Visit El Dorado

There’s so much to
experience in El Dorado 

If you appreciate fine wine, made in small lots by passionate winemakers, come to El Dorado. Looking for a nice restaurant, shopping or an historic inn to top off your wine tasting experience? It’s all here.

Tour for a day, or stay for the weekend. The region offers activities to suit all ages, at a pace and prices to fit your lifestyle.

Come on up to El Dorado. Explore our uncrowded, scenic back roads and discover just what makes this high-elevation wine country tops with wine lovers.

Complement your wine tasting experience by visiting our hospitality partners – fine restaurants, lodging, specialty shops, attractions and transportation providers.


Watch the video

The premiere episode explored El Dorado’s Gold Country, including what producers called "some of the best wines El Dorado – and California – has to offer," tracing the roots of a foothills winemaking tradition that winds all the way back to the discovery of gold in California.

Approximate distances
From nearby areas

Sacramento to Placerville: 40 miles
San Francisco to Placerville: 120 miles
South Lake Tahoe to Placerville: 60 miles
Reno to Placerville: 125 miles

Within El Dorado

Coloma to Placerville: 10 miles
Placerville to Camino: 7 miles
Placerville to Pleasant Valley: 15 miles
Pleasant Valley to Fair Play: 12 miles
Fair Play to Mt. Aukum: 6 miles

• • •

Plan your visit by
downloading our winery map (pdf).