Cameron Park is community carved out of what was originally Shingle Springs. It was envisioned in the 1950s by a successful auto dealership owner and former championship rodeo rider, Larry Cameron. Cameron purchased 5,000 acres of land and envisioned a community in which residents could swim in a lake, play golf, and use a private airport.
Area History -- Cameron Park
Is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States. The population was 14,549 at the 2000 census. Cameron Park is a relatively new community situated in the Northern California Gold Country of the Sierra Nevada foothills, approximately 30 miles east of Sacramento and 70 miles west of South Lake Tahoe.
The original inhabitants of the area surrounding Cameron Park were the Niesnan branch of the Maidu Indians. Grinding rocks and burial mounds serve as glimpses of the past and are still visible in various locations around Cameron Park.
Major development began in the area when Larry Cameron purchased 5000 foothill acres in the 1950s for ranching purposes. In the years since then, the land has slowly been divided into lots of varying sizes, including ranch-sized properties and medium and high density residential neighborhoods. Today, Cameron Park contains a mix of large ranches, single family homes, apartments and businesses.
Sites of Interest
Cameron Park has several shopping areas, a championship golf course and country club, a recreational lake and the Cameron Airpark Estates. The unique Airpark Estates provide an opportunity for pilots to commute from home to destination without leaving their airplane. Wide streets double as taxiways between homes and the airstrip. Oversized garages house personal airplanes.
Cameron Park was once known as the home of "Sam's Town" where many travelers stopped on their way to and from Lake Tahoe. This restaurant and amusement complex was torn down in 2002 and is now a shopping center.
Parts of the Skinner Vineyard and Winery from 1865 can be seen at the intersection of Green Valley Road and Cameron Park Drive. All that is left of Skinner's ranch is a portion of the cellar (integrated into the Cameron Park Nursery), a tiny remnant of the distillery wall (behind mobile homes in the mobile home park near the intersection), and the cemetery. The cemetery itself contains the graves of James and Jessie Skinner (nee Bernard) and three of their sons. The cemetery is located on a small hill just southeast of the intersection.
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