Tahoe Donner

Are you a minor and a super lap swimmer?  If so, you may earn your lap swim sticker and be able to swim laps in the lap pool at Trout Creek Recreation Center!

As you may already know, during the summer season, the Trout Creek Recreation Lap Pool is used for lap swim only.

Starting Monday, July 16, we will introduce a new program for all minors wishing to participate in lap swim at the lap pool called the lap swim sticker program. 

Everyone is required to pass a lap swim skill test in order to earn a lap swim sticker. Applicants will be required to swim 100 yards in 4 minutes or less in any combination of the competitive strokes. The 100 yards must be continuous and unassisted. A short orientation to the lap pool deck rules will also be conducted.

Lap swim sticker skill tests must be conducted by a certified Tahoe Donner lifeguard and will be available from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., daily.

If you are unable to make those times, please call the aquatics coordinator at (530) 582-9627 to schedule another time.

Tahoe Donner will offer Kids Night Out from 5 – 10:30 p.m. during the Sam Bush and Dead Winter Carpenters Summer Concert!

Drop your kids (ages 4 – 12) off at Trout Creek Recreation Center while you enjoy the concert on the Tahoe Donner Driving Range next door. Kids will enjoy games, dinner, arts and crafts, movie and even a bedtime story, under the supervision of our trained staff. Space is limited, and pre-registration is strongly recommended.

This special Summer Concert Kids Night Out is $20 per child. Please call (530) 582-9646 for more information and to make your reservation today!

For those who are unable to hike, bike, or horseback ride into Euer Valley, but would still like to see this beautiful property, Tahoe Donner Association will be offering a shuttle service into the valley on the weekend of August 4 and 5. The shuttle is scheduled to leave from the Equestrian Center on the top of every hour from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and leaving the valley floor at the bottom of every hour from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Hop on the bus for the ride down at 11 a.m., hike around the valley for a few hours, then ride back up. Be sure to book your spot on the shuttle either online or by calling (530) 587-9400 ext. 0 as soon as possible. Spaces are limited. Cost is $5 per person.

Are you interested in making a difference in your own neighborhood and helping to improve the Tahoe Donner trail system? Tahoe Donner will host a handful of volunteer Trail Work Days and will be seeking volunteers. We hope you will consider getting involved! Contact Sarah Collamer, Trail Steward, at scollamer@tahoedonner.com to sign up.

Saturday, June 23
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Improve access to the trail network from Hillside Drive. We will be constructing a new trail to connect Hillside Drive with trail section 6A-7A. There is an existing trail that will decommission and rerouted on to higher ground. This project will require digging, heavy lifting and use of hand tools. We will also be doing trash removal and vegetation trimming along the Nature Loop near Northwoods Boulevard. The Nature Loop needs a spruce up; it is one of the most heavily used trails in TD and receives a lot of trash from the road. This project will be better for families with small kids or anyone requiring lighter duty. We hope to cover the length of the Nature Loop from the Northwoods Clubhouse to the driving range.

Sunday, July 29
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Meet at the the Forestry Office, 14514 Northwoods Blvd.
Trails day will include work on the trail #27-28 which is located just off of Teton Way. We recommend that you wear work gloves, long pants, sturdy shoes, sunglasses and a hat. Bring sunscreen, bagged lunch/snacks and water bottle. Volunteer work crew along with Forestry staff will be park at the new forestry property near the Teton trailhead (off of Skislope Way).  It is a short walk to the trail we are working on, so volunteers will have access to their cars.

Saturday, August 25
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Believe it or not you still have about two weeks left to become a Tahoe Donner Trooper. This summer we introduced this new program to everyone who visits Tahoe Donner.

The Tahoe Donner Trooper Guide is full of challenges - from building sandcastles at the Beach Club Marina, to stopping in at Bikeworks to say hello to the friendly staff.

It’s really simple to join in the fun! Pick-up your Tahoe Donner Trooper Guide at the Trout Creek Recreation Center, the Recreation Information Hut or Member Services office at Northwoods Clubhouse. Everyone who collects stamps at five of the eight challenges will become 2012 Tahoe Donner Trooper! Winners will get a cool hat and be entered to win the grand prize. Guides must be completed by September 3 and the grand prize winner will be announced at Fall Festival on October 13.

Get outside, explore, try something new, and have fun with the entire family before the summer is over!