Takes some effort but the views are worth it! From the parking lot we hiked along snow covered but very packed Cold Stream Drive till we reached the side of the ridge to save time and improve our odds of reaching the ...
Coldstream Trail to Lost cabin A white curtain of snow obscured my view of a sparse pine forest and the towering mountains bordering Donner Memorial State Park. The temperature on that morning had dropped below 30, an...
Pretty ascent up the side of the ridge with good distant views of Donner Lake and Coldstream Valley when the trees thinned out. Easy access from the freeway. This was our first time here and we accidentally picked a s...
Lost Trail Lodge My destination was the Lost Trail Lodge, a hike-in lodge about four miles away, in a valley south of Donner Lake, bounded on three sides by Sierra Nevada peaks. I learned about the place the previous...
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This is the entire length of the Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail. It is fairly long but reasonably flat and is popular with joggers and especially with mountain bikers. The trail starts by the Tahoe Donner developm...
The museum offers a good introduction to the natural history of the Sierra Nevada. To see some of this natural history for yourself, take a hike. One of the most dramatic workings of nature is the evidence left behind...
Donner Lake is a freshwater lake in Northeast California on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada and about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of the much larger Lake Tahoe. A moraine serves as a natural dam for the lake. The l...
Donner State park nature trail. Forest and meadow with a creek and a beaver dam. Smooth well packed level trail.
5.0
Great beginner snowshoe with beautiful scenery walking through forest as well as along Donner Lake.
Snowshoe along lake. $5 parking, but restrooms are closed.
Snow hike rather than snow shoeing with David, Landy, Susan P., Jan and John
Beautiful snow
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