Tree Removal in Camino

Yes, we cover tree removal in Camino. Call us now at (530) 441-2256. Tell us what the tree looks like and a local tree company heads out to see it, whether it stands in the pines or at the edge of an orchard.

The call for tree removal in Camino costs nothing. We answer, find a tree removal company that works in Camino, and book the day. Before any work starts, the crew you hire looks things over and writes you a price.

Call (530) 441-2256or use the online request form

Camino, a town with a lot of tall trees

Camino sits 3,133 feet up, roughly midway between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe along Highway 50. The 2020 census counted 1,871 people here, with a median age of 55.3.

Camino is apple country and Christmas tree country. It's also pine country, and that's the part that keeps folks up at night. A dry summer, a bug in the bark, and a tall pine goes brown.

Camino gets about 38.9 inches of rain a year. Most of it falls from November to March. The July high averages 91 degrees. So the woods are wet and snowy in winter, then bone dry by August.

What tree removal costs in Camino

Nobody can give you your real price over the phone. These ranges come from national guides, so they're a rough idea. Pines in Camino run tall, which pushes tree removal toward the bottom rows of the table.

Where these come from: HomeGuide guides to tree removal (Feb 2026), stump grinding (Dec 2025) and land clearing (Nov 2025), and Angi's California average (updated Oct 2026).

A dead tree can cost more than a live one. HomeGuide blames the extra risk of working around dead wood.

Have a few trees? Ask for them all in one visit. The per-tree price can fall 10% to 25%, says HomeGuide.

Need it done today or tomorrow? Expect to pay 2 to 3 times the usual rate, says HomeGuide. For a tree over 80 feet, Angi says a crane runs about $500.

Tree removal jobs in Camino we help set up

Dead pine tree removal

Pines the beetles got, and trees that died in the dry years. The brittle ones shouldn't wait.

Fire-damaged tree removal

Trees the Caldor Fire singed, plus the log-sale rules to know.

Defensible space tree removal

Clearing the 100 feet around the house, the shop and the barn.

Tree removal permits and rules

What the county, the fire district and CAL FIRE may ask for.

Stump grinding

Grinding a stump below the dirt line, so the spot is ready for grass, a garden or a footing.

Tree removal and your 100 feet in Camino

El Dorado County has a defensible space rule, Chapter 8.09. The fire district points to it. California law backs it up. PRC 4291 asks for 100 feet of cleared space around every building used for shelter or support.

That means the house, but also the shop, the barn and the guest cabin. The county fire district says to clear brush near storage sheds and other outbuildings.

Here's the short list for the 30 to 100 foot zone:

• Take out dead plants and dead trees.
• Take out the small conifers that grew up between the big ones.
• Keep trees 60 to 100 feet from the house at least 6 feet apart, canopy to canopy.

Camino's Fire Safe Council works to protect Camino from wildfire. It holds summer meetings at the Moose Lodge, 8 Mile Road. Fire service is the El Dorado County Fire Protection District's job.

Dead pines and beetles around Camino

The Fire Safe Council says parched pines can't make enough sap to push beetles out, so the beetles win. Per UC IPM, the University's pest guide, one season can be enough to kill a hit tree, and it starts dropping limbs after.

In Camino, look for yellow needles that drop, and for sap blobs mixed with fine dust like sawdust. UC IPM says a crown that has faded all through is a dead tree, and no spray will bring it back.

The Fire Safe Council also warns about tree companies that offer to spray for beetles. Heavily hit trees just need to come out.

Tree removal after the Caldor Fire near Camino

The Caldor Fire burned 221,835 acres and was fully contained on October 21, 2021. It left 1,005 structures destroyed, mainly in Grizzly Flats and along Highway 50.

Some burned trees still stand near Camino homes. A scorched tree can look fine and still be weak. Have a local tree company look before the next windy day. Here's more on burned trees.

Selling logs from tree removal in Camino? Read this first

If the logs get sold, it may count as timber work, and then CAL FIRE has rules. California law defines timber operations as cutting trees from timberland for commercial purposes. There are exemptions, like dead or dying trees under 10 percent of the volume per acre. The details are on the permits page. Ask the tree company about it up front.

How a tree removal call in Camino works

1. Ring (530) 441-2256, or fill in the estimate form.
2. Describe the problem: tree height, what's below it, and how worried you are.
3. We track down a tree removal company that serves your Camino neighborhood.
4. A day and hour for the visit get booked.
5. The tree company looks the tree over and writes up a price.
6. Say yes or no. Nobody leans on you.

Before a tree service starts a saw in Camino

• Check the tree company's CSLB license first: get the number, then search it on the state website.
• Get the price in writing. Ask if it covers hauling, chipping and the stump.
• Ask where the wood goes. Fresh pine wood piled by a live tree is a bug magnet.
• Planning to burn brush? Phone (530) 621-5897 first and ask if today is a burn day.

Tree removal near Camino: towns we cover

Camino, ZIP 95709, is home base for tree removal. The towns within about 15 miles of Camino are covered as well. See the full list of towns, or jump to yours:

• Pollock Pines, where snow loads the pines
• Sly Park, by Jenkinson Lake
• Fresh Pond, an old sawmill stop on the highway
• Pleasant Valley, the nearest town to the south
• Somerset, ten-acre lots and dirt drives
• Grizzly Flats, rebuilding after Caldor
• Fair Play, vineyards and old farm ground
• Mount Aukum, Pioneer district burn rules
• Placerville, the county seat, with city tree rules
• Diamond Springs, lower and bigger than Camino
• El Dorado, the old Mud Springs
• Gold Hill, former fruit country

Not on the list? Ring anyway. A town too far out gets an honest no.

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