donner memorial state park and emigrant trail museum
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Yes, most of us just get in our cars and make the trek from the Bay Area to Reno and back in about 4 hours. If you like to make a stop, though, and you want some fascinating history and/or great easy hiking along the way, then this is a wonderful location!Much has already been noted about the museum displays and movie detailing the story of the Donner Party. The displays are a bit "dated", but very interesting.There is also a nice level hike from the parking area, along Donner Creek to Donner Lake. The paths are maintained beautifully. There is a nice 3.5 mile loop, but you can really choose to make it any length depending on how far you want to go. Of course, this all depends on the weather! When it's clear this is a gorgeous way to get off the freeway for a while.
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If your not familiar with the Donner party tragedy, just visit this swanky little museum. The state park offers beautiful walking trails around the gorgeous yet less popular lake. their is camping and places for picnics also. Really scenic area just outside the madness of Lake Tahoe.
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Always facinated with the Donner Party tragedy, it was a must visit for me. Having read books on the horrific events of the Donner Party it was nice, but sad, to see the actual area where it took place. The new visitors center was not open when we were there in September 2014. The monument to the emigrants is especially night, and the shaft of it is 22 feet high, the height of the snow fall in the winter of 1846. It's too bad the plaque about that is on the rear of the monument because a lot of people don't want around it. Glad we went and hopefully next time, the visitors center will be open.
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We really enjoy camping at donner state park. Camp grounds are really clean, sites are large and contain nice fire pit and picnic table. Great trails to walk and the lake is within easy distance of walking or driving. Noise levels have been good. Great place, not to far to take a family. Only thing that would be nice is electric hookups.
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There's a fascinating story to discover here, but at present, the park falls short in telling it. The visitor center is currently not worth visiting; it's simply dated and its exhibits are not impressive. A new facility for guests was still under construction as of June 2014. Its a gorgeous building and looks like it will be very impressive indeed when it is finished! I plan to return when this is complete and the story of the Donner party is fully told so that guests can truly appreciate what happened here. In the meantime, come only to view the large pedestal monument and to take a nice hike to the lake.
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Nice presentation of the natural and human history of the area. Much more than the tragedy of the Donner Party.
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You can't visit North Lake Tahoe without visiting the Donner Memorial Museum, and, perhaps hiking around Donner Lake. Take a picnic. Nearby street parking is free. The lot is not.
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The campground is situated in a beautiful area and the sites are separated a fair distance for the most part. Longer rigs will have a tough time though. The trails are awesome. The museum is full of the history of the Donner party and is fascinating but it is getting a bit worn. Still interesting though.
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I had never even heard of this until we heard about it from a traveler. Im glad we went,what an emotional site to think they all tried hard to make the passage and suffered such tragic loses.
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Two opportunities, the museum at the state park and a roadside stop on Highway 80. The historical marker describes the early immigration to California through this route. "The spring of 1845 saw the first covered wagons surmount the Sierra Nevada Mountains. They left this valley, ascended to the ridge, and turned westward to old Emigrant Gap. The wagons were lowered by ropes to the floor of Bear Valley." Over 250,000 used this 1,250 mile route from St. Louis in their covered wagons before the transcontinental railroad in 1869. Highly recommended stops to better appreciate the challenge of coming to California by covered wagon.