Mountain Ranch Craft Faire
Handcrafted Holiday Treasures and Baked Treats

The Mountain Ranch Craft Faire is held in the Community Center from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Selected local Artisans display Baked Goods (definately worth the drive), Jewelry, Woodwork, Needlework, Photography and Holiday Decorations.

We enjoy the Mountain Ranch Craft Faire because of the Quality of the Pieces displayed, the Very Friendly People and the Country Atmosphere.

Where the Hell is Mountain Ranch?

Mountain Ranch (Eldorado) is about a two and a half hour drive from the San Francisco Bay Area in the foothills of the Sierras.

Mountain Ranch (Eldorado) is located in the Gold Country of the Sierras, about a two and a half hours from the San Francisco Bay Area. Take Highway 580/205 to Interstate 5 North, then Highway 4 East to Highway 99 North. Travel about two miles to Highway 12/88 East toward Jackson. Continue on Highway 12 to Highway 49 and the town of San Andreas. Turn left on Mountain Ranch Road and travel about 10 miles to the town of Mountain Ranch and follow the signs to the Community Center.

If you are able to make the drive (with the economy as bad as it is) to the Mountain Ranch Holiday Craft Faire, you won't be disappointed!

As we do every year, we will be having a drawing for a framed, signed and numbered "Picto-Glyph", so stop by our booth and say Hello! And don't forget ot register to WIN.

Mountain Ranch History

Mountain Ranch's post office was established in 1856. In 1868, it was moved to another town called El Dorado Camp 1.5 miles south, as there was already an El Dorado post office in CA, El Dorado Camp became known as Mountain Ranch. Currently, there are 3 post office buildings in the town. The present one, a small post office which was built in 1956, and a post office built in 1923 which was once billed as the worlds smallest post office.

The original location of the town of Mountain Ranch also has a historical landmark. The bell on the historical marker was used in the local school from 1885 to 1953. Established as Cave City School District in 1855, this school joined with the Banner District in 1946 to become the El Dorado Union Elementary School District.

The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #282. The town center is quite small with less than 50 people living in it, the 5 mile square area surround the town accounts for the balance of the population.

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