Best hikes in Donner Memorial State Park
Ambleway maps 44 hikes in Donner Memorial State Park, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 35 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Jackass Road–Jellystone, 4 sights. The biggest climb is Coldstream Trail–Emigrant Trail, 4 sights, gaining 3,336 ft, and the network tops out at 8,273 ft.
- Old Emigrant Trail Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 428 ft
- Old Emigrant Trail Road & Ponds Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Donner Memorial Connector Path (Washed Out) 2.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Creek Overlook Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Lakeview Canyon Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 605 ft
- Tunnel Rock–Snowshed, 3 cliffs 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft
- Donner Lake & Lakeview Canyon Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 732 ft
- JP's Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 646 ft
- Tunnel #8 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,211 ft
- Jellystone & Lower Yogi Bear 4.7 mi · ▲ 697 ft
- China Cove Beach–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft
- Cold Stream Road 6 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Jackass Point–Donkey Town Trail, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Donner Memorial State Park Beach–Jellystone, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 818 ft
- Donkey Town Trail–El Burro Trail, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Captain Caveman Loop 6.7 mi · ▲ 621 ft
- Crest Divide Road & Emigrant Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,725 ft
- Jellystone–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft
- Jellystone–Lower Yogi Bear, 5 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft
- Over Ridge Road & Schallenberger Ridge Road 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,384 ft
- Donner Summit Lakes Trail–Hewlett Road, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,127 ft
- Jackass Spur–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,168 ft
- Signal Hill–Snowshed, 8 lakes 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,525 ft
- Jackass Spur–Jellystone Loop, 5 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,626 ft
- Lake Angela–Flora Lake, 7 lakes 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,923 ft
- German Ridge–Lake Angela, 4 lakes 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,533 ft
- Roller Pass–Emigrant Trail, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,537 ft
- Lake Mary–Emigrant Trail, 5 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,465 ft
- Petroglyph Cliff–Donner Pass, 5 sights 14 mi · ▲ 2,105 ft
- Jackass Road–Jellystone, 4 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 2,457 ft
- South View Road & Woodcamp Road via Yogi's 15.6 mi · ▲ 3,160 ft
- Coldstream Trail–Emigrant Trail, 4 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 3,336 ft
- Lower Yogi Bear–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 1,921 ft
- Emigrant Trail–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,322 ft
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- Beaver Pond & Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Truckee River Legacy Trail 3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Snowshed East Face–Snowshed North Face, 4 cliffs 3.2 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Beaver Pond & Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 906 ft
- Snowshed–Snowshed North Face, 5 cliffs 3.9 mi · ▲ 983 ft
- Billy Mac Canyon Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 920 ft
- Mount Stephens–Snowshed, 6 cliffs 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft
- El Burro 5.1 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Donner Peak–Donner Peak Viewpoint, 9 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,906 ft