Historic Downtown Truckee
Downtown Truckee
The old main street of a mountain town on the transcontinental railroad, with 19th-century brick and timber buildings now filled with restaurants, coffee shops and outdoor gear stores.
Downtown Truckee lies around Commercial Row and Donner Pass Road in the center of the town of Truckee. The 19th-century brick and timber buildings, lined up along the railway, date from the gold rush and logging era. Today they house restaurants, craft breweries, cafés, galleries and outdoor equipment shops. The old train station on the street still stops the Amtrak California Zephyr and doubles as a visitor center. The town's old jail museum is open in summer. Truckee is a supply stop for North Lake Tahoe and the nearby ski resorts, so it is busy with skiers in winter, and in summer you can walk along the Truckee River. It is about 50 km from Reno, around 40 minutes on Interstate 80. You can also reach it by Amtrak. Street parking is paid.
Opening hours
Open all day; shops approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Donner Lake & Donner Memorial State Park
- Kings Beach State Recreation Area
- Incline Village, Lake Tahoe
- Tahoe East Shore Trail
- Diamond Peak Ski Resort
- Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
- Galena Creek Regional Park
- Truckee River Walk & Wingfield Park