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Shingle Springs (formerly, Shingle Spring and Shingle) is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States. The population was 4,432 at the 2010 census, up from 2,643 at the 2000 census. It is located about 40 miles (64 km) from Sacramento in the Gold Country foothills and sits directly on Highway 50. The towns of Coloma and Placerville are less than 15 miles (24 km) away. Shingle Springs is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Maidu and Miwok people, are headquartered in Shingle Springs.

Buckeye Flat is a former mining town in El Dorado County, California, located a mile east of Shingle Springs at an elevation of about 1,400 ft (400 m).The town was named after its first settlers, who came from the state of Ohio, known as the Buckeye State. At its peak, from 1852 to 1856, Buckeye Flat had several stores and at least two hotels. It was home to the first school in the surrounding district.

Coloma Road in Rescue, California is a historical road in Contra Costa County. A Historical Landmark was built at 4222 Green Valley Road in Rescue, California at the Rescue Junction General Store. The old Coloma Road opened in 1847, it ran from Sutter's Fort to the city of Coloma. James W. Marshall traveled the road to tell of his gold find to Captain John A. Sutter. During the 49ers miners gold rush thousands of miners traveled the road heading out to look for gold and claims. California's first stage line, California Stage Company, traveled the road starting in 1849, the line was founded by James E. Birch. There is a second Coloma Road Historical Landmark Marker, No. 748. The No. 748 marker is in the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park's Gold Discovery parking area at 38.8023°N 120.8927°W / 38.8023; -120.8927.

Rescue, formerly Green Valley, El Dorado County, California, is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located north-northwest of Shingle Springs and north-northeast of Cameron Park. The zip code is 95672, and Rescue is located in area code 530. The town lies at an elevation of 1214 feet (370 m).

Frenchtown (formerly, French Creek) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on French Creek 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southeast of Shingle Springs, at an elevation of 1165 feet (355 m).The place was originally a mining camp set up by French Canadian and French miners.

Cameron Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States and is part of the Greater Sacramento Area. The population was 19,171 in the 2020 census, up from 18,228 in 2010. Cameron Park is a community located in the Northern California Gold Country of the Sierra Nevada foothills, approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of Sacramento and 70 miles (110 km) west of South Lake Tahoe.

Jayhawk (formerly, Jay Hawk) was a former settlement in El Dorado County, California. It was located 6.5 miles (10 km) southwest of Coloma, at an elevation of 1161 feet (354 m).A post office operated at Jay Hawk from 1860 to 1865.Jayhawk was named for settlers from Missouri ("Jayhawks") who established the town. By 1883 Jayhawk was defunct. The Jayhawk Cemetery remains today.

Kingsville (formerly, Kingville) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Placerville, at an elevation of 1532 feet (467 m).

Pine Hill Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve of 403 acres (1.63 km2) located due east of Folsom Lake in the Sierra Nevada foothills, in El Dorado County, California. The reserve was established in 1979, and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The Pine Hill Ecological Reserve is one unit of the much larger Pine Hill Preserve system that consists of five separate units of varying size that total more than 4,000 acres (16 km2) and protects eight rare plants and their gabbro soil habitat. It is jointly managed by several local, state and federal agencies through a Cooperative Management Agreement.

Pleasant Grove House Pony Express Station is a historical building in Rescue, California built in 1850. The site of the Pleasant Grove House Pony Express Station is a California Historical Landmark No. 703. The historical building was built to house California Gold Rush 49 miners traveling to find gold and stake a claim. The Pleasant Grove House Pony Express Station in El Dorado County, California. At the Pleasant Grove House Pony Express Station, Pony Express riders would change horses. The Pleasant Grove House Pony Express Station was used for the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company's Pony Express Service from July 1, 1860, to June 30, 1861. From the Pleasant Grove House Pony Express Station, the riders heading west would go to Folsom. Riders heading east rode to Placerville traveling through the Rescue, Dry Creek Crossing, and Missouri Flat.

The Community Observatory is a public outreach observatory located in Placerville, California, on the campus of the El Dorado Learning Center. The Community Observatory was established in 2006 through the work of the Rotarians of Cameron Park as free family-friendly park for the community. It is operated by a partnership of a team of volunteers, Folsom Lake College, the El Dorado County Office of Education and the Rotarians of Cameron Park. In 2011, the Rotarians of Cameron Park installed the Art Cort Sky Theater as a place for visitors to rest and gaze at the stars. There volunteers are often found providing tours of the constellations. As of 2017, two telescopes are permanently mounted in the observatory: one 17-inch Planewave CDK and one 14-inch Celestron SCT, modified to accommodate a Hyperstar optic system fitted with an Atik Infinity Camera. As of 2017, the Community Observatory had received over 80,000 visitors. Hours can be found through its website, its Facebook page,.Acting as docents are volunteers with an interest in astronomy who donate their time and knowledge to make a visit to the observatory educational. They can provide information about celestial objects, the observatory facility, and telescopes.

El Dorado (Spanish for "The Golden") is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Placerville, at an elevation of 1608 feet (490 m). The population was 4,096 at the 2000 census. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #486. The ZIP code is 95623. The community is inside area code 530.