A day out from Calpine: Donner Lake, 25 mi away
Calpine’s list takes in 8 ski areas, 4 museums and 3 gardens. Nothing is mapped inside Calpine, but 23 places to visit are within 40 miles. Further afield lies Lake Tahoe, at 46 mi.
Lake Tahoe
Lake in California and Nevada, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
At 40 mi, Diamond Peak is the farthest one out.
Orange: Calpine. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
All 35 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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5Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley
Ski resort in Placer County, California, United States.
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7Empire Mine State Historic Park
State historic park in Grass Valley, California, USA.
8Donner Memorial State Park
State park and memorial in California, United States.
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13Plumas National Forest
National Forest in northern California, United States.
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Homewood Ski Area
Ski area located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe.
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.
Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center
Planetarium and museum in Reno, Nevada.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Calpine → · Calpine’s history →
Photo credits
Lake Tahoe: Lara Farhadi, CC BY 2.0 · Pyramid Lake: Rhalden, Public domain · 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 · 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 · 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 · National Automobile Museum: User:Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Western Pacific Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Evicknair at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Fourth Ward School: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Nevada Museum of Art: Rmart123, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piper's Opera House: Vivaverdi, CC BY 3.0 · Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ, JR, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nevada Theatre: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
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