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Apple
Hill is
located
in and around Camino just east of Placerville in the foothills of
the Sierra Nevada mountains at about 3000 foot elevation (out of
the valley fog and below the snowline). Visit
on an autumn weekend and you'll find apples, pumpkins, pony rides,
face painting, crafts, wine tasting, music and
homemade goodies such as apple pies and fresh-squeezed
juice. The Apple
Hill Growers Association includes about 50 ranches. By
Labor Day (September 4th), most Apple Hill growers are open for visitors
(some
are open year-round)
. Watch the apples being
squeezed for juice and the bakeries in operation. Enjoy an
old-fashioned picnic while visiting these working ranches. 
By
October 15, most pumpkin patches are open and the kids search the
fields for their jack-o- lantern.
After Thanksgiving,
families come here to cut their Christmas trees, search the many
craft booths for the perfect Christmas present and enjoy the
beautiful rural beauty.
Several
award-winning wineries with comfortable tasting rooms call Apple Hill home. Wine tasting is
available year-round.
From Sacramento:
Take Highway 50 East to Placerville. Take the Schnell School Road
exit #48. Turn left and continue 1/2 mile to Carson Road. Turn
right on Carson Road and you are on the west end of Apple Hill Drive.
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Apple Hill Picks |
Apple Hill Picks |
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High
Hill Ranch
2901 High Hill
Rd., Placerville
530-644-1973
Daily Labor Day thru Christmas Eve.
High Hill has large grassy picnic areas, a trout pond, antique
popcorn wagon, a collection of antique apple peelers, gift shops
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Abel's
Apple Acres
2345 Carson Rd.,
Placerville
530-626-0138
9AM-5PM
(Closed Christmas Day)
Caramel
cooking in the antique copper kettle, homemade caramel apples,
The Hay Maze, Pumpkin Patch,
craft booths. |
Forester
Restaurant
4110 Carson Rd,
Camino
530-644-1818, |
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Durango's
Mexican Restaurant
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Boa
Vista Orchards
2952 Carson Rd.,
Placerville
530-622-5522
Open 7 Days a Week
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
Fresh fruit and vegetables year round. A wide variety of
delicious jams, jellies, preserves, syrups, homemade pies,
pastries, brownies, caramel apples and apple brownies. Fresh squeezed
apple cider. |
Larsen
Apple Barn
(530)
644-1415
2461 Larsen Drive, Camino
Sept 5 - Mid Dec, Closed Saturdays
Larsen Apple Barn has apples,
pears, peaches, and nectarines, fresh apple cider, honey, and
pumpkins.
Bake Shop is "home of the original apple turnover on the
hill". Large picnic area with picnic tables, a waterfall,
waterwheel and the oldest apple tree in El Dorado County. |
Time
Out Private Resort & Spa |
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Indian
Rock Tree Farm
3800 North Canyon
Road, Camino
(530) 622-4087
Mid November, 8:30 until dark
Christmas tree and fly fishing farm, Douglas Fir, White Fir, Red
Fir (Silvertip) Pines, Incense Cedar, Various True Fir
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Kid's
Inc.
3245 N. Canyon Rd.,
Camino
530-622-0084
September-December
Famous "Walkin' Pie, 9 varieties of apples, pumpkins,
Indian Corn, and Gourds Nanny's Gift Shop, The Hill Grill offers
a full menu. |
Durango's
Mexican Restaurant
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El
Dorado Orchards
530-622-5522
Carson Rd. Placerville
Picnic area situated next two large ponds. The Apple Ridge
Express (train rides), Home smoked and BBQ'd Tri-Tip and
Turkey Sandwiches |
Bolster's
Hilltop Ranch
1709 Carson Rd.,
Placerville
530-622-8094
Open Daily Year Round, 10-5 |
Apple Mountain
Golf Resort |
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Jack
Russell Brewery
2380 Larsen Dr., Camino
(530) 644-4722
Open Daily Year Round, 11-5 |
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"The
Wine Guy" Limo Wine Tasting Tours
530-644-1818 |
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Jack
Russell Brewery
2380 Larsen Dr.,
Camino
(530) 644-4722
Open Daily Year Round, 11-5 |
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