Guidebook for Placerville
Food Scene
Cascada
384 Main StHands down best Mexican food in Downtown Historic Placerville
Home-style, country comfort food. Always tasty. Downtown Historic Placerville
40 locals recommend
Bricks Eats & Drinks
482 Main StHome-style, country comfort food. Always tasty. Downtown Historic Placerville
5 minutes from AirBnB. Middle of Winery Loop. Great food, Outside dining. Guests speak highly,
15 locals recommend
Creekside Cork & Brew
7915 Fairplay Rd5 minutes from AirBnB. Middle of Winery Loop. Great food, Outside dining. Guests speak highly,
Historic Building on Outskirts of Placerville. Top Notch Chef.
Fine Dining Restaurant. Highly rated.
41 locals recommend
Smith Flat House
2021 Smith Flat RdHistoric Building on Outskirts of Placerville. Top Notch Chef.
Fine Dining Restaurant. Highly rated.
Local Breakfast spot, to start your day of wine tasting or a good sandwich. A locals favorite, outdoor seating
Katie's Country Cafe & Bakery
Local Breakfast spot, to start your day of wine tasting or a good sandwich. A locals favorite, outdoor seating
Pastries or Good Breakfast, Short stroll to Historic Downtown . Outdoor dining.
44 locals recommend
Sweetie Pie's
577 Main StPastries or Good Breakfast, Short stroll to Historic Downtown . Outdoor dining.
5 minutes form AirBnB. Everything Italian. Pizza, Lasagna, Pesto, Scampi, full menu with outdoor seating.
16 locals recommend
The "Little Italian" Place
1772 Pleasant Valley Rd5 minutes form AirBnB. Everything Italian. Pizza, Lasagna, Pesto, Scampi, full menu with outdoor seating.
Wonderful Chinese Restaurant
4570 Pleasant Valley Rd5 minutes for AirBnB
Pizza Factory
4570 Pleasant Valley Rd5 minutes from AirBnB Good Pizza, Salads and more.
Essentials
Closest super market only about a 5 min drive. Good produce section, bakery, cheeses and wines. Pretty much anything you could need.
26 locals recommend
Holiday Market
4653 Mt Aukum RdClosest super market only about a 5 min drive. Good produce section, bakery, cheeses and wines. Pretty much anything you could need.
Somerset Store
5931 Mt Aukum RdUnder 2 minute drive. Beer, wine, Liquor, Cigarettes and Cigars ie the essentials.
Pleasant Valley Store
4412 Pleasant Valley RdClosest gas station. Just up street from Holiday Market
Drinks & Nightlife
Fun local bar that also has good burgers and fries, they have a pool table and jukebox. Busiest times are Fridays after work and all day Saturday. Occasional live music.
11 locals recommend
Bones Roadhouse
4430 Pleasant Valley RdFun local bar that also has good burgers and fries, they have a pool table and jukebox. Busiest times are Fridays after work and all day Saturday. Occasional live music.
Iconic bar and BBQ Joint. They are known for their Gold Cadillac drink.
16 locals recommend
Poor Red's Bar-B-Q
6221 Pleasant Valley RdIconic bar and BBQ Joint. They are known for their Gold Cadillac drink.
This is one of the largest wineries in the area specializing in Old World Wines like Barbara and Zinfandel. They are the largest Barbara producer in the world.
Terra d’Oro
20680 Shenandoah School RdThis is one of the largest wineries in the area specializing in Old World Wines like Barbara and Zinfandel. They are the largest Barbara producer in the world.
Wine Caves!! Fun Winery with amazing caves and great food. Take a tour or just walk around on your own.
11 locals recommend
Toogood Estate Winery
7280 Fairplay RdWine Caves!! Fun Winery with amazing caves and great food. Take a tour or just walk around on your own.
The best brewery in the area. Good for tours where you can see the brewing process from growing hops to bottling, or get some food from the food trucks or BBQ pit on the weekends. Corn hole and giant Jenga drinking games are always a good time with friends or for kids.
