The Sierra Nevada foothills community of Cameron Park offers retail, dining, watersports, golf and entertainment to its residents. “People who live there, for the most part, have been there for 20 years. People aren’t coming and going every few years,” says Broker Associate and Realtor Samuel Weiner of Samuel Weiner Home Selling Team - eXp Realty. Cameron Park residents access nature in their oak-wooded yards or the community’s various public spaces. Weiner added that lot sizes are usually larger than in suburbs closer to Sacramento. The larger plots of land are also very usable because the hills have a gradual grade.
Farmhouse and ranch-style homes
“In Cameron Park, you’ll get significantly more home for your money than in nearby areas like Folsom,” Weiner says. “It’s a pretty darn good bang for your buck, and people like not being stuck in a tiny box.” Homebuyers can purchase a 1980s two-bedroom, two-bathroom farmhouse-style home for $380,000. Three-bedroom, two-bathroom 1970s ranch-style homes are valued between $500,000 and $650,000. A four-bedroom, three-bathroom 1990s home overlooking the fairways of Cameron Park Country Club enters the market at around $800,000. Since aviation is a popular activity among a portion of the residents, many of the homes have oversized garages that are used as aircraft hangars.
The cost of living in Cameron Park is lower compared to communities nearby.
Cameron Park also has large properties for resident who love there space.
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Highly rated public schools
Many children attend Blue Oak Elementary School, with a B-plus Niche rating and a 27-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Camerado Springs Middle School has an A-minus Niche rating and a 20-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Most teens move on to Ponderosa High School, with an A Niche rating and a 96% average graduation rate.
Ponderosa High is the local school for Cameron Park residents.
Greenspaces ideal for athletics
The Cameron Park Community Service District manages the Cameron Park Community Center, which offers residents a dance room, an assembly hall, an industrial kitchen, classrooms and a 10-lane swimming pool. Locals use the space for summer camps, guitar classes, yoga and Spanish classes. The 5-acre Hacienda Park has an off-leash dog park and an oak-shaded walking trail. Cameron Park Lake is centrally located within the community. The man-made lake is open to fishermen and boaters as long as they don’t use gas-powered motors. The lake is stocked with bluegill, bass and crappie. The park surrounding the lake is home to a 1.1-mile walking trail, an 18-hole disc golf course, tennis and pickleball courts, a playground, a gazebo and picnic tables. CPCSD manages the park and lake, and residents pay to use the services. The area is also home to Cameron Park Country Club, which includes an 18-hole course and clubhouse.
The trail around Cameron Park Lake is 1.2 easy graded miles.
Local restaurants and big-box retail
Many residents shop and dine along Green Valley Road, which runs through the northern end of Cameron Park. Residents venture there to have coffee at Starbucks or buy colorful arrangements at Extreme Blossoms Florist. Fernando’s Costa Del Sol is popular for its Mexican and Salvadoran dishes. A collection of businesses along US-50 cuts through the south end of Cameron Park. Locals feast on Chinese dishes at Yummy Dumplings. They enjoy pizza, pasta and salad at Wally’s Pizza Bar. Residents shop for cooking ingredients at Safeway and purchase food for their animals at Petco. People buy sporting goods gear at Mendenhall Outdoors. Burke Junction, a western-themed shopping center off Highway 50, draws residents from both inside and outside Cameron Park. Many people visit Burke Junction to watch stand-up comedy and local theatre at The Stage. Kobe Sushi & Fusion is one of the shopping center’s popular eateries. Burke Junction also includes a small train called the BuJu Line Express that people ride for fun.
Find groceries for a good price at the Grocery Outlet in Cameron Park.
Burke Junction is a shopping center with shops, restaurants, and bars.
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Professional sports and story times
Locals travel about 7 miles west via US-50 to watch newly released films at Regal El Dorado Hills. Some locals drive to the Golden 1 Center to see the Sacramento Kings play basketball. Sacramento is also the home of Sacramento Republic FC, a professional soccer team that plays at Heart Health Park. Some residents enjoy reading or taking their children to story times at Cameron Park’s public library on Country Club Drive.
The Public Library gets a lot of traffic in Cameron Park.
Getting around Cameron Park
El Dorado Transit’s bus service transports residents around Cameron Park and Shingle Springs. Cameron Park is 32 miles from Downtown Sacramento via US-50. The community is home to Cameron Airpark, a public-use airport. Many of the streets have sidewalks wide enough for two people to walk side-by-side.
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