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Little Bald Mountain Trail

Parks – Auburn, California

The Little Bald Mountain Trail begins near the historic Robinson Flat Guard Station. There is a day use area and an equestrian campground to stage from. The trail starts a moderate incline for the... More on Visitplacer.com

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  • The Little Bald Mountain Trail begins near the historic Robinson Flat Guard Station. There is a day use area and an equestrian campground to stage from. The trail starts a moderate incline for the ... More on uptake_content

Folsom Parkway Rail-Trail

Things To Do – Folsom, California

The Folsom Parkway trail corridor extends from historic downtown Folsom to the Iron Point Light Rail station near highway. The trail provides a direct connection to three light rail stations, and two major employment centers within ... More on TrailLink.com

Packer Saddle

Parks – Downieville, California

Very fun and kinda vertical. Some cliffs on the side with a river down below. Watch out on Divide 3, outer edge is very soft, easily to go dow. Itermediate can easily do it. (I did with only 2 othe... More on trails.mtbr.com

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  • Killer 17 mile downhill. All single track. The faster you go the more technical it gets. Beautiful area to ride. More on trails.mtbr.com

GATEKEEPER'S CABIN MUSEUM

Museums – Tahoe City, California

atekeeper's Cabin Museum 130 W. Lake Blvd. Tahoe City, CA 96145-6141 Website: Visit the Website Email: Contact By Email Phone: (530) 583-1762 Situated on the south bank of the Truckee river -... More on Bluelaketahoe.com

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  • Gatekeeper's Museum houses a fantastic collection of Native American Basketry. I our Steinbach Collection over 800 baskets from west of the Mississippi River are on display. The Gatekeeper's Museum... More on Northtahoemuseums.org

Roller Skate at Northstar

Things To Do – Truckee, California

Northstar has a new village and is great fun in the Summer too!?� They turn their winter ice rink into ... More on Trekaroo

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Silver Dollar

Things To Do – Grass Valley, California

Silver Dollar - Beer, liquor and all other booze—it all ends up in the same place. If you’re looking for a decent fueling station ... More on clubzone

Truckee River

Kayaking – Tahoe City, California

Got wonderful soup to go at the Dam and hit road again. More on TrailLink.com

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  • There is a nice restaurant, too. More on TrailLink.com

  • ...rafting the Truckee is a must on at least one of your Tahoe trips. It's a Class 1 river, meaning it's qu... More on Amazon.com

Rollingwood Racquet Club

Swimming – Orangevale, California

*We had the pool listed as 25-yards long for 13 years, based on information provided by the club in 1992; in late 2006, a member wrote to inform us that the indoor pool is actually ... More on SwimmersGuide

Trilogy Design

Things To Do – Grass Valley, California

Truckee River Rafting

Kayaking – Alpine Meadows, California

I’ve been white water rafting a couple of times before so I must admit that the Truckee River Rafting experience was a little disappointing. More on igougo

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  • For a nice river ride with just enough rapids to make you feel like you've accomplished something, try the raft liveries along the ... More on igougo

  • I’ve been white water rafting a couple of times before so I must admit that the Truckee River Rafting experience was a little disappointing. ... More on igougo

Carolines Coffee Roasters

Restaurants – Grass Valley, California

Caroline's has been around for as long as I can remember. They have a ton of coffee related gifts and gadgets you can buy. Also it is centrally located in downtown ... More on insiderpages.com

Jack In The Box

Restaurants – Granite Bay, California

La Bou

Restaurants – Rocklin, California

My favorite quick lunch-half sandwich /half salad or soup-way to go for a quick healthy lunch. More on TripAdvisor

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  • They have a great selection of sandwiches, soups and cakes...a great place to have lunch More on TripAdvisor

  • This is a great spot for a cafe lunch. The croissants are delicious- the baguettes are soft and crusty. In ... More on TripAdvisor

Lubanes Alan E Od

Things To Do – Georgetown, California

Jackson Meadows Reservoir

Parks – Truckee, California

Crash at a public camp site and make day trips up into the hills. Much is on private property, but day trips on foot are fine with the owner. Word on the trail says he wanders around at night looki... More on RockClimbing

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  • Rainbow Trout are the main species that anglers pursue at Jackson Meadow.- In the Jackson Meadow Reservoir area there is a Forest Service Work Center on the southwest side, with a self-guided natur... More on AnglerWeb.com