24 locals recommend
Jack Russell Farm Brewery
2380 Larsen DrThe best brewery in the area. Good for tours where you can see the brewing process from growing hops to bottling, or get some food from the food trucks or BBQ pit on the weekends. Corn hole and giant Jenga drinking games are always a good time with friends or for kids.
Gold Mountain Winery & Lodge
7740 Fairplay RdWell known wine label, huge property, beautiful grounds
Parks & Nature
This hike is a 1 hour drive from here and if you are headed to Tahoe it is about 2/3 of the way there. You can actually see the falls from the parking lot but if you would like to turn it into a hike it is 1.5 miles to the base of the falls and 2 miles to the top where there are 5 beautiful lakes. At the top is AMAZING! Facebook friends will be jealous of your photos.
24 locals recommend
Horsetail Falls
This hike is a 1 hour drive from here and if you are headed to Tahoe it is about 2/3 of the way there. You can actually see the falls from the parking lot but if you would like to turn it into a hike it is 1.5 miles to the base of the falls and 2 miles to the top where there are 5 beautiful lakes. At the top is AMAZING! Facebook friends will be jealous of your photos.
This lake is about 20min away, good for fishing, hiking and general adventuring. There is boat, kayak and Stand up paddle board rentals available here as well.
35 locals recommend
Jenkinson Lake
This lake is about 20min away, good for fishing, hiking and general adventuring. There is boat, kayak and Stand up paddle board rentals available here as well.
Great little place to go for a hike and a swim, also fun to watch rock climbers and slack-line acrobatics on the weekend. Be careful in early summer there is at least one drowning per year in this location always younger people and out of towners.
7 locals recommend
Cosumnes River Gorge
Cosumnes River Gorge Access PathGreat little place to go for a hike and a swim, also fun to watch rock climbers and slack-line acrobatics on the weekend. Be careful in early summer there is at least one drowning per year in this location always younger people and out of towners.
This is where the Gold Rush started in 1849!!! A lot of history in this area, many original buildings and mining equipment. Really family friendly fun activities like gold panning and history museum tours, PLUS it is right along the beautiful American River.
63 locals recommend
Coloma
This is where the Gold Rush started in 1849!!! A lot of history in this area, many original buildings and mining equipment. Really family friendly fun activities like gold panning and history museum tours, PLUS it is right along the beautiful American River.
Shopping
Just park on one end of Main Street and walk up and back you will run into a bunch of unique shops and lots of antiques.
12 locals recommend
Downtown Placerville
248 Main StreetJust park on one end of Main Street and walk up and back you will run into a bunch of unique shops and lots of antiques.
Arts & Culture
Pop Art Custom Framing Gallery
433 Main StFun small art gallery worth checking out.
Featured in Sunset Magazine, this is the oldest Hardware store West of the Mississippi, they still have the original floor boards from 1800's and a gold drop box used in the mining days. Always worth a quick stop.
11 locals recommend
Placerville True Value Hardware
441 Main StFeatured in Sunset Magazine, this is the oldest Hardware store West of the Mississippi, they still have the original floor boards from 1800's and a gold drop box used in the mining days. Always worth a quick stop.
Sightseeing
Hangtown got its name from this popular lynching spot where during the gold rush thieves and criminals would be hung. This is where Hangmans Tree used to be and if you look up you will see a man still hanging from the building (he's fake)
Liars' Bench
255 Main StHangtown got its name from this popular lynching spot where during the gold rush thieves and criminals would be hung. This is where Hangmans Tree used to be and if you look up you will see a man still hanging from the building (he's fake)
Spend a few hours walking up and down this Historic Main Street. Many shops, Restaurants, art galleries and bars to enjoy.
10 locals recommend
Main Street
Main StreetSpend a few hours walking up and down this Historic Main Street. Many shops, Restaurants, art galleries and bars to enjoy.
Self guided tour of historic Gold Mine and equipment used to extract ore from rock
51 locals recommend
Hangtown's Gold Bug Park
2635 Gold Bug LnSelf guided tour of historic Gold Mine and equipment used to extract ore from rock