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Tree Removal in Cameron Park

Yes, we help in Cameron Park. Call (530) 316-5144. Give us the details and we'll do the legwork.

Cameron Park is big, and it's not a city

Cameron Park is a census-designated place with 18,881 people at the 2020 census. That's bigger than Placerville. Even so, it isn't a city. A community services district, or CSD, runs local services, fire and emergency services included.

It all traces back to one buyer. Larry Cameron picked up 5,000 acres in the 1950s. Over time that ground turned into ranch land, then subdivisions, plus golf, parks, a lake and an airstrip.

Elevation runs about 1,200 to 1,450 feet, low enough that Wikipedia puts it outside the snow zone. Its native trees, per Wikipedia, lean heavily to gray pine and oak, with ponderosa showing up in the higher spots. Much of the ground is chaparral, which is a fancy word for brush.

The CSD has its own clearing rules

This is the big local difference. The CSD enforces Weed and Rubbish Abatement Ordinance No. 2025.05.21. According to the CSD, it covers every parcel inside district lines, vacant or developed.

The CSD's zone guide breaks it down:

• Zone 0, the first 5 feet: gravel, pavers or concrete instead of mulch that burns. Branches kept 10 feet from chimneys and stovepipes.
• Zone 1, out to 30 feet: dead plants, grass and weeds cleared. Leaves and needles off the yard, roof and gutters.
• Zone 2, 30 to 100 feet: keep annual grass no taller than 4 inches. Shrubs and trees spaced out side to side and up and down.
• In Zone 2, fallen needles and small branches can stay up to 3 inches deep.
• Outbuildings and propane tanks need 10 feet of clear space down to bare soil.

The CSD notes that its Zone 0 guidelines aren't official yet. The state Board of Forestry is still working on them. They're strongly suggested anyway.

Photo spot: a Cameron Park home with gravel near the walls and spaced oaks and gray pines behind it, plain drawing

Own an empty lot?

Empty lots get checked by the CSD each year, usually around May. The CSD and its fire department first passed a weed and rubbish ordinance on March 16, 2016.

Own an empty lot here? Get the work lined up before spring. A dead tree on bare land burns just as well as one next to a house.

Two fire safe councils

Two volunteer fire safe councils work the Cameron Park area. One is Greater Cameron Park, and the other covers Rescue. Find yours and ask about chipping days, since the county council says local groups run those.

Oaks and gray pines

Gray pine and oak are what grew here first, so odds are one of them is over your roof. A few tips:

• A gray pine leaning toward the house is worth a pro's look before winter.
• Oaks fall under the county oak chapter here, since Cameron Park is unincorporated. Ask before an oak comes down.
• Keeping up defensible space is exempt from that oak permit. Clearing oaks for a new building is not.

What it costs in Cameron Park

National guides give the rough range. LawnStarter says $385 to $1,070 for most removals. A 30 to 60 foot tree runs $450 to $700, per Fixr.

In tight subdivisions, a tree between two houses may need to come down in small pieces. That takes longer and costs more than an open-field drop.

Your checklist

• Read the CSD's zone guide and walk your lot with it.
• Note gray pines leaning toward the house.
• Mark oaks and ask about the permit if any must go.
• Check for HOA rules on tree removal.
• Decide on the stump and the wood.

Nearby

East along the highway is tree removal in Shingle Springs. Head north and you'll hit tree removal in Rescue. Our home base page is tree removal in Placerville. Clearing for fire? We wrote up defensible space tree removal too. Every town lives on the towns list.