A day out from Alta: Donner Lake, 30 mi away
Alta and its surroundings hold 6 ski areas, 2 state parks and 2 museums. Nothing on our list is inside Alta; the 14 places to visit are within 40 miles. Make a day of it at Lake Tahoe, 42 mi away.
Lake Tahoe
Lake in California and Nevada, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped around Alta
On the map, most of the 14 sit to the east.
Orange: Alta. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
These 63 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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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.
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12Empire Mine State Historic Park
State historic park in Grass Valley, California, USA.
13Donner Memorial State Park
State park and memorial in California, United States.
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
Historic site in Sacramento, California.
Plumas National Forest
National Forest in northern California, United States.
Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Ski area in California, United States.
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.
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
Theater in Reno, Nevada, United States.
Nevada Theatre
Movie theater and former theater in Nevada City, California, United States.
Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Park in Sacramento County, California, United States of America.
Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center
Planetarium and museum in Reno, Nevada.
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 → · Alta’s history →
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 · Mackay Stadium: Lanski, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Mount Rose Ski Tahoe: Beesmill, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Desolation Wilderness: Phreakdigital at English Wikipedia, GFDL · Emerald Bay State Park: Michael, CC BY 2.0 · Plumas National Forest: Plumas National Forest, Public domain · Reno Arch: Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kirkwood Mountain Resort: Gabeguss, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Sacramento State Historic Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Automobile Museum: User:Jaydec, 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 · Nevada Museum of Art: Rmart123, 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 · Cesar E. Chavez Plaza: Lowe, Jet Related names: O'Connell, Kristen, transmitter California State Railr, Public domain · California State Indian Museum: Epp, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ, JR, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wells Fargo Pavilion: Amadscientist, Public domain · Nevada Theatre: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bernhard Museum Complex: YankeeSpirit, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eddy Arboretum: United States Forest Service, Public domain · Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jensen Botanical Gardens: Kowloonese at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rusch Botanical Gardens: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University Arboretum at California State University, Sacramento: DevinCook at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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