Near Sugar Bowl Ski Resort in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Truckee Trail - To Summit Valley

Photographed By Alvis Hendley, September 2, 2014

1. Truckee Trail - To Summit Valley Marker

Inscription. Dcinded abut 5 miles (from Roller Pass) throug lovly pine fur & ceder groves some of wich ... measured upwards of 33 feet and look as though they were 300 feet high. Came to a butifull little valley & campt - M. A. Violette, Sep 1, 1849

Erected 2001 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number T-41.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Trails West Inc., and the Truckee Trail series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 1, 1849.

Location. 39° 18.521′ N, 120° 20.347′ W. Marker is near Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, California, in Placer County. Marker is on Old Donner Summit Road, 0.9 miles south of Sugar Bowl Road, on the left when traveling east. The marker is on private property but is visible from public property. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Truckee CA 96161, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sugar Bowl (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charlie Chaplin’s Gold Rush (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Magic Carpet (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mt. Judah (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Lodge at Sugar Bowl

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Summit Hotel (approx. ¾ mile away); Tunnel 6 (approx. ¾ mile away); Clair Tappaan Lodge (approx. 0.8 miles away).

Photographed By Alvis Hendley, September 2, 2014

2. Truckee Trail - To Summit Valley Marker

Old Donner Summit Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Alvis Hendley, September 2, 2014

3. Old Donner Summit Road

Union Pacific Railroad Right-of-Way Near the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Alvis Hendley, September 2, 2014

4. Union Pacific Railroad Right-of-Way Near the Marker

About one thousand feet west of this marker, Old Donner Summit Road crosses the right-of-way of the original Transcontinental Railroad which closely paralleled the Truckee Trail over Donner Summit in the Sierra Nevada.

Completion of the railroad in 1869 led to the rapid decline of wagon travel on the emigrant trails.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 9, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.