Donner Memorial State Park and Emigrant Trail Museum - Truckee National And State Park

  • Address: Highway 80, Truckee, CA
  • Phone: +1 530 587 3841 / +1 530 587 384
  • Website:www.parks.ca.gov
Donner Memorial State Park and Emigrant Trail Museum
Highway 80
Truckee, CA

Donner Memorial State Park and Emigrant Trail Museum Details

Full Amenity List

  • Picnic Tables

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • This museum documents the fascinating and tragic history of the Donner Party's journey to the west coast. more on TripAdvisor
  • Pets must be either leashed or off-leash but under direct voice control. To get there from Interstate 80, take the Highway 89 North exit and go 2.3 miles to Alder Creek Road. Turn left and ... more on DogFriendly.com
  • Pets must be on leash at all times and please clean up after them. The park has campgrounds but they are undergoing renovation from 2003 to ... more on DogFriendly.com

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Donner Memorial State Park

...bring your saucers for free play on a tame slope... Insiders' Guide, a user of Insiders' Guide. Read full review on Amazon.com

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5.0
Some extremely happy SeaDoo riders!

Did we get a great day at Donner Lake or what? After record-breaking heat the day before, the weather changed for the better. Our crew was ready for some water fun. The wind was up, enough to provide an interesting amount of chop but not too overwhelming. SeaDoo rentals are available inside Donne... CLwriter, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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3.0
Old favorite

Donner Memorial State Park is an old favorite. I've been camping here since I was a kid (many years ago). Nice campgrounds. Remodeled bath facilities. Yes, it is dusty, but that's to be expected with ground Sierra granite and an over used state park. Great beach on Donner lake. Water was very nic... WCEAGLE2, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

Directions

The park is 100 miles east of Sacramento via Interstate 80, and is within the town of Truckee, just west of downtown on the south side of the freeway.

Hours

8a-5p M-Su

Other Web Resources

  • www.parks.ca.gov
  • http://www.visitcalifornia.com

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