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template: byway.jade
id: "55728"
name: "Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway"
distance: "175"
duration: "5-6 hours"
description: "Winding through Tahoe National Forest, Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway showcases the Sierra Nevada peaks. "
contact: "**Truckee Ranger Station**  \n 530-587-3558  \n [Send E-mail](mailto:moden@fs.fed.us )  \n\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/tahoe/"
    name: Tahoe National Forest
designations: 
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - California State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - CA
ll: 
  - -120.18267100000003
  - 39.3331300000001
bounds: 
  - - -121.123062
    - 39.26385899999997
  - - -120.17247800000001
    - 39.63859200000013

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Winding through Tahoe National Forest, Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway showcases the Sierra Nevada peaks. 