Rubicon Trail

For the most recent review of trail conditions see the current season Rubicon Trail Site Assessment Reports.

View Rubicon Trail reports:

• Rubicon Trail Annual Reports
• Rubicon Trail Site Assessment Reports
• Archive of Rubicon Trail Site Assessment Reports
• 2019 El Dorado County Economic Analysis(PDF, 1MB)

• Adopt-a-Trail Volunteer Projects. Contact Program Coordinator, Tim Canavarro at tim.canavarro@edcgov.us, for more information on the Adopt-a-Trail program, upcoming work party opportunities, and how to get involved with volunteering on the trail. 
• 2023 Volunteer Projects List(PDF, 26KB)

Check out more resources on the Rubicon Trail:

• Rubicon Trail Monitoring Reports
• Rubicon Trail Map
• Rubicon Trail Education
• Rubicon Trail and Facilities Information 

• Loon Lake
• SNOTEL - Rubicon #2
• Lake Tahoe Airport

Campfire permits are required for the use of open fires. Permits can be obtained from any Forest Service, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Bureau of Land Management office in California. Click here to learn more about Campfire Permits.

• Forest Service office locations
• CAL FIRE Unit locations
• BLM field office locations

Visit the California Campfire Permit page at Campfire Permit - Ready for Wildfire to obtain a Campfire Permit online. You must be 18 years or older to sign the permit.

El Dorado County Contacts:

Parks and Trails Division
200 Armory Drive
Placerville CA 95667
Office: 530-621-5360
Email: parks@edcgov.us

El Dorado County Sheriff
200 Industrial Drive
Placerville, CA 95667
Office: 530-621-5655
Dispatch: 530-621-6600
Emergency: 530-626-4911
www.edcgov.us/Sheriff

South Lake Tahoe Office
1360 Johnson Blvd, #100
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Office: 530-573-3000

Placer County Contacts:

Placer County Sheriff 
2929 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
Office: 530-889-7800
www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/Sheriff

Tahoe Substation
2501 N. Lake Tahoe Blvd
Tahoe City, CA 96145
Office: 530-581-6301
After Hours: 530-381-6300

State Parks Contacts:

Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division

Office Address
715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
Mailing Address
PO Box 942896, Sacramento, CA 94296

Office: 916-324-4442
Email: OHVinfo@parks.ca.gov
www.ohv.parks.ca.gov

USDA Eldorado National Forest Service
100 Forni Road
Placerville, CA 95667
Tel: 530-622-5061

Placerville Ranger Station
4260 Eight Mile Road
Camino, CA 95760
Tel: 530-644-2324

Pacific Ranger Station
7887 Highway 50
Pollock Pines, CA 95726
Tel: 530-644-2349

Georgetown Ranger Station
7600 Wentworth Spring Road
Georgetown, CA 95634
Tel: 530-333-4312

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
35 College Drive
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Tel: 530-543-2600