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LOCATION

Located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Truckee is just 200 miles northeast of San Francisco, 100 miles east of Sacramento, California, 40 miles west of Reno, Nevada and 12 miles north of Lake Tahoe, California.

ELEVATION

Downtown Truckee: 5,980 ft.
Donner Summit: 7,239 ft.
Donner Peak: 8,019 ft.
Mt. Judah: 8,243 ft.

CLIMATE

Average Summer Temperature: 40–79o F
Average Winter Temperature: 17–42o F
Average Total Snowfall: 206 inches
Average Total Precipitation: 32 inches
(source: Western Regional Climate Center)

TRANSPORTATION

Air Access Reno-Tahoe International Airport
2001 East Plumb Ln., Reno, NV (40 miles from Truckee) 775-328-6400; renoairport.com

Truckee Tahoe Airport
10356 Truckee Airport Rd., off Hwy. 267 No commercial service; general aviation airport 530-587-4119; truckeetahoeairport.com

Rail Access
Truckee Train Depot 10065 Donner Pass Rd. Amtrak stops in Truckee, once a day eastbound and once a day westbound. There is no Amtrak agent in Truckee. For more information or to purchase tickets: 800-USA-RAIL (872-7245); amtrak.com

Bus Access
Truckee Train Depot 10065 Donner Pass Rd. Greyhound stops in Truckee four times a day. Tickets can be purchased in advance from Greyhound, or from the bus driver when boarding bus in Truckee. 800-231-2222; greyhound.com

Amtrak bus services disembark Eastbound passengers at Truckee and pick up Westbound passengers at Truckee three times a day. 877-974-3322

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION


TART (Tahoe Area Regional Transit)
Connects Truckee with north and west shores of Lake Tahoe. 800-736-6365; 530-550-1212; laketahoetransit.com

Truckee Transit
Within town bus service 530-587-7451

Ski Shuttles (seasonal)
Scheduled shuttles in winter

Airport Shuttle
North Lake Tahoe Express travelers can book reservations on a 21-passenger shuttle that runs between the Reno-Tahoe International Airport and Truckee-Tahoe. To make reservations: 866-216-5222; northlaketahoeexpress.com

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL

Enterprise Rent-A-Car 530-550-1550

Hertz Car Rental 530-550-9191

TAXIS/LIMOUSINES/SHUTTLES

Anytime Taxi 530-414-4187

Bell Limo/Airport Mini Bus 775-786-3700 / 800-235-5466

Bluebird Taxi 530-414-1547

High Sierra Taxi 530-412-1927

Independent Cab Co. 530-546-8687

North Lake Tahoe Express 866-216-5222

Reno-Tahoe Limousine & Shuttle Service 800-660-4546 / 775-348-0868

Sunset Limousine Services 775-787-7999 / 866-455-5515

Tahoe Elite Private Car Service 530-582-5828

Tahoe Sierra Transportation LLC 530-550-5300

North Tahoe Checker Cab 866-420-8294 / 530-587-0666

Truckee North Tahoe Transportation Management Association (TNT-TMA) 530-546-2912 LakeTahoeTransit.com

DIAL A RIDE

Curb-to-curb service in the Truckee area. Reservations advised by 5 pm the day before. One-way for adults $4; children under 12 $1; seniors/disabled $1. 530-587-7451