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Rubicon Springs

Ghost town · El Dorado County, California

Homewood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Homewood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rubicon Springs is a ghost town in El Dorado County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in El Dorado County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rubicon Springs as a historical populated place on the Homewood topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.0174° N, 120.2488° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHomewood
Elevation6,166 ft
Nearest living townTahoma, CA
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1701135
Coordinates39.01741, -120.24880

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What's there now

Rubicon Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tahoma, CA (population 969), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,166 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Rubicon Springs?

Rubicon Springs is in El Dorado County, California, at 39.0174, -120.2488.

How many ghost towns are in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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