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Salmon Falls

Ghost town · El Dorado County, California

Auburn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Auburn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Salmon Falls 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 Salmon Falls as a historical populated place on the Pilot Hill 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 38.7580° N, 121.0583° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePilot Hill
Elevation428 ft
Nearest living townEl Dorado Hills, CA
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1670538
Coordinates38.75796, -121.05828

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What's there now

Salmon Falls is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is El Dorado Hills, CA (population 50,553), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 428 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 Salmon Falls?

Salmon Falls is in El Dorado County, California, at 38.7580, -121.0583.

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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