California Gazetteer
Sawyier Falls is a physical feature (falls) in El Dorado County. The primary coordinates for Sawyier Falls places it within the CA 96150 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sawyier Falls |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Falls |
| Description: | approx. 250 ft. long; located along Glen Alpine Creek on private land within Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (U.S. Forest Service); Sec 22, T12N, R17E, Mount Diablo Meridian |
| History: | Named for Robert Lee Sawyier, Jr (1917-2008) and Alice Olson Sawyier (1921-2015), who owned property and a cabin overlooking the falls. |
| County: | El Dorado County |
| Latitude: | 38.877444 |
| Longitude: | -120.091063 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sawyier Falls: Sawyier Falls.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Sawyier Falls does not include property ownership information.
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