- Take I-5 South to Sacramento (about 10 minutes).
- Hwy 50 South Lake Tahoe. As you get into downtown watch carefully for the exit signs
- Things happen quickly in this congested interchange. Follow the signs.
- Proceed 35 miles to the east and follow the directions below taking Exit #37.
If you’re coming from the Bay Area on I-80 look for the signs “Hwy 50, South Tahoe, and Placerville”.
- Take Highway 50 (East) headed toward South Lake Tahoe and Placerville. About 35 minutes beyond downtown Sacramento, you’ll see a sign that says, “Ponderosa Rd next exit” take
- Exit #37 “N. Shingle Rd / Motherlode Dr.” At the end of the exit ramp turn left and cross over the freeway (You’re now heading north). Just over the highway are two stop lights.
- Turn right at the second light, North Shingle Road. {NOTE: From this point it measures ~6.6 miles to Springvale Rd where you’ll turn left to find Eden Vale – the road changes names twice}.
- Go straight on North Shingle Rd while occasionally checking mileage.
- About mile 4 there’s a stop light, keep going straight as the road changes names to Green Valley.
- About 1/2 a mile from this light the road will change names to Lotus Rd.
- Continue straight about another 2 miles. Just before the Springvale turn, the road begins to curve left and you’ll see what looks like a commercial construction yard on the right. Take the next left (~100 yards) onto Springvale Rd. We’re on the left side ~3/10ths of a mile down the road; look for the lighted “Eden Vale Inn” sign.
- Proceed south via Highway 49 South to Coloma.
- Right onto Lotus Rd. (just across the American River bridge in Coloma)
- Right on Springvale Rd. (measure ~4.4 miles at the bottom of a big hill)
- NOTE: On Springvale, you will crest the hill at about 4 miles. At the bottom slow down and take a sharp right onto Springvale Road. Watch for the lighted sign 3/10ths of a mile on the left.
- Highway 50 West
- Take Exit #41 Greenstone Road
- Right onto Greenstone Rd. (After ~1 mile – Greenstone dead ends into Green Valley)
- Left onto Green Valley Road (~2.75 miles until it dead ends into Lotus Rd).
- Right onto Lotus Road. (continue straight about another 2 miles.)
- NOTE: Just before the Springvale turn, the road begins to curve left and you’ll see what looks like a commercial construction yard on the right. Springvale is the next left
- Left onto Springvale Rd. (if you start going up a big hill you’ve gone too far)
- We’re ~3/10ths of a mile down the road on the left side; look for the lighted “Eden Vale Inn” sign.
