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Donner Memorial State Museum

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12593 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA 96161, United StatesMap
Phone+1 530-582-7892
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  • Bart C
    Bart C
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    A Gem

    Donner Lake is a gem!!! Beautiful water and setting. Best of all it is not as crazy busy as Tahoe. Well worth a visit. RV park is almost impossible to get a reservation at, but if you do score, it is ...

    Reviewed on May 7, 2024
  • SouthSeasAmerican
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    Great Birding Spot

    Although we did visit the excellent museum, our primary interest was birding. We saw a white-headed woodpecker, which somehow eluded us at Lake Tahoe. The area was very birdy, including fall migrants ...

    Reviewed on Sep 19, 2023
  • ADGalant
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    The Donner Party dilemma….why?

    The Donner Party had good intentions, high expectations, and terrible decisions as they migrated westward. The museum provides a guided tour that is an absolute “must do” if you want to understand the...

    Reviewed on Sep 15, 2023
  • Baldlegal
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    Informative up to a point

    Interesting and informative, up to a point. The museum seemed to downplay the cannibalism that took place and did not provide details about the fraud perpetuated on the party by Lansford Hastings. W...

    Reviewed on Sep 7, 2023
  • Cheri A
    Cheri A
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    A thoughtful, educational history of the Donner Company Wagon Train

    My husband and I toured the Donner Visitor's Center Museum today. The stature is huge and an amazing piece of art that memorializes the trials and very difficult journey of this wagon train company. I...

    Reviewed on Sep 1, 2023

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