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CONTACT INFORMATION

Brad Cheshire *
Supervising Ranger, California State Parks
530.550.6162 phone 1
[email protected]


Ben Griswold *
Special Event Coordinator, Sierra District
530-523-3505 phone 1
[email protected]


Dana Watkins *
North Tahoe Special Event Coordinator, California State Parks
530.550.6165 phone 1
(530) 523-3489 mobile
[email protected]
[email protected]


Permits Department, State Parks and Beaches
California Film Commission
7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA
323.860.2960 phone 1
800.858.4749 phone 2
[email protected]
http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/


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WEBSITE:
Donner Memorial State Park
Park Brochure

Keywords: Hills; Mountains; Pond / Lake / Koi Pond; Rural; Wilderness

General Notes: updated 12.17.24 bd

Jurisdictions: CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, PLACER-LAKE TAHOE FILM OFFICE - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: Y

Closed/Vacant: N

Verified: 6/16/2025

Location Details

Donner Memorial State Park (SP) / Donner Lake

United States / Truckee, California
Location ID: #1664

353-acre park with lake on timberline, in Sierra Nevada Mountains. Snow in winter.
Also Has a Smaller Picnic Ground North of Truckee.
The park is 100 miles east of Sacramento via Interstate 80, and is within the town of Truckee, just west of downtown on the south side of the freeway. // Sierra State Parks Foundation - https://sierrastateparks.org/

Location Category:

  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - State Parks;
  • TRANSPORTATION - *;
  • TRANSPORTATION - Bridges;
  • TRANSPORTATION - Bridges - Pedestrian Bridges;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - *;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Lakes / Dams / Reservoirs;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Ponds / Lagoons / Swimming Holes;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Rivers / Rapids;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Swamps / Marshes / Wetlands
 
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