Eldorado

Contact Information

Forest Supervisor's Office
Laurence Crabtree, Forest Supervisor
100 Forni Road
Placerville, CA 95667
530-622-5061
California Relay: 711
Fall Hours: Open Monday - Saturdays through 12/8.
Winter Schedule: Open Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Placerville Ranger District
Scot Rogers, District Ranger
4260 Eight Mile Road
Camino, CA 95709
530-644-2324
California Relay: 711
Open: Monday - Saturday through 12/8.
Winter Schedule: Open Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Georgetown Ranger District
Jason Sieg, District Ranger
7600 Wentworth Springs Road
Georgetown, CA 95634
530-333-4312
California Relay: 711
Summer Fall Hours: Open Monday - Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend - December 8
Winter Schedule: Open Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Amador Ranger District
Rick Hopson, District Ranger
26820 Silver Drive
Pioneer, CA 95666
209-295-4251
California Relay: 711
Fall Hours: Open Monday - Saturdays through 12/8.
Winter Schedule: Open Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Pacific Ranger District
Sarah Sawyer, Acting District Ranger
7887 Highway 50
Pollock Pines, CA 95726-9602
530-644-2349
California Relay: 711
Open: Monday - Friday.
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Business office only.
Visitor Services are at Placerville RD.

Placerville Nursery
Gary Cline
2375 Fruitridge Road
Camino, CA 95709
530-622-9600
California Relay: 711
Open: Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

National Forest Genetic Electrophoresis Laboratory
2480 Carson Road
Placerville CA 95667
Phone 530-622-1225
California Relay: 711

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Photo looking north from Big Hill lookout at Union Valley Reservoir.

View from Westpoint Boatramp across the water at a Sunset with mist on the lake.

Photo looking up at the ridge with a waterfall cutting through the trees.

Photo from a boat of a boatramp with forest in background.

Photo of river cutting through a small canyon in the forest.

Photo of facility sign with the building in the background.

Photo of granite flat with sporadic trees and rocks.

Photo of the lake looking through aspen tree leaves that have turned gold.

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U.S. Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest

Features

Big Hill Helitack: Building the Future Firefighting Workforce

Photo from inside of helicopter looking out over the shoulder of a firefighter at a smoke column.

The Big Hill Helitack program at the Eldorado National Forest manages two contract helicopters – one Type 1 and one Type 2 – which are national resources. When fully staffed, the Big Hill Helitack crew has 16 employees including a superintendent, a helicopter manager for each helicopter, and 13 other crew members.

ENF Reorganization Project

Map image of boundary changes to forest map.

The Eldorado National Forest is adapting to change. Our forest staff is evaluating how to reorganize with less facilities, less personnel, less government-owned-vehicles and more partnerships.

Spotlights

Campground Management - Seeking Campground Concession Proposals

Photo of a lake with trees in the foreground.

For information on the Campground Concession Prospectus.

What are our Nature's Benefits?

The natural forest infrastructure provides multiple Nature's Benefits to people, plants, animals, and habitat. Find out how the Eldorado positively impacts your daily life!