Placerville, California Travel Information

Birth of the Gold Rush: Placerville and Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Placerville is an easy, under-an-hour drive from Sacramento, and though quite nearby, it is strikingly different in many ways. First of all, its location in the heart of the Sierra Nevada foothills pr... Placerville, CA

El Dorado County Historical Museum Gold is certainly the main theme of El Dorado County’s history, but this museum covers so much more, both before and following the Gold Rush. The museum sits at the edge of one of the few Gold Rush-er... Apex, CA

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Placerville Classic and Cruise Option (Distance: 1.0 mi) Placerville, formerly known as Old Dry Diggins and Hangtown, is a charming former Gold Rush village in the Sierra foothills just off Highway 50. Historic buildings dating from the nineteenth century d...

Placerville, CA - Road Biking - length:55 mi

El Dorado Trail (Distance: 2.7 mi) The El Dorado Trail, like so many rail-trails in California and elsewhere, is a route in transition. About half of the trail is in place, a nice path that wanders through the oak woodlands east of dow...

Placerville, CA - Rail-Trails - length:1.7 mi

South Fork American River - Chili Bar to Folsom Lake (Distance: 6.4 mi) Summer-long flows, exciting pool and drop rapids, and California’s gold discovery site attract crowds of rafters. Paddling Northern California includes this run because it is attractive, fun, rich in ...

Placerville, CA - Whitewater Paddling - length:20.7 mi

Monroe Ridge Trail (Distance: 6.6 mi) Coloma, which now lies mostly within Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, was the epicenter of the California Gold Rush during the mid 1800s. It’s clear from the outset of the hike—which starts at a mo...

Coloma, CA - Hiking - length:3.4 mi

Coloma Loop (Distance: 6.9 mi) The gold rush of 1849 began with James Marshall’s fateful find at Sutter’s Saw Mill, in Coloma. The valley was inundated with argonauts, and the gold was quickly depleted. The boom quickly passed, lea...

Lotus, CA - Hiking - length:3.5 mi

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Cold Springs Cold Springs Golf & Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6155 yards, par 72 4.2 miles from center of Placerville, California

Camino Heights Camino Heights Golf Course Public, 9 holes 1819 yards, par 31 5.0 miles from center of Placerville, California

Apple Mountain Apple Mountain Golf Resort Public, 18 holes 6450 yards, par 71 5.4 miles from center of Placerville, California

Cameron Park Cameron Park Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6517 yards, par 72 10.8 miles from center of Placerville, California

Bass Lake Bass Lake Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6028 yards, par 72 11.2 miles from center of Placerville, California

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