SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
EL DORADO COUNTY
OVERVIEW
Full of rural beauty and an entrepreneurial spirit dating back
to the Gold Rush and beyond, El Dorado County provides an
alluring quality of life at the gateway to the South Lake Tahoe
area. Situated along the eastern edge of the Sacramento Valley
and extending to the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains,
the western border is just a 30-minute drive to the State
Capitol.
TOTAL POPULATION
188,987
KEY COMMUNITIES
Placerville
South Lake Tahoe
El Dorado Hills
Cameron Park
KEY ASSETS
• Outdoor recreation
• Historic Placerville
• Access to:
» Highway 50
» Sacramento International Airport
» University of California Davis
» Sacramento State University
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