Directions from  Bay Area to

Georgetown Nature Area

via I-80 through Auburn

6530 Wentworth Springs Road, Georgetown, California 95634

• Take I-80 Northeast towards Sacramento.
• Continue on I-80 Northeast towards Auburn
• Take Elm Street Exit
• Right turn onto Elm Street
• Left turn on High Street and you’re on 49
• Veer right, and you’ll see signs for Cool, Coloma or Placerville and street lights.
• Go straight, you’re on 49 and you’ll go down hill entering the Canyon &  you’ll head down towards the Confluence at the bottom of the road
• Right turn over the Bridge and you’ll see a sign that says El Dorado County.
• Continue on 49 towards the town of Cool, and you will start going up hill
• Once you reach Cool get in your left lane
• Left turn onto 193 (Georgetown Road for several miles, about 9 mi.?)
• Left turn onto Main Street in Georgetown
• Continue on Main Street and after 3 blocks it becomes Wentworth Springs Road
• Slow down as you continue up Wentworth Springs Road (winds a little) and look for the Black Oak Mine Unified School District sign and driveway on the right, 6530 Wentworth Springs Road.
• It is easy to miss if you are driving too fast.  If you've gone more than a mile on Wentworth Springs Road you probably passed it.
• Right turn into driveway and follow road towards the field and follow directions of Star Security to find parking spaces.

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Directions from  Bay Area to

Georgetown Nature Area

Via CA-50 through Shingle Springs

6530 Wentworth Springs Road, Georgetown, California 95634

1. Take I-80 Northeast towards Sacramento.
2. From Sacramento take 50 towards Placerville/South Lake Tahoe
3. Take Exit 37(Ponderosa/Shingle Springs Exit)
4. Left turn onto Ponderosa (goes over the freeway)
5. Right turn onto North Shingle(see signs pointing to Georgetown, Coloma, Lotus)
6. Continue on North Shingle for about 5 miles
7. North Shingle merges with Green Valley but is unnoticeable as the road veers right.
8. Then road comes to a Y, veer left onto Lotus Road, towards town of Lotus, for about 8 miles until it ends.
9. Left turn onto CA- 49, and go over the South Fork of the American River for less than a mile.
10. Go past the Shell Station on the right side of road
11. Right turn onto Marshall Road(Coloma Club on the corner) and go up winding road for about 5 miles.
12. Go through town of Garden Valley continuing on Marshall Road for another 2 miles.
13. Right turn onto Black Oak Mine Road, (as you pass the Sierra Stop gas station on the left) until it ends..
14. Make a left turn onto CA-193/Georgetown Road  towards Georgetown for about 3 miles.
15. Make a right turn onto Main Street (you're in Georgetown!) gas station on the left corner.
16. Continue on Main Street and after 3 blocks it becomes Wentworth Springs Road
17. Slow down as you continue up Wentworth Springs Road (winds a little) and look for the Black Oak Mine Unified School District sign and driveway on the right, 6530 Wentworth Springs Road.
18. It is easy to miss if you are driving too fast.  If you've gone more than a mile on Wentworth Springs Road you probably passed it.
19. Right turn into driveway and follow road towards the field and follow directions of Star Security to find parking spaces.

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