Lake lahoe (formerly, Park) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

El Dorado County El Dorado County (), officially the County of El Dorado, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 191,185. The county seat is Placerville. The County is part of the Sacramento- Roseville-A ...

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. It is located in Sly Valley east of Placerville, at an elevation of 3560 feet (1085 m). A post office operated at Sly Park from 1891 to 1919, with several moves. The name honors James Sly, one of the

Mormons Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several ...

who discovered Sly Valley.

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Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in El Dorado County, California {{ElDoradoCountyCA-geo-stub