Cell towers in El Dorado County, CA

The FCC registry lists 65 constructed antenna structures in El Dorado County, 1% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 29 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 12 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 25 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 65
2Tallest 454 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 77 ft) 100 ft

Structures

rank 25 of 58 in CA

Most common type

Tower

26% of structures

Over 200 feet

14% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in El Dorado County

29 different registrants own the 65 structures. 4 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in El Dorado County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 100 feet, 23 feet taller than the California median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near El Dorado at 454 feet, built in 2007. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in El Dorado County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in El Dorado County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1011405	Guyed tower	454 ft	2007	El Dorado	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1244461	Tower	307 ft	1967	South Lake Tahoe	K2 Towers II, LLC
1245401	Tower	307 ft	1970	South Lake Tahoe	K2 Towers II, LLC
1015725	Tower	305 ft	1990	Placerville	Private owner (name withheld)
1015142	Guyed tower	266 ft	1985	Pilot Hill	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1015143	Guyed tower	265 ft	1985	Pilot Hill	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1015141	Guyed tower	218 ft	1985	Pilot Hill	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1015144	Guyed tower	218 ft	1985	Pilot Hill	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1015362	Tower	205 ft	1956	South Lake Tahoe	D&H Broadcasting LLC
1036563	Lattice tower	199 ft	1998	Rescue	American Towers LLC
1056765	Tower	164 ft	1998	Shingle Springs	American Towers LLC
1306946	Monopole	158 ft	2018	Placerville	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1313214	Monopole	156 ft	2025	Placerville	PI Tower Development LLC
1024651	Tower	140 ft	1988	Camino	Private owner (name withheld)
1218016	Pole	133 ft	2000	El Dorado Hills	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1063404	Guyed tower	125 ft	1999	El Dorado Ntl Forest	American Towers LLC
1251296	Pole	125 ft	2006	Fresh Pond	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1328541	Monopole	125 ft	2021	Camino	CitySwitch II, LLC
1014290	Lattice tower	121 ft	1992	South Lake Tahoe	Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California
1239509	Pole	120 ft	2003	Placerville	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1257907	Mast	120 ft	2007	Placerville	Cellco Partnership
1313216	Monopole	120 ft	2019	Placerville	PI Tower Development LLC, C/O LendLease Americas Inc.
1244550	Pole	115 ft	2004	Shingle Springs	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1307120	Monopole	115 ft	2020	South Lake Tahoe	Cellco Partnership
1309237	Monopole	112 ft	2022	South Lake Tahoe	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1033914	Monopole	110 ft	1997	S. Lake Tahoe	CCTM1 LLC
1201286	Tower	109 ft	1992	Placerville	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1218224	Tower	106 ft	1998	Rescue	American Towers LLC
1306889	Tree / stealth	104 ft	2018	South Lake Tahoe	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1272522	Tree / stealth	103 ft	2011	Garden Valley	SBA Towers V, LLC
1200871	Tower	101 ft	1999	Cameron Park	STC Five LLC
1238665	Tower	101 ft	2006	South Lake Tahoe	CCATT LLC
1014084	Tower	100 ft	1997	Rescue	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1023626	Lattice tower	100 ft	1960	Rescue	American Towers LLC
1302486	Monopole	99 ft	2018	South Lake Tahoe	CCATT LLC
1218223	Lattice tower	97 ft	1998	Rescue	American Towers LLC
1236364	Pole	94 ft	2003	South Lake Tahoe	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1260144	Tree / stealth	94 ft	2005	Camino	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1222867	Tower	93 ft	2000	Foresthill	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1234779	Monopole	89 ft	2002	Placerville	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1253203	Pole	88 ft	2006	Cameron Park	Cellco Partnership
1235981	Pole	85 ft	2005	Rescue	American Towers LLC
1293607	Monopole	85 ft	2015	El Dorado Hills	Cellco Partnership
1063406	Lattice tower	84 ft	1999	Somerset	American Towers LLC
1265449	Pole	84 ft	2006	El Dorado Hills	American Towers LLC
1236290	Pole	83 ft	2002	Placerville	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1289177	Lattice tower	78 ft	1993	Placerville	American Towers LLC
1280211	Pole	77 ft	2011	South Lake Tahoe	Boldyn Networks US V LLC
1269444	Tree / stealth	76 ft	2006	Cool	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1296699	Monopole	70 ft	2016	Shingle Springs	Cellco Partnership
1215240	Tower	69 ft	2001	Meyers	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1025133	Pole	66 ft	1996	Shingle Springs	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1013276	Tower	65 ft	1991	Shingle Springs	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1025134	Pole	63 ft	1995	Shingle Springs	CCTM1 LLC
1057058	Tower	55 ft	1999	Shingle Springs	American Towers, LLC
1258311	Monopole	55 ft	2007	Placerville	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1263944	Pole	54 ft	2008	Shingle Springs	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1260968	Monopole	53 ft	2008	Shingle Springs	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1014448	Tower	50 ft	1994	South Lake Tahoe	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1236049	Pole	48 ft	2001	Shingle Springs	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1323128	Lattice tower	45 ft	1992	El Dorado Hills	Private owner (name withheld)
1252641	Other or unspecified	43 ft	2007	Folsom	Private owner (name withheld)
1222868	Tower	33 ft	2000	South Lake Tahoe	International Communications Group, Inc. d/b/a Corban Networks
1294568	Lattice tower	33 ft	2018	Cameron Park	Cameron Park Airport District
1219779	Pole	29 ft	2001	Shingle Springs	STC Five LLC

If you have a tower lease in El Dorado County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in California with similar tower counts: Merced County (77), Placer County (77), San Luis Obispo County (72), Shasta County (59), Sonoma County (57).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.