Donner Lake & Donner Memorial State Park Beach via Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. The route passes Donner Memorial State Park Beach before reaching Donner Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,925 – 5,968 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 39.32256, -120.22702
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
Directions
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Donner Lake & Donner Memorial State Park Beach via Truckee River Legacy Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Elevation 5,925–5,970 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: connector · 39.32256, -120.22702
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Donner Memorial State Park Beach.
- 250 ftReach Donner Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% gravel11% paved2% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
87°60°
Wed
87°57°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
90°58°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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