Donner Memorial State Park
Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
parks
At a glance
- Size
- 3293
- Established
- 1928
parks detail
- Hook
- The Pioneer Monument and Donner Lake beaches at the pass that named a tragedy
- More
- The Pioneer Monument's pedestal stands 22 feet tall — the snow depth of the terrible winter of 1846–47 — and the museum handles the Donner Party story with care and context. Summer means Donner Lake swimming and China Cove; the rebuilt museum also covers the railroad's Chinese builders.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.324, -120.233