Face coverings are required in Truckee and the State of California. CLICK HERE for daily travel updates. Mask up with Truckee’s FREE GAITER GIVEAWAY and view our TOP 5 REASONS TO WEAR A FACE COVERING. TIP: Remember, your face covering must fully cover both your nose and mouth.
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Yes. Wear your face covering to enter and exit a restaurant, and while ordering. This recent blog rounds up Where to Get Restaurant Takeout, Groceries, and Grab-n-Go in Truckee. In it, you’ll find where to enjoy Truckee restaurant & brewery takeout offerings as well as a list of grocery options like home delivery, catering, and grab-n-go food shops.
Restaurants and breweries that serve food are open for indoor dining at 25% capacity, outdoor dining, takeout, and delivery. Check our Know Before You Go page to understand the current status of Truckee and business activity.
Wear a face covering in any public or common space of your accommodations. This includes entering and exiting hotels, lodging, and short-term rentals, in hotel lobbies and hallways, and in shared outdoor spaces like fire pits, poolside, etc.
You do not need to wear a face covering inside of your hotel room, rental cabin, or short-term rental when you are only around members of your household.
Face coverings are not required to sit outside of your lodging accommodation with members of your household. Renting lodging with members outside of your household is highly discouraged and indoor group gatherings have been linked to COVID cases.
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Yes. The good news is wearing a mask is nothing new for skiers/riders! In fact, face coverings like buffs are standard pieces of skiing and snowboarding gear. Some ski resorts require two-layer face coverings. To learn more, read the 2020/21 Winter Guide to Truckee-Tahoe Ski Resorts.
No. The only time you can remove your face covering indoors is when actively eating, only if indoor dining is permitted.
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Yes. Even though you are outside, walking around Truckee puts you in close proximity with other members of the public. It is often not possible to maintain 6 feet of distance, which is why face coverings are required.
No. You must wear a face covering over your mouth and nose to shop in-store at Truckee’s retail stores. If you do not want to wear a mask, please utilize curbside pickup services.
Yes. 100% masking and physical distancing are required.
The status of indoor pools, hot tubs, and saunas are detailed on our Know Before You Go page. Refer back to this guide to see the current Nevada County tier status and details on business activity.
No. Face coverings are difficult to breathe through when wet. Swimming without a face covering is permitted. Keep it in a safe, convenient location and replace it when you are done with your swim and out of the pool.
Yes. Check our Know Before You Go page for more details on which businesses are currently open and closed in Truckee.
The safest way to gather is to spend time with people in the same household or to gather virtually.
There is a key link between indoor social gatherings and COVID cases. The Town of Truckee, Tahoe Forest Health System, Truckee Chamber of Commerce and Truckee Downtown Merchants Association have said that “contact tracing has determined that a lot of these interactions were in or outside family homes with people that they felt comfortable with, and may have relaxed those important safety precautions (particularly face coverings and social distancing). Although these informal gatherings and socializing may feel normal, they are the cause of the increase and spread we are currently seeing.”
Small private gatherings are allowed outdoors with the following modifications:
For a limited time, the Truckee Chamber of Commerce is giving away free neck gaiters. Get yours at Historic Downtown’s Welcome Center in the train depot. Mask up!
