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Welcome to Tahoe and Truckee
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Truckee
Truckee is located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, just west of the Nevada state line. We are 30-45 minutes to the Reno-Tahoe Internaional Airport. Donner Lake is located within the Town Limits and Donner Pass over the summit of the Sierra Nevada is just west of Town. Interstate 80, the major east-west trans-Sierra "all-weather" highway, passes through the Town on its way between California and Nevada.
At the crossroads of Intersate 80 and Highways 89 and 267, the historic Town of Truckee greets you. You can't help but stop and admire its surrounding snow-capped mountains and meadows. More than 15,000 recreation-loving people enjoy the small town atmosphere. Truckee has its own airport, schools, and hospital.
Surrounding neighborhoods include Donner Lake, Gateway, Glenshire, Prosser, Sierra Meadows, Northstar, Old Greenwood, Tahoe Donner and Lahontan.
For a list of helpful Telephone numbers in Truckee, click here.
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is 180 miles northeast of San Francisco, with access by major highways and airports on both north and south shores. Reno is within 50 minutes. Virginia City, the famed Ponderosa Ranch, the Carson Valley and many historic sites are within an hours drive. Lake Tahoe is North America’s largest alpine lake, measuring 12 miles wide, 22 miles long and 72 miles around. It is the third deepest lake in the world with an average depth of 989 feet. The lake’s capacity is 122,000,000 acre-feet which is enough to cover the state of California with more than one foot of water. The Lake is two thirds in California and one third in Nevada.
Because of several decades of stringent growth and development ordinances, the lake remains 99.7 percent pure. The average surface temperature of the water varies from 41 degrees in winter to 68 degrees in summer. The lake never freezes. Lake Tahoe’s weather forecasts 80 percent chance of sunshine in any season, low humidity, 40-50 degree average winter temperatures and 70-75 degree average temperatures in the summer. Average annual snowfall is 350 inches.
Long before white settlers arrived in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for nearly 10,000 years, the lake was home to the Washoe Indian. They considered Lake Tahoe sacred - the water of life which fed all living things. The discovery of gold and silver in the Sierra, the arrival of the white man and the growth of towns and settlements in the late 1800’s, ended the era of the Washoe.
Lake Tahoe became the favorite summer vacation spot for wealthy San Franciscans in the 1900’s, beginning the reign of tourism as the foundation of the lake’s economy. Today, mild temperatures and the crystal clear lake encourage outdoor enthusiasts to sample Lake Tahoe’s many recreational activities: golfing, hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, camping, sailing, biking and horseback riding.
And in the winter, Lake Tahoe proves its reputation as one the world’s finest year-around playgrounds with American’s highest concentration of ski resorts, including Squaw Valley/USA, host of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Alpine Meadows, Heavenly Valley, Kirkwood and Northstar.
Complete community services are available around the entire lake with a full range of fine restaurants, motels, luxury home and condo rentals, casino-hotels and top-name entertainment, convenient shopping, excellent public schools, colleges and an active arts community.
For a list of usefull Lake Tahoe Telephone numbers click here.
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Lake Tahoe gets an average of 215.4 inches of snowfall, or a little under 18 feet. Upper elevations can get between 300 and 500 inches per year. |
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Winds: |
Winds are generally mild, 10-15 mph, out of the west and northwest. During storm periods they can average 25-35 mph. |
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The sunshine probability for the Basin is 84%, with at least 300 days of sun per year. |
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Dress: |
Sweaters and jackets are almost always necessary in the evenings. Winter means heavy jackets and warm boots and clothes, while summer days can be spent in shorts and t-shirts. |
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Population: |
In 1950 there were 2,500 permanent residents in the Lake Tahoe Basin. By 1999 that number had risen to 52,570 with 14,734 in Nevada and 37,836 in California. |
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