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Donner Memorial State Park, Truckee, CA

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Donner Memorial State Park

A Sierra Nevada state park on Donner Lake with hiking, lake recreation, and a Pioneer Monument honoring emigrants who crossed the mountains.

Truckee, CA

About Donner Memorial State Park

Set at about 6,000 feet near Truckee, this state park sits on the shore of Donner Lake. Visitors can hike its trails, paddle, fish, picnic, or camp in summer, and cross-country ski or snowshoe in winter. The park centers on the Pioneer Monument, which commemorates California emigrants of the mid-1800s, and a visitor center that covers the Donner Party, Washoe history, railroad construction, and early motoring over Donner Pass. The park also preserves part of the Donner Camp site, which Wikipedia describes as a National Historic Landmark.

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