El Dorado Hills, California Travel Information

Folsom Powerhouse Museum Except during power outages, few people think much about electricity when they turn on a light. But back in the late 19th century, many thought it impossible to transmit high-voltage electricity over ... Folsom, CA

Folsom Prison Museum Infamous Folsom Prison has endured its well-deserved notoriety for well over a century. The state of California had not originally planned a prison for Folsom, but Horatio G. Livermore, a local develo... Folsom, CA

Northern Sierra Nevada Gold Country around Auburn and Placerville, California A drive along Highway 395 during winter or spring is the best way to see the jagged peaks and glaciers of the range in all their majesty. It’s a region of extraordinary contrasts, with perennial snowf... Auburn, CA

Other Activities

• Sacramento Area Weekend Getaways and Day Trips
• Sierra Nevada Mountains of California Off the Beaten Path Travel

Folsom Lake and Mormon Island Dam Trail (Distance: 2.7 mi) Starting at the picnic area and beach—after a long car ride, what dog doesn’t like a refreshing dip?—the trail winds its way past a small cove that’s full of willows. You’ll continue across Mormon Isl...

Sacramento, CA - Hiking - length:13 mi

Folsom Lake and Mormon Island Dam (Distance: 4.2 mi) Folsom Lake was created in 1955, when the American River was dammed by Folsom Dam and its dikes. It’s best for hikers to wait their turn to explore some of the 75 miles of the lake’s shoreline. From M...

Sacramento, CA - Hiking - length:13 mi

Folsom Lake (Distance: 4.6 mi) This reservoir, just 30 minutes from Sacramento, is a wonderful place for largemouth and smallmouth bass action. Folsom is also a pretty darn good trout fishery. The roaring American River provides hi...

Folsom, CA - Fly-Fishing - length:unknown

Salmon Falls Out-and-Back (Distance: 4.7 mi) Love intermediately challenging technical single-track trails with some steep but brief climbing? Then you’ll love this 19-mile out-and-back (9.5 miles each way). You get rocky and bumpy terrain, shar...

Sacramento, CA - Mountain Biking - length:19 mi

Folsom Challenge (Distance: 5.1 mi) In the oft-divisive cycling world, some persons see bike paths as the blessed, two-wheeled solution to overcrowded city streets, whereas others view them as part of a mastermind conspiracy to keep bic...

Folsom, CA - Road Biking - length:50 mi

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Serrano Serrano Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6956 yards, par 72 1.7 miles from center of El Dorado Hills, California

El Dorado Hills El Dorado Hills Golf Club Public, 18 holes 4012 yards, par 61 1.8 miles from center of El Dorado Hills, California

Empire Ranch Empire Ranch Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6668 yards, par 71 1.9 miles from center of El Dorado Hills, California

Bass Lake Bass Lake Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6028 yards, par 72 3.9 miles from center of El Dorado Hills, California

Cameron Park Cameron Park Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6517 yards, par 72 5.3 miles from center of El Dorado Hills, California

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