Truckee, CA · population 17,240

Lakes and swimming beaches near Truckee

Truckee sits within reach of 4 lakes in this guide and 21 mapped swimming spots. The closest is Donner Lake, about 4 miles out. Every page carries the water level where an agency publishes one, the current weather and the access points.

 Lakes near Truckee (4)  Swimming beaches near Truckee (21)

Water near Truckee

Lakes and swimming spots within reach.

Closest lakes to Truckee

Ordered by distance from the city center.

Donner Lake

California · Nevada County

Donner Lake

Donner Lake is a reservoir of some 840 acres on the Donner Creek to Truckee River, in California. It lies in Nevada County.…

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Lake Tahoe

California · Placer and El Dorado counties (CA); Washoe, Douglas and Carson City (NV)

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe straddles the California and Nevada state line in the Sierra Nevada at about 6,225 feet. It reaches 1,645 feet deep…

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Loon Lake

California · El Dorado County

Loon Lake

Loon Lake is a 1,100-acre reservoir in California. The lake is in El Dorado County. Management is in the hands of Sacramento…

Reservoir
Frenchman Lake

California · Plumas County

Frenchman Lake

Fed by the Little Last Chance Creek, Frenchman Lake holds roughly 1,580 acres of water in California. It lies in Plumas County.…

Reservoir

Swimming spots near Truckee

Lake Tahoe

Patton Beach

Placer County; 10.2 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Atagam Beach

Placer County; 10.7 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Moondunes Beach

Placer County; 10.7 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Secline Beach

Placer County; 10.6 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Burnt Cedar Beach

Washoe County; 11.7 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Incline Beach

Washoe County; 11.6 mi from the lake center.

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