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County in California, United States
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Placer County is in California. From the Lake Tahoe and the Gold Country in the west, this county extends east across the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Auburn was established as a mining camp in 1849, and its rapid growth led to it becoming the county seat of Placer County just two years later in 1851. Today travelers can visit the historic downtown, including the Placer County Courthouse which now houses a museum. Outside of town, the Hidden Falls Regional Park boasts over 30 mi of multi-use trails, and the Auburn State Recreation Area provides boating and hiking along 40 mi of the North and Middle Forks of the American river. Other area trails host a variety of extreme endurance challenges each year, including the 100 mi Western States Endurance Run.
Colfax is a town in Placer County, California.
Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California.
Roseville is a city in California's Gold Country. It's a suburb of Sacramento.
Olympic Valley (formerly Squaw Valley and also known by its resort name Palisades Tahoe) is a ski resort town on the border between California and Nevada area centered around Lake Tahoe. Olympic Valley Ski Resort covers 3,600 acres (15 km²) employing 30 chairlifts and the only funitel in the U.S. It is the second-largest skiing complex in the Lake Tahoe area after Heavenly Mountain Resort.
Tahoe Vista is located in the state of California on Lake Tahoe.
Lake Tahoe is a popular vacation and recreation region straddling the border between California and Nevada. The closest large city is Reno, Nevada.
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