Shingle Springs Homes and Land

Whether you're looking for Sacramento area horse properties or just love the freedom of a semi-rural community, Shingle Springs has it all. Shingle Springs is a fascinating mix of everything from upscale mansion-style homes and gated communities to inexpensive modulars and mobile homes on acreage.

Located just past Cameron Park on Route 50, Shingle Springs combines the best of private country settings with an easy commute to shopping, work, and other amenities.

Though Heritage Oaks are perhaps the feature of Shingle Springs that I love best personally, the shingles from which the town derives its name were made of pine. Beginning in 1849, a group of local entrepreneurs recognized that the 49-ers flocking to the area for gold would need building supplies for their homes. They formed the Shingle Mill Company in that year. The horse powered shingle mill and the clear water springs nearby gave the town its name.

More than just a supply stop, however, Shingle Springs was a bustling mining settlement in its own right, with lucrative "placer mines" producing up to $200.00 per day.

In the 1860s, the Placerville and Sacramento Railroad finished a rail line to Shingle Springs, boasting an impressive 900-foot depot. The boost to the local economy that this depot provided was short-lived, however. Soon jealous Auburn residents lobbied to have the line re-routed. Nevertheless, scores of cattle ranchers and farmers realized the rich potential of the area and made it their permanent home.

Whatever Auburn negotiated in the 19th century, El Dorado County residents along route 50 enjoy their "revenge" today in the form of proximity to Intel in Folsom, which has spearheaded a high tech growth spurt in the area to rival the more established Hewlett Packard in Roseville.