The Donner Memorial State Park and Emigrant Trail Museum honor one of the darkest ... the legendary pioneers who fell victim to the harsh Sierra Nevada winter of 1846 to 1847.

But none were quite as formidable as the snowy granite mountain ... the Sierra Nevada would have to wait until the following year. Summer 1866 saw construction of the Grizzly Hill and Emigrant ...

and the Old Spanish Trail. Nevada is a state of incredible beauty and diversity. Its name comes from the Spanish word nieve meaning snow-capped. This is a reference to the Sierra Nevada mountain ...

This 1,000-plus-acre park is a protected wildlife area near the Alhambra and features modest trails leading to ruins and vistas of both Granada and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.