Get ready for a spectacular start to the holiday season! The El Dorado Hills Fire Department is kicking off its annual SANTA RUN and HOLIDAY HEROES Food and Toy Drive, and the first stop is right here at Oak Knoll Park!

Join us in welcoming Santa Claus and the EDH Fire Department on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Oak Knoll Park at 3371 Alyssum Circle. The estimated arrival time is 5:30 pm.

The Fire Department is committed to “Making Spirits Bright!” by bringing Sirens, Lights, and Santa’s Elves out at Night. This is a perfect opportunity for the whole family to experience some holiday cheer and see the fire engines up close!

Meet Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the Elves!

Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with the Fire Department elves, will be on hand to meet the community. Attendees will gather in the Oak Knoll Clubhouse parking lot to line up for photos with the jolly couple in front of the fire engine carrying their sleigh!

The Holiday Heroes Donation Drive

This event is also a vital collection point for the HOLIDAY HEROES Food and Toy Drive. Help a neighbor in need by dropping off:

• NEW, UNWRAPPED TOYS
  For kids at the Shriners Children’s Hospital
• NON-PERISHABLE FOOD
  For the Food Bank Of El Dorado County
• LETTERS TO SANTA

Parents and Kids can TRACK SANTA as the EDH Fire Department escorts him to the Bass Lake Area!

The Shriners Children’s Hospital and the Food Bank of El Dorado County have shared their wish lists:
Shriners Hospitals for Children Wish List

El Dorado County Food Bank Wish List

A dedicated donation trailer will be on site for easy drop-off , and collections will be accepted at the Santa stop.

If you can’t make it to the stop, or would prefer to share a monetary donation you can use these QR Codes

Come out to Oak Knoll Park to share in the festive spirit, enjoy the sight of the decked-out fire engines, and support this important community drive!

For more information, please visit the News & Events section of EDHFire.com.

El Dorado County issued a Road Work Alert Update today, September 17th, that is dated on August 25, 2020. Expect to encounter temporary lane closures on Bass Lake Road between Madera Way (the Woodridge village entrance) and the 25mph curve on Bass Lake Road (Sandhurst Hill Rd) from September through December.

The El Dorado County Department of Transportation indicated in a message to the Bass Lake Action Committee on August 31st that temporary road closures on Bass Lake Road were possible, but were not expected to be frequent, or of long duration:

Construction will start in full on Tuesday, September 8.  At this point, Granite Construction does not see a need to implement reversing controls on Bass Lake Road on a regular basis during the rest of the 2020 construction season.  Most of the 2020 work will take place off road, north of the 25 mph curve in the woods between the curve and current southerly terminus of Silver Springs.  There will be reversing controls on Bass Lake from time to time, but it won’t be for weeks on end or anything like that.

The Bass Lake Action Committee would also remind motorists to exercise caution when traveling through the construction area, as well as to plan extra time for trips, in the event that construction activities require temporary lane closures.

Additionally – with the construction activities, there has been an observed increase in deer activity along Bass Lake Road near Magnolia Hills Drive – the greenbelt at the entrance to The Hills Of El Dorado village. Multiple deer (- and turkeys!) have been seen in all hours, morning and night, running across Bass Lake Road from the Greenbelt in this area between Tea Rose Drive/Tea Rose Court and Alyssum Circle. With the wildlife increasingly in the middle of Bass Lake Road during these activities we urge drivers to proceed with caution.