Little Norway, California

Little Norway is a populated place in El Dorado County, California. It is located west of Meyers, at an elevation of 2233m. The ZIP code is 95721.

History

A post office was established at Little Norway in 1961. The building was damaged by fire in 1967. Two other fires broke out, a 1988 arson and a 1991 fire which caused $200,000 in damage to the Little Norway resort.

Transport

Little Norway is situated on US Route 50 and was a Greyhound stop for cross country skiers.
Little Norway is also an endpoint of the Little Norway to Lower Echo Lake Trail managed by the United States Forest Service .

Botany

A specimen of bullthistle or bull thistle, an invasive species native throughout most of Europe, Western Asia, and northwestern Africa, was collected near here in or before 1984.