A day out from Alta Sierra: Oroville Dam, 37 mi away
Around Alta Sierra, the places to visit include 5 museums, 3 gardens and a dam. No place to visit is mapped inside Alta Sierra; 12 are within 40 miles. The best-known trip out is to Lake Tahoe, 55 mi away.
Lake Tahoe
Lake in California and Nevada, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Finding your way
The farthest of them, Sacramento Children's Museum, is 39 mi out.
Orange: Alta Sierra. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
Everything here is within 60 miles, 52 places in all.
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4Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley
Ski resort in Placer County, California, United States.
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9Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
Official residence of the governor of California.
10California State Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Sacramento, California.
11Empire Mine State Historic Park
State historic park in Grass Valley, California, USA.
12Donner Memorial State Park
State park and memorial in California, United States.
14Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
Historic site in Sacramento, California.
Old Sacramento State Historic Park
Park in the Old Sacramento Historic District in Sacramento, California.
Homewood Ski Area
Ski area located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe.
Aerospace Museum of California
Aviation museum in North Highlands, California, USA.
Crest Theatre
Movie theater and theater in Sacramento, California, United States.
Sacramento History Museum
Museum in Sacramento, California, United States of America.
University of California, Davis, Arboretum and Public Garden
Arboretum and public garden at University of California, Davis.
Bohart Museum of Entomology
Museum operated by the University of California, in Davis, California, United States.
Nevada Theatre
Movie theater and former theater in Nevada City, California, United States.
Woodland Opera House
Theater and former movie theater in Woodland, California, United States.
Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Park in Sacramento County, California, United States of America.
Sacramento Children's Museum
American children's museum near Sacramento, California.
University Arboretum at California State University, Sacramento
Arboretum and botanic garden in Sacramento, California.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Alta Sierra →
Photo credits
Lake Tahoe: Lara Farhadi, CC BY 2.0 · Donner Lake: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oroville Dam: California Department of Water Resources, Public domain · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Sutter Buttes: Expedition 32 crew/NASA, Public domain · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, CC BY 2.5 · Donner Memorial State Park: Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, CC BY 2.0 · Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: M.Mierzwa. MCalamari at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Crocker Art Museum: Amadscientist Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Desolation Wilderness: Phreakdigital at English Wikipedia, GFDL · Emerald Bay State Park: Michael, CC BY 2.0 · Bidwell Park: Saopaulo1 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Sacramento State Historic Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sacramento Zoo: L Wade Brown (Grubbycup), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aerospace Museum of California: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The California Museum: Ldabrahams at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Western Pacific Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Evicknair at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Crest Theatre: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California State Capitol Museum: [2], CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Land Park: Mymetlifebee$1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California Automobile Museum: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McKinley Park: Ingawh, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sacramento History Museum: Janannwa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of California, Davis, Arboretum and Public Garden: Shamanic Shift Center from Living and out reaching more in rainbow spacetime & c, CC BY 2.0 · Cesar E. Chavez Plaza: Lowe, Jet Related names: O'Connell, Kristen, transmitter California State Railr, Public domain · Bohart Museum of Entomology: Jakobjess, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California State Indian Museum: Epp, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wells Fargo Pavilion: Amadscientist, Public domain · Nevada Theatre: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodland Opera House: Flickr user basykes, CC BY 2.0 · Bernhard Museum Complex: YankeeSpirit, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eddy Arboretum: United States Forest Service, Public domain · Jensen Botanical Gardens: Kowloonese at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Northern California Art: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rusch Botanical Gardens: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University Arboretum at California State University, Sacramento: DevinCook at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Sacramento Valley Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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