to El Dorado County
By car from:
San Francisco Los Angeles Sacramento Lake Tahoe Reno
By train, coach and air:
Amtrak Placerville Airport
From San Francisco (about 150 miles to Placerville):
- From S.F. International Airport, take Hwy 101 north to Hwy 80
- Take Hwy 80 east across the Bay Bridge to Oakland
- Take Hwy 80 east to Sacramento
- Take Hwy 50 east towards Placerville and South Lake Tahoe
- Hwy 50 enters El Dorado County between Folsom and El Dorado Hills
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From Los Angeles (about 400 miles to Placerville):
- Take Hwy 5 north to Sacramento
- Take Hwy 50 east toward South Lake Tahoe
- Hwy 50 enters El Dorado County between Folsom and El Dorado Hills
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From Sacramento (about 50 miles to Placerville):
- From Sacramento International Airport, take Hwy 5 south to Sacramento
- From Sacramento, take Hwy 50 east toward Placerville and Lake Tahoe
- Hwy 50 enters El Dorado County between Folsom and El Dorado Hills
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From Lake Tahoe (about 60 miles to Placerville):
- Take Hwy 50 west from South Lake Tahoe towards Placerville
- Hwy 50 enters El Dorado County at the California/Nevada state line at South Lake Tahoe
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From Reno (about 100 miles to Placerville):
- Take Hwy 80 east toward Sacramento and Auburn
- In Auburn, take Hwy 49 south toward Placerville
- Hwy 49 enters El Dorado County between Auburn and Cool
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- Take Hwy 395 south to Carson City
- In Carson City, take Hwy 50 to South Lake Tahoe
- Hwy 50 enters El Dorado County at the California/Nevada state line at South Lake Tahoe
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For train or coach travel, call (800) 872-7245 for service from locations throughout the country.
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Flying into Placerville Airport (PVF):
Coordinates: N38-43.45; W120-45.19
Mag var: 17E
Navaids: HNW 115.5 on field
Elevation: 2587
Pattern altitudes: 3383 MSL all aircraft
Runways: 5-23 4,200X75, asphalt; right traffic Runway 5, lights PCL.
Lights: SS to SR. 122.8 (5 clicks in S sec, medium intensity); beacon.
Obstructions: Hills E.
Approaches: GPS RNAV
FSS: Rancho Murrieta 122.3, 122.2
Corn freq: APP Sacramento/ 119.1; UNICOM/CTAF 122.8
Charts: San Francisco; L2
HOURS: 8AM to SPM, 24 HR card lock system for 100LL and 80
Telephone: (530) 622-0459; Fax: (530) 622-0270
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