Truckee

Truckee is a large booming town located along the Truckee River and the railroad. The Town’s population is over 16,500 and is an incorporated township with their own police force, municipal services, a Mayor and town council. (unlike the other communities around the lake which are overseen by their respective counties). Truckee, named for Washoe Indian Chief Trokay, was once a lawless lumber and railroad town. Much of its Old West charm still remains such as 19th century false-front buildings, bars that have remained open since the gold rush, and a train that runs through the middle of town. In addition, historic Commercial Row offers quaint boutiques, five-star restaurants and a visitor’s information center.

Truckee allows an easy drive to any of major ski areas – Palisades Tahoe, Alpine Meadows, NorthStar and Sugar Bowl – and any of the attractions that North Lake Tahoe has to offer. Plus I80 gives residents easy access to Reno, to the east, or Sacramento to the west.

Neighborhoods include:

Donner Lake Region

Starting from Hwy 80 west includes:

Serene Lakes and Donner Summit

Tahoe Donner

Donner Lake

Donner Crest

Central Truckee

Historic Truckee

To the north along Highway 89:

Pine Forest

Gray’s Crossing

Prosser Lakeview Estates

Martis Valley

Starting from 267 and moving east includes:

Sierra Meadows and Ponderosa Palisades

Schaffer’s Mill

Martiswood Estates and Ponderosa Ranchos

Lahonton

Martis Camp

Northstar

From Highway 80 east:

Old Greenwood

Glenshire and Devonshire

Juniper Hill and Juniper Creek

Neighborhoods in the Truckee area include many options. Whether you are looking for an old Victorian in Historic Downtown Truckee, or a charming mountain chalet in Tahoe Donner, Juniper Hills, Ponderosa Ranchos or Martiswoods Estates, a golf course property in Grays Crossing or Old Greenwood, or an equestrian property in The Meadows or Glenshire and Devonshire, Other adjoining communities in the greater Truckee area worth considering are Donner Lake and the golf communities of Lahontan and Schaffer’s Mill and the ski resort and golf communities of Martis Camp and Northstar, Truckee has it all.