Donner Camp

Donner Camp: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Donner Camp

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Donner Camp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.32387, -120.23157. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Donner Camp

• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~3 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~9 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Pluto · viewpoint · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~15 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~17 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~18 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~19 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Washeshu Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Donner Camp

Other forts & heritage near Donner Camp

• Bower's Mansion · fort · Washoe · ~42 km · Must-see
• SS Tahoe · fort · Douglas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Monument · fort · Nevada · ~0 km
• Galena Creek Historic Schoolhouse · fort · Washoe · ~45 km
• McKinley Park School · fort · Washoe · ~52 km
• Fannette Island Tea House · fort · El Dorado · ~53 km
• Vikingsholm Castle;Vikingsholm · fort · El Dorado · ~53 km
• Mackay Mines · fort · Washoe · ~54 km
• Adams House · fort · Carson City · ~54 km
• Orion Clemens House · fort · Carson City · ~54 km

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