El Dorado National Forest & Desolation Wilderness

from 2022-23 El Dorado Farm Trails and Visitors Guide

Where to Play on a Snow Day

ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST & DESOLATION WILDERNESS

PLACERVILLE RANGER DISTRICT

4260 Eight Mile Road, Camino, CA 95709 530-644-2324 TTY 530-647-5314 FAX 530-647-5311 Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Winter : Monday - Friday. Closed Holidays.

GEORGETOWN RANGER DISTRICT

7600 Wentworth Springs Road Georgetown, CA 95634 530-333-4312 TTY 530-333-5511 FAX 530-333-5522 Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Winter: Monday - Friday. Closed Holidays. Summer: 7 Days/Week.

PACIFIC RANGER DISTRICT

7887 Highway 50 Pollock Pines, CA 95726-9602 530-644-2349 TTY 530-647-5407 FAX 530-647-5405 Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Fall: 6 days a week (after Labor Day) Winter: Monday – Friday Summer: Monday - Saturday from May 24th through Labor Day Weekend.

Eldorado National Forest

The Eldorado National Forest offers amazing places for hiking, biking, fishing, camping, skiing, nature viewing and scenic drives.

Desolation Wilderness

Desolation Wilderness, located west of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, may be considered small for a wilderness area at nearly 64,000 acres, but it compensates with dramatic scenery ranging from starkly beautiful granite to cerulean blue alpine lakes. Visitor permits are required year-round for both overnight and day hikes. Its many glacially formed lakes and streams make it one of the most scenic stretches of the Pacific Crest Trail and Tahoe Rim Trail.