Destinations · California
Placer County
CA · 39.0600, -120.7300
Tahoe National Forest and Eldorado National Forest lie within 30 miles of Placer County, California.
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Public land
- Tahoe National Forest · inside
- Eldorado National Forest · 3 mi
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · 26 mi
Campgrounds
- Parker Flat Staging Area - (530)-478-6254 x228 · 5 mi
- Sugar Pine Staging Area · 5 mi
- Big Reservoir Campground · 6 mi
- Forbes Group Campground · 6 mi
- Giant Gap Campground · 6 mi
- Shirttail Campground · 6 mi
- China Wall Staging Area - (530)-478-6254 x228 · 7 mi
- Dru Barner Campground · 8 mi
Named places
- Sugar Loaf · 1 mi
- Sage Hill · 2 mi
- Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF) · 2 mi
- Deadwood · 3 mi
- Derby · 3 mi
- Ralston Picnic Area · 4 mi
- Bullion · 4 mi
- Cottage Home Hill · 4 mi
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- Coloma · 20 mi
- Grass Valley · 21 mi
- Auburn · 22 mi
- Placerville · 23 mi
- Olympic Valley · 28 mi