University of California
Center for Forestry at UC Berkeley
Directions to Blodgett
- From Interstate 80, at Auburn to Georgetown:
- ELM STREET exit from I80
- Left at stop sign on ELM STREET
- Left at stop sign (HIGH STREET) to HIGHWAY 49 (passing underneath railroad bridge)
- Highway 49 to COOL
- Left at “T” intersection (4-way Stop sign) on HIGHWAY 193 Highway 193 to GEORGETOWN (18 miles)
- From Highway 50, at Placerville to Georgetown:
- Highway 49, north to Coloma
- Through Coloma, right on MARSHALL GRADE ROAD to Georgetown
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- HIGHWAY 49 north right on HIGHWAY 193 (northern end of Placerville, “Y” intersection) HIGHWAY 193 to GEORGETOWN (15 miles)
- At Main Intersection of Georgetown- (4-Way Stop Sign)
- East on MAIN STREET – exactly 12 miles to Blodgett (MAIN STREET becomes WENTWORTH SPRINGS ROAD)
- Through QUINTETTE
- 1 mile beyond the QUINTETTE sign, Blodgett Forest turn-off to left with a small sign on the right and a larger sign next to the gate at the paved entrance. 1 mile to Administration Buildings along a paved and graveled roadway to paved parking lot.
- It is important to know that Google Maps, MapQuest, and Apple Maps do not have the correct internal roads on Blodgett leading to the main buildings when you type in our "4501 Blodgett Forest Road" address. Using the 1 mile from the Quintette sign is the best way to locate the proper entrance road.
