Placer County Travel Guide

California

Sugar Bowl which includes snow and heritage architecture
Sugar Bowl featuring snow skiing, mountains and snow
Olympic Valley
Lake Tahoe featuring forest scenes, landscape views and a lake or waterhole
Kings Beach State Recreation Area which includes landscape views and general coastal views

Popular cities in Placer County

Truckee showing a river or creek, a small town or village and snow
Truckee
Known for Skiing, Lakes and Small town
Experience quaint Truckee: its skiing, lake views, golf and more!

Reasons to visit

  • Northstar California Resort
  • Donner Lake
  • Sugar Bowl Resort
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Squaw Valley Resort showing snow, a sunset and a gondola
Olympic Valley
Known for Small town, Skiing and Mountains
Olympic Valley Famous as a former host of the Winter Olympics, this Lake Tahoe resort town is a year-round hub for outdoor sport and recreation.

Reasons to visit

  • Palisades Tahoe
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Kings Beach State Recreation Area
Kings Beach
Known for Beaches, Lakes and Skiing
This Lake Tahoe beach town is famous for its clear blue waters, scenic mountain surroundings, free cultural events and summer and winter sports.

Reasons to visit

  • Kings Beach State Recreation Area
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Soda Springs
Soda Springs
Known for Skiing
Escape to Soda Springs! Enjoy its skiing.

Reasons to visit

  • Soda Springs
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Inspiration Point Vista
Tahoe City
Known for Lakes, Casinos and Skiing
Explore the shores of this stunning alpine lake and get active on the mountain slopes, with plenty of beaches, nature parks, casinos and ski resorts to choose from.
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Auburn
Auburn
Known for Historical, Rivers and Live music
Love history, live music and theatre? Get away to Auburn!
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