Tahoe National
Forest
TREKS THROUGH TIME: June 11. “Electrical
Firsts” with Dale Johnson – A look back at
the history of power generation.
Several highways, including I-80, Hwys. 20,
49, 89 and 267, and forest roads, provide
excellent access to most portions of the forest. For brochures, maps and books on
trails, camping, picnicking, fishing and using
off-highway vehicles in the forest visit forest
offices or fs.usda.gov/tahoe
TREKS ON THURSDAY: June 16. Land Tour of
Sequoya Preserve and Independence Trail
Tahoe National Forest Headquarters, 631
Coyote St., Nevada City; (530) 265-4531.
CLASSIC TREKS: July 23. Blue Lake and
Beyond – Geology, mining, Native American
history and beauty align for this outing!
Truckee District Office, 10811 Stockrest
Springs Rd., Truckee; (530) 587-3558.
TREKS ON THURSDAY: September 22. Land
Tour of Rice’s Crossing Preserve North
Land Trusts
TREKS THROUGH TIME: September 24.
Fall Creek, Blue Tent, and Culbertson
Lake with Dale Johnson – Water and
power delivery now and then.
DAFFODIL 5 & 10K RUN:
April 9.
SPRING 5 &10K RUN:
April 23.
Information:
goldcountrygp.com
Independence Trail
TREKS ON THURSDAY: November 17.
Land Tour of Burton Homestead
TURKEY TREK: November 25. Burton
Trail – Grab the family and walk off
your turkey dinner!
Information: (530) 272-5994. bylt.org
BEAR YUBA LAND TRUST: Five thousand
acres of wildlife habitat, forests, range lands
and riparian corridors have been conserved
by the land trust. It
has also built 22
miles of community
trails and created
250 acres of public
accessible space.
Among programs
held through the
year are children’s
summer camps,
Arm Chair Hikes,
Treks on Tuesday
and a series of hikes
with knowledgeable
leaders called Treks
Though Time.
Born to Run
CELEBRATION OF TRAILS! June 4. Hike,
Bike, Walk, Roll, Run during this community
event showcasing outdoor recreation.
2017
TREKS ON THURSDAY: October 20.
Land Tour of Woodpecker Preserve
Information: (530) 582-4711.
tdlandtrust.org
2016 TREKS THOUGH TIME
TURKEY TROT: November 24.
meb2turkeytrot.com
Sierra TrailBlazers
Running Club
Organization provides information and
support for runners and walkers. Holds fun
runs/walks, has weekly running/walking
groups. Provides a list of races not part of
the Gold County Grand Prix.
Information: sierratrailblazers.com
Gold Country
Grand Prix
Grass Valley/Nevada City
2016
FREEDOM RUN: July 4.
BEAR RIVER TWILIGHT RUN: August 6.
Truckee Area
WESTERN STATES® 100-MILE ENDURANCE
RUN: June 25–26. Trail race from Squaw
Valley to Auburn. Information: wser.org
FIRECRACKER MILE FUN RUN: July 4,
Truckee. Information: truckeefunrun.com
DONNER LAKE TRIATHLON: July 23–July 24,
Donner Lake. Several events. Information:
donnerlaketri.com
TAHOE TRAIL RUNNING SERIES:
Information: tahoetrailrunning.com
SQUAW MOUNTAIN RUN: July 30. 3.6 miles
with 2000 foot elevation gain.
auburnskiclub.com
KELLERMANN BATWA 5 & 10K RUN:
August 27.
SIERRA CREST 30 AND 50K: August 6. 30 or
50k on trails and dirt roads from Tahoe
Donner to ASC Training Center.
FALLING LEAVES 5 & 10K RUN:
September 24.
DONNER LAKE TURKEY TROT: November 12.
7 mile fun run around Donner Lake
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TRUCKEE DONNER LAND TRUST: Has helped
preserve and develop access to many back
country areas and has protected 33,000
acres. Hike Ambassadors are available free
of charge to accompany a group of eight or
more hikers who would like to explore land
trust properties. To learn more, go to the
Plan Your Visit section on the Web site. This
section also has trail information including
maps, descriptions and history.
WAYDE CARROLL
ALLISON RANCH MINE. LANDMARK COMMISSION & BYLT TREK: July 7. North Star
Mining Museum, Alison Ranch Mine, North
Star House.
NEO EM PIRE MINE RUN:
October 22.
RECREATION
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