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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Truckee

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Truckee, California

Updated December 21, 2021

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Unusual Attractions in Truckee

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.

Plaque on the stone that was the former wall of the Henry cabin and lists all members of the Donner party who perished and survived.

Truckee, California

Donner Party Artifacts

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Artifacts from Boca.

Truckee, California

Boca

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

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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.

8 miles from Truckee

The Martis Peak Lookout.

Kings Beach, California

Martis Peak Lookout

An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.

8 miles from Truckee

Peter Grubb Hut

Norden, California

Peter Grubb Hut

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

10 miles from Truckee

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.

12 miles from Truckee

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