Donner Memorial State Park Creek Campground

3 mi southwest of Truckee, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

State parktype

First comebooking

Jun–Sepbest months

About Donner Memorial State Park Creek Campground

Fees: Fee
Managed by: California State Parks
Where: 3 mi southwest of Truckee, CA · 39.31999, -120.23313

Amenities:

Tents allowed

Weather by month

43°

20°Jan

44°

21°Feb

48°

24°Mar

53°

27°Apr

62°

34°May

72°

39°Jun

80°

44°Jul

80°

43°Aug

74°

38°Sep

62°

31°Oct

50°

25°Nov

42°

19°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Jackass Point Sp	ATV road	0.8 mi	0.6 mi
Donner Lake Rim Trail	Horse	1.0 mi	12.3 mi
Jackass Sp	ATV road	1.1 mi	1.3 mi
Sawtooth	Hiking	2.0 mi	8.5 mi
Bald Mountain Motorcycle Trail	Dirt bike	2.4 mi	3.0 mi
16E14-E15	Dirt bike	2.4 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Suburban

The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.

Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 13.1 mi
Water fill-up: 6.2 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Granite Flat (California) 2.2 mi
Alder Creek Campground 3.5 mi
Goose Meadows 4.5 mi
Dispersed spot · 7 mi E of Kingvale 5.3 mi
Prosser Pits OHV Area 5.3 mi
Yuba Pass Snowpark 5.3 mi