those on the resort’s Tube Town page before you drive.
Soda Springs sits in a cluster of Truckee-area options. Boreal Mountain Resort is about 3 miles away, and Tahoe Donner Snowplay is about 4 miles away with a lower 36-inch minimum. If your youngest is too small for Tube Town, that comparison is worth making.
Pricing is dynamic ($64 to $89 in the record), so compare dates before you buy. Snowmaking means early season is possible, but check the resort's conditions page first.
Session length isn't in our record, so confirm it when you buy; allow extra time to park and get tickets at the base.
Anyone under age 8 or 42 inches, or anyone wanting night tubing; the record lists no night sessions.
Boreal Mountain Resort is about 3 miles away, while Donner Ski Ranch and Tahoe Donner Snowplay are each about 4 miles away.
The record lists a minimum age of 8 and a minimum height of 42 inches for Tube Town. Younger children are directed to Planet Kids.
The record says reservations are not required, but pricing is dynamic, so check the resort's ticket page for the price on your date.
Tube Town uses a moving sidewalk (a magic carpet) to bring riders back to the top, so there is no walking up.
Current-season dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the park before driving out — tubing seasons shift with the weather.
Tubing starts at $64 per person. Dynamic pricing $64-89; Tube Town area
Minimum height is 42 inches. Minimum age is 8.
We track 21 tubing hills in California. At $64 a head this one sits above the state median of $20, undercutting 2 of the 10 paid parks we track here.
One caveat worth repeating: this park had not published its current-season dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 21 parks we track in California had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as a prior season's until the park confirms it.
There is 1 other tubing hill we track in Soda Springs. All California tubing hills →
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Checked September 2026.