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- 1/16/2026 - Parks Division, El Dorado County Chief Administrative Office, is preparing to apply to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division (https://ohv.parks.ca.gov/) for the 2026 Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program for funding of projects on the Rubicon Trail. Parks Division is hosting a public workshop January 29, 2026, from 5:15pm to 7:00pm to hear from the public and to receive feedback on future Rubicon Trail projects to help inform the G26 preliminary grant applications. The hybrid workshop will be held online and in-person in Meeting Room D at the County Government Center, 330 Fair Lane, Building A. Click here for the public workshop agenda and zoom meeting link.(PDF, 164KB)
- 12/15/2025 - El Dorado Trail will be closed between Old Depot Bike Park at Missouri Flat Road and the Weber Creek Bridge for defensible space and ladder fuel clearing every Thursday and Friday until further notice. Forni Road is back open.
- 12/1/2025 - Henningsen Lotus Park 2026 Annual Parking Passes are now available for purchase and will be valid until December 31, 2026.
- 10/30/2025 - Please see the updated Parks Division Fee Schedule(PDF, 440KB) effective December 1, 2025.
- 9/3/2025 - Old Depot Road will be realigned as part of the Diamond Springs Parkway Project. Temporary detour in place starting September 4, 2025. Please see the following News Release(PDF, 683KB) for more information.
- 5/14/2025 - El Dorado County Department of Transportation in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration - Central Federal Lands Highway Division and Martin Brothers Construction will be performing road work on Ice House Road between the intersection of Peavine Ridge Road to the junction of Wentworth Springs Road in the El Dorado National Forest Monday, May 12, 2025 and continuing through approximately October 2025. This project is located in District IV. Please see the updated News Release(PDF, 580KB) and Project Map(PDF, 260KB) for more information.
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