Welcome to the Placerville Elks Lodge
The Placerville Elks Lodge is located very near California's gold discover site of Coloma. The area around our Lodge is especially beautiful during the spring thru the fall. Within less than 1 hour drive there are many things to do. To the north there is Coloma with the “Gold Country Setting of Sutter's Mill In addition, the American River offers Kayaking and white water rafting with a collection of hiking trails. To the South in the Somerset area, there are a number of local small wineries who offer tasting tours, with a large selection of moderately priced wines! Less than 5 minutes away is one of the newest Indian Casinos the Red Hawk, that offers a buffet meal that is second to none. A little further east is the town of Placerville, known from the gold rush days as “Hangtown”! So come and stay at our campground and enjoy the many wonders of El Dorado County.
The Placerville Elks Lodge has nine (9) RV parking spaces available on a first-come first-serve basis for Elks Members. The sites have water, 50amp and 30amp electric. The sites are level gravel sites and suitable for rigs of all sizes. The site fee is $25 per day and the dump station is included. For a small fee, other members can use the dump station. The Placerville Elks Lodge provides free WiFi both inside the Lodge and in the RV camping area.
Placerville and Vicinity
The area around our Lodge is especially beautiful during the spring thru the fall. Within less than a one hour drive there are many things to do. To the north there is Coloma with the Gold Country Setting of Sutter's Mill. In addition, the American River offers Kayaking and white water rafting with a collection of hiking trails. To the south in the Somerset area, there are a number of local small wineries who offer tasting tours, with a large selection of moderately priced wines! Less than five minutes away is one of the newest Indian Casinos, Red Hawk, that offers a buffet meal that is second to none. Downtown Placerville, known from the gold rush days as “Hangtown”, is ten minutes away to the east.
During the late spring, summer, and early fall we have monthly "Burn Your Own Steak" dinners on the first Friday of the month. In addition to Monday Night Football the lodge offers pot luck on every Wednesday, Thursday night dinners, and all Friday nights are burger nights, excluding "Burn Your Own Steak" Fridays.
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Lake Tahoe
Slightly over an hour's drive from Placerville is spectacular scenery as seen above. Starting at approximately 2,000 feet in elevation at Placerville, the highway crests the Sierra Nevada at over 7,300 feet at Echo Summit. Depending on the season, the area is famous for hiking, boating, fishing, and skiing.
