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just west of downtown on the south side of I-80 Truckee, CA
The horrific tale of the Donner Party is recounted in some detail in the small Emigrant Trail Museum-just ... More on The Rough Guide to: Northern California
Piedmont NWR is primarily an upland forest dominated by loblolly pine on the ridges with hardwoods found al... More on recreation.gov

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11711 Donner Pass Road,,Truckee, CA 96161
Visit the KidZone Museum The KidZone Museum is a children's museum designed for families with children up t... More on Kidzonemuseum.org
There's even a whole playground equipment all indoors, which is great in wintertime. More on Yahoo! Travel

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11711 Donner Pass Rd. Truckee, CA 96161
The KidZone museum is designed for children age 7 and under. Its hands-on exhibits help kids to develop their motor, social, and creative skills through play with a variety of objects, costumes, a...
Our Mission
The KidZone Museum is a nonprofit children’s museum serving Truckee and the Lake Tahoe basin. Our mission is to inspire the lifelong love of learning by engaging the minds, muscles and... More on Kidzonemuseum.org

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11711 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee Kidzone, Truckee, CA 96161

#5.
Truckee, Ca
The Tahoe Donner ski area is the perfect setting for families, groups, first-time skiers and older skiers who want to take a break from the hustle and bustle of large crowds or to brush up on their... More on SkiTown.com
If you do not like having to deal with kids , this is not the place for you. More on SkiResortGuide.com

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Truckee, Ca
Soda Springs is celebrating. Founded in 1935, Soda attracted early day adventurers outfitted in laced leather boots with wooden skis. Soda Springs was a popular destination accessed primarily by tr... More on SkiResortGuide.com
I personally learned there, and though I'd consider my self an intermediate to advanced skier, it's still the easiest, cheapest , closest, and most laid back of all the options in the Sierras. More on SkiResortGuide.com

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Po Box 39, Truckee, CA 96160
Nice ski & snow tubing area for whole family; very good for beginner. Staffs are helpful. More on Yahoo! Travel
I've been to a lot of different ski resorts and I'v never encountered such a horribly incompetent operation... More on Yahoo! Travel

#8.
Truckee, California
One of several ski areas lining the Interstate 80 corridor through Emigrant Gap and Donner Pass, Tahoe-Donner is the last of the string heading east. The Tahoe Donner Association, owner of the hill... More on Trails
Good hill for beginners. Gets boring pretty quick. In the middle of a upper More on Trails

#9.
11025 Pioneer Trail, Lake Tahoe, California 96161, United States of America
Spanning Mount Pluto (El. 8,610 feet) and nearby sub-summit Lookout Mountain, Northstar-at-Tahoe is a true family resort. Most of the runs are groomed, there are terrain and terrain parks to keep e... More on Trails
I went toward the end of the season, when the snow was
about 4 feet deep. Lots of powder, lots of crowds and lots of
sunshine. I ... More on igougo

#10.
19659 Boreal Ridge Rd, Truckee, CA, 96161
One of the first Tahoe area ski resorts accessible from the West on Interstate 80, Boreal prides itself on being the first to open for the season (traditionally on Halloween) and set a new resort r... More on Trails
...groomed sledding lanes at Playland Park, mini-snowmobiles. $12-$15 includes sled... More on Amazon.com
