Easy meals 9
3 daysFamily Italian and pizza with a kids' menu and a big arcade to keep them busy.
A cabin-style spot with hearty breakfasts before a day outside.
A 1948 diner car serving comfort food since 1995, known for its milkshakes.
California-style pizza in the Village at Northstar.
A brewpub that welcomes minors and has booster chairs, with an outdoor beer garden.
Burgers made with good ingredients, and a kids' menu.
Neighborhood pizza and pasta with an outside deck that looks across the valley to Mt. Rose.
A ski-in, ski-out lodge at the base of Northstar, with a pool and a hot tub.
Pizza at Tahoe Donner with a full-size playground outside and a games room inside.
Ramen in a plant-based broth, with a kids' menu, in the shopping center by the airport.
Pizza three ways: hand-tossed, deep dish and double-stuffed. Pasta too, for the kid who'd rather have noodles.
A free place to sled and play in the snow by Donner Lake.
A casual, welcoming breakfast spot that has been on Food Network.
A mountain resort by Northstar with residence-style stays and programs for kids.
A riverside park with a playground, splash area and ballfields just outside downtown Truckee.
Three miles of Donner Lake shoreline, a Junior Ranger program, a flat nature loop a stroller can take, and a museum.
Personal pizzas and pasta for the kids, local beer and small plates for the grown-ups.
A family-owned counter-serve spot for rotisserie chicken, tacos and burritos, with a kids' menu.
A longtime coffee house and bakery with a kids' menu, serving coffee, easy meals and baked goods.
An old-fashioned soda fountain: stools at the counter, cones, sundaes and milkshakes.
An Italian-style community café with hand-roasted coffee, craft drinks and pastries, where families stop in daily.
A quiet pine forest with gentle hills for sledding and snow play, free to use.
An indoor play space in downtown Truckee, built for toddlers and young kids.
Hand-crafted ice cream made in Truckee, with shaded tables and cornhole outside.
A level 2-mile walk with no climbing, and glider planes overhead.
Interactive exhibits on Truckee's past, from the first settlers to the lumber industry.
A mountain village with kids ski school programs, ice skating, scenic lift rides and a bike park with lessons and camps.
A free gondola ride between the Village at Northstar and the Ritz-Carlton for anyone without ski gear, no lift ticket needed.
A 19th-century jail used until 1964, where kids can pose behind bars and climb up to the cells.
A warm, rustic pizzeria with classic and creative pies and Italian dishes, and tables outside.
The familiar chain pizza in Truckee.
A bakery making croissants, cinnamon buns, cookies, hand pies and pizza from naturally leavened dough.
A ski and snowboard shop with kids' rental packages and gear for the whole family.
Two slopes, a gentle one for sleds and a tube run with banked turns; the tubes and sleds are provided.
A baby and toddler story time for ages 0 to 3.
A museum inside a Southern Pacific caboose, with interactive exhibits for young kids.
