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Parks & Gardens

Donner Memorial State Park

Open

Truckee

🏛️Two cabin sites accessible via nature trail
🥾China Cove Trail offers 3.5 mile lakeside loop
🏊Bring a picnic and swim in emerald water

Where tragedy became legend: this lakeside park tells the harrowing Donner Party story through museum exhibits, cabin sites, and eight miles of trails that wind through the Sierra landscape they couldn't escape.

Historic pioneer site
Museum and exhibits
Alpine lake access
Miles of hiking trails

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What are you into?

  • Historic pioneer site
  • Museum and exhibits
  • Alpine lake access
  • Miles of hiking trails
  • Truckee