Special Events & Permits in El Dorado County, CA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated El Dorado County, California.
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Park Event Permits
Group picnics, day camping, overnight camping and other group gatherings in El Dorado County parks require a park use permit from the Parks Manager under County Code Sec. 9.46.220. Applications must be filed at least 14 days ahead with a Board-set fee.
El Dorado County Park Use Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Sec. 9.46.220
A. Reserved activities involving the noncommercial use of parks, including day camping, overnight camping, group picnics, group gatherings and other events, are to be allowed subject to obtaining a park use permit from the Manager... B. An application for a park use permit shall be filed by an authorized representative of the person planning, sponsoring, or hosting the activity. The application...
Parade Permits
El Dorado County requires a special event permit from the Director of Transportation before any parade, march, procession or similar gathering of more than 10 vehicles or 20 people uses a county road. Applications go in 30 to 90 days ahead under Section 12.37.040, with narrow exceptions for weddings, funerals and school groups.
El Dorado County Parade and Special Event Permits
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code §§ 12.37.010, 12.37.020(A)
Special event means any parade, cycling, running, walking, march, ceremony, show, exhibit, pageant, or procession of any kind, or any similar display, consisting of more than ten vehicles or more than 20 persons proceeding on foot or otherwise, in or upon any street, highway, road, thoroughfare, or alley of the County. ... A.No person shall engage or participate in, aid, form, or start any spec...
Commercial Filming on Public Right-of-Way
Commercial filming in unincorporated El Dorado County runs on its own permit track, Chapter 5.58 (Filming Permits), separate from the Chapter 12.37 special-event permit that covers parades and processions. A film shoot needing road closures or extra Sheriff or transportation staff still needs a Chapter 5.58 permit, not a special-event permit.
El Dorado County Commercial Filming Permits
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code §§ 12.37.010 (Definitions), 5.58.020 (Permits and exemptions)
Special event means any parade, cycling, running, walking, march, ceremony, show, exhibit, pageant, or procession of any kind, or any similar display, consisting of more than ten vehicles or more than 20 persons proceeding on foot or otherwise, in or upon any street, highway, road, thoroughfare, or alley of the County. ... A.Permit required. No person shall use any public or private property, f...
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