Facilities in El Dorado County

Addresses, phone numbers and capacity come from a public facility directory and can be out of date. Call before you travel or send anything.

Find someone in El Dorado County

Read the full guide to finding someone in jail.

  1. Use the facility's own lookupEl Dorado County Jail - Placerville, El Dorado County Jail - South Lake Tahoe. It is the source of record.
  2. CallEl Dorado County Jail - Placerville: (530) 621-6000; El Dorado County Jail - South Lake Tahoe: (530) 573-3030; South Lake Juvenile Treatment Center: (530) 573-7980. Have the person's full name and date of birth ready; booking can take several hours.

Questions about El Dorado County jail and inmate search

Where do people arrested in El Dorado County go?

We list 4 facilities in El Dorado County, California: El Dorado County Jail - Placerville (300 Forni Road, Placerville); El Dorado County Jail - South Lake Tahoe (1051 Al Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe); Growlersburg Conservation Camp #33 (5440 Longview Lane, Georgetown); and more below. We cannot say for sure which one is the main jail, so call the El Dorado County sheriff's office or the police department that made the arrest to ask where someone is held.

What phone numbers do we list for El Dorado County jails and facilities?

El Dorado County Jail - Placerville: (530) 621-6000. El Dorado County Jail - South Lake Tahoe: (530) 573-3030. South Lake Juvenile Treatment Center: (530) 573-7980. Growlersburg Conservation Camp #33: (530) 333-4244. These come from a public facility directory and can change, so confirm a number before you rely on it.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County Jail - Placerville has its own inmate lookup (eldoradosheriff.citizenrims.com), the source of record. Or call El Dorado County Jail - Placerville at (530) 621-6000 with the person's full name and date of birth.

What county jails are near El Dorado County?

The closest county jails we list outside El Dorado County are Placer County Jail in Auburn (Placer County, about 38 miles), Amador County Jail in Jackson (Amador County, about 41 miles) and Wayne Brown Correctional Facility in Nevada City (Nevada County, about 43 miles). Distances are straight-line miles between listed facilities, not driving distances.