Our diversity of terrain makes Placer County an ideal choice for location filming. In southwestern Placer County, you'll find pastoral farms, rice paddies, high tech industries, and old and new communities. Through the heart of the Mother Lode, there are gold mines and historic gold mining towns. On the western and eastern slopes of the Sierra, we have picturesque ski resorts, the California's highest bridge at 730 feet high, and the jewel of the Sierra, Lake Tahoe. This wide variety exists within the 90-minute drive along Interstate 80, through Placer County.