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Friends of the Rubicon Camping Area

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Rubicon Springs OverlookAttractions

Rubicon Springs is a set of springs that was used as a resort from the 1860s in El Dorado County, California. It laid at an elevation of 6165 feet (1879 m). It still appeared on maps as of 1940. The natural springs were harnessed for a resort by the 1860s. By 1909, a hotel and summer cottages had been erected.

0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
Observation PointAttractions0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
Ellis Peak TrailheadTrails & trailheads6.5 km · ~44 min driveDirections ↗
Powderhorn TrailheadTrails & trailheads6.6 km · ~40 min driveDirections ↗
Sourdough Hill (2,424 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in California, United States of America

10.3 km · ~62 min driveDirections ↗
Kailua ParkParks & play23.8 km · ~96 min driveDirections ↗
Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State ParkParks & play

Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park is a state park in California in the United States. It occupies nearly two miles of the western shore of Lake Tahoe and a total of about 1,000 hectares of forested mountains in El Dorado County. Originally called Sugar Pine Point State Park, its name was changed in 2003 to honor Edwin L. Z'berg, a California state assemblyman who specialized in environmental l

29 km · ~114 min driveDirections ↗
Rubicon TrailheadTrails & trailheads158.5 km · ~253 min driveDirections ↗
Brown Mountain (2,178 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in California, United States of America

158.7 km · ~254 min driveDirections ↗
Devils Peak (2,296 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in Placer County, California, United States of America

177.5 km · ~379 min driveDirections ↗

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