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What to do and see in Truckee, California (CA): The Best Free Things to do
On the California-Nevada border, Truckee-Lake Tahoe's scenic mountain beauty is perfect for romantic getaways and outdoor excitement. Lake Tahoe is America's largest alpine lake, with beautiful blue water surrounded by 70 miles of gorgeous shoreline. Donner Lake offers a public beach, and Donner Memorial State Park has campsites and trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding and rock climbing. Boca Dam and Reservoir features magnificent fishing, with rainbow, brook, and brown trout, plus Kokanee salmon.
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1. Truckee Bike Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By Journey16429445878 - San Francisco, United States
Easily one of the best bike parks anywhere. You can see the care and attention that has gone into crafting this place. Lines for everyone from beginner to the advanced rider. A "must visit" when in town if you are into bikes.
2. Truckee River Legacy Trail
3. Martis Peak Fire Lookout
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By tinaNtravel - San Jose, United States
We hiked to Martis Peak from Brockway Summit on 267 just outside King City, North Lake Tahoe. It was a fairly nice hike through the forest and then through a meadow. The trail is listed as moderate, and I would list it as easy-moderate, for the most part. Towards the end of the hike, we passed a parking lot and then had to walk up a paved road to get to the peak. At the peak, is a picnic table, an outhouse, and the look out. Inside the look out, there are drawings with names of all the peaks on that side of the look out, which was very nice - as you could see the name of what you were looking at. Unfortunately, the day we were there, the smoke from the wild fires had blown in and we barely saw any of the view - it was that hazy. We would definetly do this hike again, once the fire danger/smoke is well gone, as we'd really like to see the view - it has got to be fantastic.
4. Tompkins Memorial Trail
5. Historic Downtown Truckee
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 215 reviews
Reviewed By Connecticutwanders
Filled with unique shops and great restaurants, historic Truckee is a great place for holiday shopping or just a fun day trip out of Sacramento or Reno. Make the drive!
6. Mt Judah Loop Trail
7. Rainbow Bridge / Donner Summit Bridge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By drmader - Orinda, United States
We spent some Time walking through old tunnels and taking in views of donner. Looks like a scene from Cars the movie ..with interesting rock formation and color. Back side of sugar bowl and dinner ski areas . Easy flat hiking ...people had strollers and young kids, older people too. Beautiful
8. Donner Pass
9. Commercial Row and Jibboom Street
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 13 reviews
This downtown intersection has preserved the architectural flavor of the "old west."
Reviewed By TV2451
This is the center of downtown Truckee where all the stores, bars and restaurants are. Kind of like an old west town in design. The food is good and it's laid back.
10. Old Truckee Jail Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By LG217 - Cheyenne, United States
Great little piece of history in downtown Truckee. The guides were very knowledgeable and described many stories about the history of the jail and locals back in the 1800s. Great artifacts and photos. Free admission (they run off of donations only) and worth a visit if you like history.
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