Donner Memorial State Park

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California state park historic site

Donner Memorial State Park is a historic California state park near Truckee that commemorates the Donner Party and preserves scenic Sierra Nevada landscapes for outdoor recreation.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Donner Memorial State Park canonical	5
Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center	2
Donner Camp Site	1
Donner Lake camp	1
Donner Memorial State Park National Historic Landmark	1
Donner Party sites	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T844261 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Donner Memorial State Park
Context triple: [Truckee, nearbyFeature, Donner Memorial State Park]

A. Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park is a remote U.S. national park in eastern Nevada known for its ancient bristlecone pines, Lehman Caves, and the towering Wheeler Peak.
B. Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park is a U.S. national park in northern California known for its active geothermal features, including fumaroles, hot springs, and the prominent Lassen Peak volcano.
C. Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park is a scenic protected area on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, known for its clear blue waters, sandy beaches, granite boulders, and popular recreation spots like Sand Harbor.
D. Chugach State Park
Chugach State Park is a vast Alaskan wilderness area known for its rugged mountains, glaciers, and extensive hiking and wildlife-viewing opportunities.
E. Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is a scenic California coastal park in Big Sur known for its dramatic cliffs, redwood forests, and the iconic McWay Falls that drops onto the beach.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Donner Memorial State Park
Target entity description: Donner Memorial State Park is a historic California state park near Truckee that commemorates the Donner Party and preserves scenic Sierra Nevada landscapes for outdoor recreation.

A. Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park is a remote U.S. national park in eastern Nevada known for its ancient bristlecone pines, Lehman Caves, and the towering Wheeler Peak.
B. Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park is a U.S. national park in northern California known for its active geothermal features, including fumaroles, hot springs, and the prominent Lassen Peak volcano.
C. Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park is a scenic protected area on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, known for its clear blue waters, sandy beaches, granite boulders, and popular recreation spots like Sand Harbor.
D. Chugach State Park
Chugach State Park is a vast Alaskan wilderness area known for its rugged mountains, glaciers, and extensive hiking and wildlife-viewing opportunities.
E. Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is a scenic California coastal park in Big Sur known for its dramatic cliffs, redwood forests, and the iconic McWay Falls that drops onto the beach.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	California state park ⓘ historic site ⓘ
borders	Donner Lake ⓘ
category	History museums in California ⓘ Parks in Nevada County, California ⓘ Protected areas of the Sierra Nevada (United States) ⓘ
climate	alpine climate ⓘ
commemorates	Donner Party ⓘ
commemoratesEvent	Donner Party tragedy ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
county	Nevada County, California ⓘ
elevation	about 6,000 feet above sea level ⓘ
governingBody	California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
hasCaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber	134 ⓘ
hasEducationalProgram	guided tours ⓘ school programs ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	California Historical Landmark ⓘ
hasMonument	Pioneer Monument ⓘ
hasMuseum	Emigrant Trail Museum ⓘ
hasTrail	interpretive trails ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center ⓘ linked to: Donner Memorial State Park
inception	1928 ⓘ
locatedIn	Sierra Nevada ⓘ
locatedInOrNear	Truckee, California ⓘ linked to: Truckee
locatedOn	Donner Lake ⓘ
monumentHeight	approximately 22 feet ⓘ
monumentMaterial	bronze ⓘ stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Donner Party ⓘ
near	Historic Donner Pass ⓘ linked to: Donner Pass Interstate 80 ⓘ
nearestCity	Truckee, California ⓘ linked to: Truckee
offersActivity	boating ⓘ camping ⓘ cross-country skiing ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ picnicking ⓘ snowshoeing ⓘ swimming ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
subjectOf	exhibits on Native American history ⓘ exhibits on pioneer migration ⓘ interpretive exhibits about the Donner Party ⓘ
theme	California emigration history ⓘ overland migration to California ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Truckee → nearbyFeature → Donner Memorial State Park ⓘ

Donner Lake → locatedInProtectedArea → Donner Memorial State Park ⓘ

Donner Lake → hasMemorial → Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center ⓘ