Getting Here & Around - Visit El Dorado County

• Trip Ideas
• Explore Regions▼
  • Coloma & The Divide
  • El Dorado Hills
  • Fair Play & Somerset
  • Placerville
  • South Lake Tahoe
  • The Road to Tahoe
• Things to Do▼
  • Dining
  • Farms & Ranches
  • Shopping
  • Arts & Culture
  • Wine
  • Craft Breweries
  • Farmers Markets
  • Dog-Friendly Activities
  • Other Attractions
  • Historic Towns
  • Trips & Tours
  • Quilt Trail
• Outdoor Recreation▼
  • Fishing & Boating
  • Golf
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Mountain Biking
  • Road Biking & Bike Paths
  • Rock Climbing
  • Rubicon Trail & OHV Access
  • Skate Parks
  • Snowsports
  • Whitewater Rafting
• Where to Stay▼
  • Bed & Breakfast Inns
  • Hotels & Motels
  • Campgrounds
  • Vacation Rentals
  • Dog-friendly Lodging
• Trip Ideas
• Plan Your Visit▼
  • Farm Trails & Visitor Guide
  • Events
  • Community Calendar
  • Planning a Wedding or Group Event
  • Getting Here & Around
  • Stay & Play Shuttle
  • Join the Newsletter

El Dorado County is centrally located between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. El Dorado can be reached via two major highways. Highway 50 was the first official U.S. highway in California and it separates the county from west, El Dorado Hills to the east, South Lake Tahoe. Highway 49 is the oldest highway in the western United States and it winds north and south through the county. At the crossroads of these two highways is the historic Gold Rush city of Placerville.

Visitor Information

Visit El Dorado Visitor Center – Placerville

California Welcome Center – El Dorado Hills

Getting Here

Driving from San Francisco:

To Placerville: 130 miles, 2 hours To South Lake Tahoe: 188 miles, 3.25 hours

Driving from Los Angeles:

To Placerville: 425 miles, 6 hours To South Lake Tahoe: 440 miles, 7.25 hours

Arriving at Sacramento Airport:

Flight Schedules — Sacramento County Airport System

Driving from Sacramento Airport:

To Placerville: 55 miles, 1 hour To South Lake Tahoe: 115 miles, 2 hours

Amtrak Train Service

Amtrak California offers one daily motor coach round trip to the Transit Center in Placerville on their way between South Lake Tahoe and the Sacramento train station. For train or coach travel, call AMTRAK at (800) 872-7245 or visit their website.

visit their website.

Flying into Placerville Airport (PVF):

www.airnav.com/airport/KPVF Telephone: (530) 622-0459

Flying into Cameron Park Airport:

www.airnav.com/airport/O61 Telephone: (916) 231-0103

Flying into Georgetown Airport:

www.airnav.com/airport/Q61 Telephone: (530) 333-0810

Lake Tahoe Airport:

www.laketahoeairport.com Telephone: (530) 542-6180

Find additional information on all airports in California at www.airnav.com/airports/state/CA.html

Getting Around El Dorado County

Find limos, taxis, bus services, charging stations, and more ways to make your trip in and around El Dorado County easier and more enjoyable.

Learn more

Don’t miss a thing

Stay up to date on events and other happenings in El Dorado County.

Subscribe

542 Main StreetPlacerville CA 95667

Office hours M-F 9am – 5pm

Have an Event to Submit to the Community Events Calendar?

Events may be added to the Community Calendar.