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Shopping in El Dorado County

Placerville Hardware, oldest west of the Mississippi

Antique shops, fine art galleries, gift shops, department stores, and outlets ~ you'll find past treasures and today's fine products when shopping El Dorado County.

Begin by strolling down the street of one of our colorful historic Gold Rush towns for a unique shopping and dining experience. Browse through antique displays or get your necessities at stores throughout the region.

Find a sense of our history when you shop Downtown Placerville or one of the surrounding areas of Coloma, Georgetown, Lotus, Diamond Springs, Camino, and Pollock Pines. Shop contemporary outlets in a beautiful alpine setting at South Lake Tahoe. Continue your adventures as you explore our agriculture in the rolling Sierra foothills.

At a leisurely pace, you can enjoy produce such as apples, pears, apricots, cherries, and berries, baked goods, Christmas tree cutting, and fine local wines when you visit our Apple Hill, Farm Trail, and South County areas.

Olde Dorado Antiques on Main Street, Placerville


Antiquing: There are 20 antique shops in El Dorado County, offering a taste of history that includes clothing, furniture, china, dolls, collectible art, jewelry and hard-to-find unique items.

A difficult choice, to be sure, but once you decide on the treasure you want, you'll be taking home a wonderful reminder of your visit to El Dorado County.

Placerville Soda Works Building, now a coffee shop on Main Street, Placerville


Shopping: In addition to ever-popular antiquing, shopping in this region also features a farmer's market, new and used books, history books, fine art, Thomas Kinkade's original art gallery, a unique 147-year-old hardware store (the oldest west of the Mississippi!), clothing stores that offer formal, casual, bridal, western, and period attire, oak and decorative furniture, country crafts, yarns and spinning supplies, jewelry, goldsmith, kitchenware, restaurants, cafes, bars, coffee houses, gifts, and bath items.

Whether you're looking for a special gift for that special someone, shopping for something special for yourself, or just browsing, you'll get more than just another shopping trip when you visit El Dorado County!

Shopping Links

You'll find lots of destinations for your shopping pleasure at the websites listed below.

Placerville Downtown Association - Site highlights a wide variety of antique stores, art galleries, jewelers, cafés and lots more to see and do in historic downtown Placerville.

The Gingerbread Man - Whether you are building a "new" Victorian home, restoring an older home or giving your existing home a new look, they have something for everyone.