CALIFORNIA, EL DORADO COUNTY, PLACERVILLE, DIAMOND SPRINGS, "GEM OF THE SIERRA". THIS TREASURE OF FOOTHILL LIVING OFFERS MULTIPLE AMENITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES. PREFERRED ELEVATIONS RANGE FROM 1000′ ELEVATION TO 4000′. THE "NATIONAL FOREST" THEN GOES ON UP TO THE CREST LINE OF THE SIERRAS. LOCATED BETWEEN SACRAMENTO AND SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. THE GOLD DISCOVERY SITE IN COLOMA, IS NOW A STATE PARK, ON THE AMERICAN RIVER. THE COUNTY SEAT IS THE SMALL TOWN OF PLACERVILLE. THE "MOTHERLODE" HIGHWAY 49, IS A MAJOR TOURIST ROUTE FROM YOSEMITE TO THE SOUTH , THROUGH PLACERVILLE AND ON NORTH THROUGH THE OLD MINING TOWNS. HIGHWAY 50 A MAJOR WEST AND EAST ROUTE, GOES THROUGH THE HEART OF EL DORADO COUNTY.
THE VARING FOOTHILL TERRAINS AND ELEVATIONS, OFFER 5 OR 6 DIFFERENT WORLDS TO CHOOSE FROM. EL DORADO HILLS AND CAMERON PARK HAVE A LOWER ELEVATION, IDEAL FOR COMMUTING INTO THE SACRAMENTO AND BAY AREAS. PLACERVILLE, AT ABOUT AN 1800′ ELEVATION IS SOMEWHAT A HAPPY MEDIUM ALONG WITH DIAMOND SPRINGS AND THE PLEASANT VALLEY AREA. CAMINO, GARDEN VALLEY AND SOMERSET IS SOMETIMES CALLED THE "SNOW LINE". POLLOCK PINES, SLY PARK LAKE AND GEORGETOWN, RANGE AROUND A 4000′ ELEVATION ADJOINING TO THE EAST "NATURES WONDERLAND", THE NATIONAL FORREST.
