Sly Park, California

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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}

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|image_skyline = Sly Park, Pollock Pines, Calif. - panoramio.jpg

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|image_caption = Jenkinson Lake near Sly Park

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|subdivision_name2 = El Dorado County

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|elevation_m =1085

|elevation_ft =3560

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|population_as_of = 2010

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Sly Park is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located in Sly Valley {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} east of Placerville,{{California's Geographic Names|557}} at an elevation of 3560 feet (1085 m).

A post office operated at Sly Park from 1891 to 1919, with several moves. The name honors James Sly, one of the Mormons who discovered Sly Valley.

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{{El Dorado County, California}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in California

Category:Unincorporated communities in El Dorado County, California

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