Donner Memorial State Park Beach & Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. The route reaches Donner Memorial State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,922 – 5,955 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31910, -120.23198
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
Directions
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Donner Memorial State Park Beach & Truckee River Legacy Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 5,923–5,956 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 39.31910, -120.23198
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Donner Memorial State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 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
36% paved28% gravel1% dirt35% 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°
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