There are so many outdoor activities (Donner Lake, hiking and biking trails. Downtown has shopping and restaurants. Lake Tahoe is 25 minute drive. We recommend checking out https://www.visittruckeetahoe.com Some restaurants to check out: El Toro Bravo - where we went on our first date! Bar of America, Moodys, Cottonwood.
Donner Memorial State Park is located on Donner Lake in Truckee. The park contains the Emigrant Trail Museum, with exhibits recounting the tragic story of the ill-fated Donner Party trapped in the are during the severe winter of 1846-47.