Donner Memorial State Park - Truckee, CA - State/Provincial Parks on Waymarking.com

"Donner Memorial State Park is a state park of California, US, preserving the site of the Donner Camp, where members of the ill-fated Donner Party were trapped by weather during the winter of 1846–1847. Caught without shelter or adequate supplies, members of the group resorted to cannibalism to survive. The Sierra Nevada site has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The state park contains the Emigrant Trail Museum and the Pioneer Monument dedicated to the travelers of the Emigrant Trail.

Donner Memorial State Park is located outside Truckee, California. It has 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of hiking trails, campgrounds, and 3 miles (4.8 km) of lake frontage on Donner Lake. The 3,293-acre (1,333 ha) park was established in 1928." (visit link)

Park Type: Day / overnight Activities: Hiking Museum Camping Boating Park Fees: $10 Background: Site of the ill fated Donner Party, which resulted in cannibalism to survive. Date Established?: 1928 Link to Park: [Web Link] Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed

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