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All the United States California Norden

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Norden

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Norden, California

Updated January 23, 2024

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“Snowshoe” Thompson…in the snow

Norden, California

"Snowshoe" Thompson Memorial Statue

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.
Peter Grubb Hut

Norden, California

Peter Grubb Hut

This trailside hut was built in the late 1930s as a memorial to a young hiker.
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The snow sheds.

Truckee, California

Donner Pass Summit Tunnels

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
0 miles from Norden
Tiny bits of the survivor’s cabin were sold as souvenirs in the years after the Donner Party

Truckee, California

Donner Party Artifacts

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.
5 miles from Norden
The camp.

Olympic Valley, California

Whiskey Creek Camp

A well-preserved sheepherding camp now lies in the heart of the Granite Chief Wilderness, in the high Sierra Nevada.
10 miles from Norden
Webber Falls

Sierraville, California

Webber Falls

A little-known, but surprisingly large waterfall on the Little Truckee River in the northern Sierra Nevada.
11 miles from Norden
Webber Lake Hotel

Sierraville, California

Webber Lake Hotel

The only remaining hotel on the 1860s Henness Pass route over the Sierra Nevada is being restored.
12 miles from Norden
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