Inspiration & Stories

Stories from Local Experts

Get insider tips, trip inspiration, and the latest happenings straight from the locals who know Truckee best. Discover what to do, where to go, and how to experience it all responsibly.

Gorgeous Truckee Backgrounds for Your Next Zoom Meeting

The virtual world of Zoom is now a mainstay of everyday life. Next time you tune into a meeting with your friends or family, spice up your background and show off your favorite mountain town - Truckee, CA. We dug through our archives and found these...

Apply Now to the Truckee Lodging COVID-19 Disaster Recovery & Awareness Campaign

Photo credit ClickTahoe.comTruckee’s hotel and lodging industry is facing catastrophic losses in the wake of statewide shelter in place orders and COVID-19 community shutdowns.In response to the unprecedented impact of Coronavirus on local hotels...

Your Adventure Base Camp, at Home!

It's time to bring the outdoors in and make your living room your adventure base camp! Here are some ideas on how to "adventure" while you're sheltering in place at home. They're fun for the whole family, the next best thing to your mountain vacation...

5 Steps to Forest Bathing Anywhere in Nature

Five steps to forest bathing in nature! This mindfulness practice can help reduce stress, anxiety and keep you connected to the natural world.

The Mountains Are Calling but I Must Not Go

Photo credit: Katey Hamill We understand that you’re feeling a pull to the mountains. It’s hard to stay home, period. Add in the allure of beautiful, natural landscapes like ours in Truckee and you’ve got a recipe for restlessness. But right now...

Get Creative While Supporting Truckee’s Cultural District from Afar

These are trying times, but even during a pandemic, there is a silver lining. For many of us, our silver lining is having more time to get creative, start a new project, and make art. Or maybe it’s taking advantage of the art and music being shared...

Get Fit at Home for Your Next Truckee Adventure - Support Local Yoga and Fitness Studios

Sheltering at home doesn’t mean you have to become a couch potato! Support Truckee fitness businesses from afar with these powerful and varied online classes. When you live in the mountains you have to be fit for mountain adventures. Truckee’s gyms...

Social Distancing Activities to Stay Active and Inspired in Truckee

We know that sheltering in place isn’t easy. However, it’s necessary to help #flattenthecurve and slow the spread of coronavirus, especially in our vulnerable mountain community. If you’re feeling cooped up, try some of these social distancing...

Your Base Camp for Truckee’s Virtual Adventures

COVID-19 may have put a hamper on your travel plans but good news, there are still many ways you can experience Truckee online. While we would love to have you visit, postponing your trip to Truckee helps flatten the curve in our isolated town which...

7 Winter and Spring Events in Truckee Not to Miss

Grab your calendar because you don't want to miss these fun winter and spring events in Truckee. Leap of Love –Squaw Valley Saturday, February 29, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Squaw Valley High Camp Take a Leap of Love and get married or renew your vows in one...