Tahoe Donner

Waterpalooza was such a hit last year, organizers decided to expand the event to two-days and move it to the Tahoe Donner Driving Range. Get your friends together and join us from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1. Don’t forget your swimsuit!

You don’t want to miss what we have planned for this year! Trust us, your kids will be grinning from ear to ear once they see all of the new activities.

• Bounce house
• Log Jammer water slide
• Super slip ‘n slide
• Dunk tank
• Water war zone
• Kiddie pool zone
• Carnival treats including snow cones, cotton candy and popcorn
• BBQ burgers, hot dogs, salads and sides
• Game area

Unlimited activity access wristbands are $15 per person, or you can purchase tickets as you go for select items. Food items are available for purchase. Questions? Please call (530) 582-9646.

Truckee Donner Land Trust’s John Svan will be giving a presentation on trail use and user conflicts on Saturday, June 30. The presentation begins at 10 a.m. in the conference room at Northwoods Clubhouse.

With all the summer amenities now open, Tahoe Donner is the place to be for fun in the sun or a relaxing getaway. There are many events going on this weekend, make sure to stop by and check them out.

The Lodge’s Deck Opening Party is Friday, June 22. Happy Hour specials will run all night long in the entire restaurant. Guests will enjoy a complimentary glass of Lodge Punch and live music from 6 – 9 p.m. Start summer off with a fun party, great company, and delicious food.

The Meet and Greet at The Equestrian Center is Friday, June 22, from 5 – 7 p.m. The staff and horses will be on hand to welcome you to the 2012 summer season. Join them for complimentary hot dogs, cold drinks, s’mores, games and prizes. Enter the drawing to win a trail or pony ride and collect your favorite horse’s trading cards.

Movie night is every Friday night at the Northwoods Clubhouse, and it’s always free! The Parent Trap is playing this evening at 6:30 p.m., and The Late Show is Sherlock Holmes at 8:30 p.m.

Volunteer on Saturday, June 23, to help clean up trails in Tahoe Donner at Tahoe Donner Trails Day. Tahoe Donner will provide a boxed lunch to all volunteers (vegetarian available) and free Tahoe Donner Trails t-shirt. Please RSVP with Sarah Collamer, Trails Steward, at scollamer@tahoedonner.com or (530) 587-9432.
9 a.m. -  Meet at the Tahoe Donner Forestry Building located at 14514 Northwoods Blvd.
9:15 a.m. – Work parties will leave for one of two projects in individual cars.
Work usually finishes up around 3 p.m. Volunteers will have access to their vehicles and can leave any time. For more info go to http://www.tahoedonner.com/news/2012/06/13/td-trails-day-june-23/

Grab your pirate hat and head down to the Beach Club Marina on Sunday, June 24, for the treasure hunt. Sign up the day of the event, registered teams will receive a map to various clues that will eventually lead to the booty. The quest for the loot will begin at 12 p.m. — savvy… aye, see you thar, scallywags.

Get involved by volunteering with Tahoe Donner!

This summer Tahoe Donner rolled out a volunteer program which provides members an opportunity to get involved in the Tahoe Donner and Truckee/Tahoe Community. You can get involved and get first-hand experience in providing recreational opportunities and benefits to amenities through various opportunities including event preparation and crew participation, club related volunteer events/activities, and leadership of other volunteers.

We had a great turnout for the June Trails Day which participants helped improve the Hillside/St. Moritz trail and cleaned up the Nature Loop, as well as for the Fourth of July parade float construction and participation where we won “Best in Show.”

How you can get involved:

Request to be on the Tahoe Donner Volunteer Group. Individuals, families or groups on this list will be contacted for every volunteer opportunity. Tahoe Donner Volunteer Group enrollment requests are made directly to Annie Rosenfeld, Director of Facilities and Risk Management at arosenfeld@tahoedonner.com.

Request to be on a specific event volunteer list. Individuals, families or groups can request to be on a specific event volunteer crew. Specific TDA Management contact will be given for each event for members to contact and enroll for volunteer activities.

Get involved with a Tahoe Donner chartered club.  Many of the chartered clubs have active volunteer programs which directly benefit their “home” amenity.

Summer Volunteer Events

July 29, 2012 | July Trails Day
Join the Forestry crew and Friend of the TD Trails Club members to improve the Teton Trail
(Contact Sarah Collamer, Trail Steward, at scollamer@tahoedonner.com to sign up)

August 25, 2012 | August Trails Day
Join the forestry crew and Friend of the TD Trails Club members to improve Tahoe Donner trails
(Contact Sarah Collamer, Trail Steward, at scollamer@tahoedonner.com to sign up)

Tahoe Donner has a mixture of red fir, white fir, Jeffrey pine and lodgepole pine for sale. The wood is cut into firewood rounds approximately 16 inches in length. The 2012 cost for wood is $80 plus tax per cord. Permits for cords are sold at the Member Services Office. Permits for cords are good only for the year in which they are purchased. No refunds are available.

After purchasing a permit at the Member Services Office, wood must be picked up at the Tahoe Donner wood yard. The wood yard is located off the dirt road between 12469 and 12605 Skislope Way and is open on select weekends. There is no delivery and no split wood available. Members are responsible for loading their own vehicles.

The wood yard is open from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on the following days:
August 31
September 1
October 5 & 6

Questions? Please contact the Tahoe Donner Forestry Department at (530) 587-9432.