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Attractions near Truckee
Donner Lake & 15 more attractions near Truckee
16 notable places within 60 miles of Truckee: 11 ski areas, and the sights travelers look up most.
Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Donner Lake
National park units
0
parks & monuments
Ski areas
11
Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley
Big draws
0
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · in town
Donner Lake
Freshwater lake in California, United States.
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What’s around Truckee
Orange: Truckee. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.
Everything nearby
Best known first
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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2Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley
Ski resort in Placer County, California, United States.
4Empire Mine State Historic Park
State historic park in Grass Valley, California, USA.
5Donner Memorial State Park
State park and memorial in California, United States.
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11Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Ski area in California, United States.
Homewood Ski Area
Ski area located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Donner Lake: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, CC BY 2.5 · Donner Memorial State Park: Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, CC BY 2.0 · Desolation Wilderness: Phreakdigital at English Wikipedia, GFDL · Emerald Bay State Park: Michael, CC BY 2.0 · Mount Rose Ski Tahoe: Beesmill, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kirkwood Mountain Resort: Gabeguss, CC BY-SA 3.0
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