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Donner Memorial State Park Beach–Jellystone, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. The route reaches Donner Memorial State Park Beach. It climbs 818 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,922 – 6,765 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail 39.32467, -120.23277
Nearest town Armstrong, CA

Directions

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Donner Memorial State Park Beach–Jellystone, 5 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 5,923–6,765 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail · 39.32467, -120.23277

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

  1. Start on Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Donner Memorial State Park Beach.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SW.
  16. 1.1 miTurn right onto Jellystone, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 200 ftReach Donner Memorial State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading NE.
  20. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

77% dirt15% paved8% 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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