Highway 50 Closure at Echo Summit to Begin Mid-September 2020
Highway 50 will be FULLY CLOSED at Echo Summit September 18 – October 2 for the Echo Summit Bridge Replacement Project. Learn more about the closure and alternate routes to Lake Tahoe at Way2Tahoe.com
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.
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
