We often think of public lands on a grand scale----forests, wilderness, towering mountain ranges, etc. While El Dorado County certainly offers these, we also have very special and rather more "domestic" public land right in our own backyards. these lands are literally next door to the suburbs of Cameron Park and Rescue. The Pine Hill Preserve is a patch work of unique soils and environments---from native oak lands to meadows to dry chaparral . There are flowering plants in this preserve which are found nowhere else in the world! They including unique species of Mule Ears, Ceanothus (California Lilac), and a type of Morning Glory.
For more information and guided hikes in these lovely and endangered habitats contact Bureau of Land Management. Link: https://www.blm.gov/visit/pine-hill-preserve