Hotels in Eldorado National Forest, United States of America

Eldorado National Forest sprawls across California's Sierra Nevada, where summer highs reach 80°F (27°C) and winter lows dip to 30°F (-1°C). It's famous for its Gold Rush history-you can pan for gold at Coloma, where James Marshall found the first nugget in 1848-and for rafting Class III rapids on the South Fork American River. Come winter, snowshoe at Echo Summit; come summer, hike to the 200-foot Horsetail Falls in Desolation Wilderness.