Donner Pass Road

Donner Pass Road: 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 Pass Road

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 Pass Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.31961, -120.31904. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Donner Pass Road

• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~1 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~6 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~7 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~17 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~17 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~17 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Washeshu Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Pluto · viewpoint · Placer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Donner Pass Road

Other forts & heritage near Donner Pass Road

• SS Tahoe · fort · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bower's Mansion · fort · Washoe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Monument · fort · Nevada · ~9 km
• American Eagle Mine · fort · Placer · ~47 km
• Dorer Mine · fort · Placer · ~48 km
• Blackhawk Mine · fort · Placer · ~48 km
• Big Chief Mine · fort · Placer · ~52 km
• Gas Hill Mine · fort · Placer · ~54 km
• Galena Creek Historic Schoolhouse · fort · Washoe · ~54 km
• Vikingsholm Castle;Vikingsholm · fort · El Dorado · ~56 km

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