Tree Removal in Shingle Springs

Officially it's a census-designated place, 4,660 people strong as of 2020. Highway 50 runs right through it. Sacramento is about 40 miles down the road.

The name has a fun story. Back in the Gold Rush, a horse-drawn shingle machine near the springs could turn out 16,000 shingles a day.

Most folks own their homes. The census counted 1,791 housing units, and 77.6% were owner-occupied. Owners tend to be the ones dealing with the trees, so this page is mostly for you.

Station 28 on Ponderosa Rd is El Dorado County Fire's local house, with a crew there day and night. Its area takes in Shingle Springs plus South Cameron Estates, Crazy Horse and the casino.

That's good to know, but clearing your own yard still comes first. Since Shingle Springs is unincorporated county land, the county's vegetation code, Chapter 8.09, applies to parcels with a building on them. County Fire lays out its zones from the walls out to 100 feet.

What that usually means on a Shingle Springs lot:

• Dead pines and dead oak limbs come out first.
• Brush under trees gets cleared so fire can't climb.
• Limbs come up off the ground and back from the roof.
• Grass gets mowed down short.

Oaks are everywhere here, and the county watches them. Under a county summary of its oak rule, you can take up to 8 native oaks a year off a parcel for personal use, if the trunks add up to 140 inches or less. A heritage oak is one 36 inches or more across.

Building something? A permit can come into play when the work is tied to a building permit. Check with the county Planning & Building Department before the tree comes down. Our oak removal and permits page walks through it.

There's no special Shingle Springs price list. Cost guides give a good feel, though.

Sources: This Old House tree removal guide (updated March 2026); Thumbtack tree removal guide (October 2026) and Sacramento tree removal page.

Bigger parcels out here often mean several trees in one go. Get the whole list priced together. One bid beats three trips.

• Is the tree an oak, and how big? Measure around 4 feet 6 inches up.
• Any power line through it? If so, PG&E needs to be in the loop.
• Where will the wood go? Chipped, hauled or left in rounds?
• Is the stump in the price?

Pick a day that isn't a Red Flag day if the job means saws in dry grass. A spark from a blade or a chain on a rock is all it takes. The weather box on our home page shows the fire weather for Cameron Park, next door.

Also see Cameron Park tree removal, Rescue tree removal and Latrobe tree removal. Lots of dead pines? Read dead tree removal. Or browse the full list of towns.