El Dorado Hills is an unincorporated area at the western edge of El Dorado County, 30 miles east of Sacramento on Highway 50 in the Sierra Foothills. As great a place as it is for young families, mid-career professionals and retirees also love their El Dorado Hills homes!
First-time buyers, move-up and downsize buyers, and those looking for luxury estate properties will all find El Dorado Hills homes to fall in love with. El Dorado Hills is known for its beautiful oak-covered hills with views of Sacramento and Folsom Lake to the west and the snowcapped peaks of the Sierra Nevada to the east. The American River provides the north boundary.
El Dorado Hills Town Center provides a downtown feel with shopping, dining, a movie theater, and a lakeside amphitheater for community events with several more dining and shopping centers dotting the area. All just minute from all El Dorado Hills homes!
The community loves its youth sports and performing arts for young children through high school. Favorite other activities include bicycling, running, tennis, boating and fishing on Folsom Lake, rafting the American River, and golf at the Robert Trent Jones Jr. course at the private Serrano Country Club.
In less than an hour’s drive, residents enjoy the beautiful foothill wine country, downtown Sacramento and the State Capital, historic gold rush sites, and vast expanses of the El Dorado National Forest. Inside of 100 miles is San Francisco and Silicon Valley, the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, and the beautiful Lake Tahoe basin.
Give me a call (916.337.4907) or drop me an email, and I’d be happy to show you around and help you fall in love your El Dorado hills homes the way I did mine!
For boating, fishing, wake boarding, paddle boarding, and more, the Folsom Lake Marina at Brown’s Ravine offers easy access to beautiful Folsom Lake! Cruise across the lake for a picnic in Granite Bay on the western shore. Cruise east to find Salmon Falls, where the American River fills the lake.
The El Dorado Hills Community Services District offers endless activities for kids and adults alike. They also beautifully maintain El Dorado Hills’ many parks!
Hilltop Kalithea Park offers a great playground, baseball and soccer fields, and spectacular views of Folsom Lake and Sacramento. The El Dorado Hills homes in this neighborhood range from fantastic start homes, to mind-blowing custom homes!
Promontory Park is team sports headquarters for El Dorado Hills. Soccer, baseball and softball fields as nice as you’ll find anywhere! Tennis courts, bocce, a kids’ playground, and even a picnic area and splash park! The El Dorado Hills homes in this area offer great access to Folsom Lake and are the closest to the city of Folsom, Costco, Home Depot, and Intel in all of El Dorado Hills.
El Dorado Hills Community Park is home to Concerts in the Park every Summer, a favorite activity where thousands of El Dorado Hills residents enjoy their Friday evenings while music while picnicking on the lawn. The park also offers a community pool for both recreational and competitive swimmers, more soccer and baseball fields, indoor basketball, a dog park, and more!
There is no shortage of places to grab a cold one in El Dorado Hills.
Mraz Brewing Company is our own award-winning micro-brewery and tasting room that will appeal to the beer geek in all of us! Grab a bite from the visiting food truck, a beer direct from the source, and you’re in beer-drinkers heaven!
36 Handles Pub and Eatery, Aji Japanese Bistro, Relish Burger Bar, The El Dorado Saloon, Milestone, and the new South Fork Grille offer enough variety to please visitors no matter what their tastes!
The first thing we’re often asked by folks looking at El Dorado Hills Homes, ‘How are the schools?” In a word, EXCELLENT!
El Dorado Hills homes are served by three award-winning school districts. No matter where you choose to live, you’re bound to be pleased!
Jon is a Trustee on the Buckeye USD School Board and would be happy to answer your questions about our local schools!
Ca you see yourself in one of the most expensive homes in El Dorado Hills? Maybe your budget is different? Either way, your dream home awaits! Let us help you find it! Fill out the form to the right and we’ll get started right away finding your next home!