El Dorado County spans the western foothills and Sierra Nevada range east of Sacramento, stretching from the American River canyon in the north to the Cosumnes River corridor in the south, and rising from the valley floor to the crest of the Sierra Nevada along the Highway 50 corridor to South Lake Tahoe. The county seat of Placerville anchors the agricultural and commercial core of the western foothills, while the rapidly growing communities of El Dorado Hills and Cameron Park along the US-50 corridor have become significant Sacramento metropolitan residential markets. The upper county communities of Pollock Pines and the Georgetown Divide serve buyers seeking mountain lifestyle at elevations ranging from 2,500 to 5,000 feet. El Dorado County combines Gold Rush heritage, active agricultural production in the Apple Hill area, proximity to Folsom Lake and the American River recreation corridor, and the Sierra Nevada outdoor recreation infrastructure centered on South Lake Tahoe to create a county with greater geographic and lifestyle range than its modest size might suggest.

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