California HWY 49
Hi We are planning to go to Yosemite in early May after visiting San Francisco with our 36' Class A RV with Honda CR-V towed and have a few questions. 1. Use Mariposa Koa as our base camp is a good...
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skipro3 wrote:
To further explain going through P'ville;
49 North to the town of El Dorado. (stop at Poor Red's for a Golden Cadillac!) Turn right and at the 3rd light, turn left on Missouri Flat Rd. Takes you straight to Hwy 50. East bound to Tahoe.
A walking tour of downtown Placerville, Old Hangtown, park in the Post Office parking lot. (Weekends it's usually empty) Don't miss the Placerville Hardware Store, oldest West of the Mississippi.
P'ville is for Porterville CA and Placerville is Hangtown.
My brother in law worked at Poor Reds a long time ago.
JimR
