Which Cameron Park Corner Is Santa Stopping At This Year, and When?

Cameron Park's holiday season starts at two addresses on Country Club Drive. Most events take place at the Cameron Park Community Center, 2502 Country Club Dr. The Santa Parade leaves from Fire Station 89 at 3200 Country Club Dr., which is also the Fire Department's main business office. For three nights in December, the parade takes the season from those buildings out to neighborhood street corners across Cameron Park.

This year the parade is earlier than usual. The Cameron Park Fire Department has scheduled the 2026 Santa Parade for December 11, 12 and 13. In 2025 it ran December 19–21, according to the Mountain Democrat. Moving up about a week puts the parade in the second weekend of December. If your family's December routine was built around last year's dates, it's worth checking your calendar now.

The parade timetable, corner by corner

Santa leaves Station 89 at "5:00 PM sharp" each night. He stops for photos at set points along the route, and the event is weather permitting. The Cameron Park Community Services District has posted every stop with an estimated arrival time:

That's six stops on Friday, four on Saturday and five on Sunday. The gaps between stops vary a lot. On Friday, Santa goes from Castana Dr. at 6:30 pm to Chelsea Rd. at 7:30 pm, then needs only 40 minutes to reach Wentworth Rd. at Millbrae Rd. and another 20 to get to Holly Hills Ln. On Saturday the stretch between Mira Loma Dr. at Rasmussen Park and Aquamarine Cir. is the longest of the weekend, from 6:50 pm to 8:30 pm. The times are estimates, so the safest plan is to arrive at your corner a little early.

The CSD has posted a printable map for each night: the Friday map, the Saturday map and the Sunday map. The maps also show the streets between stops, so you can see Santa pass even if you're not at a photo stop. The parade page suggests gathering with neighbors and bringing cocoa.

Before Santa leaves the station, the campus fills up

The parade is the end of a season that starts a month earlier on the CSD campus. The November 3 recreation report says the Great Trunk or Treat drew more than 800 families and 22 vendors, up from 2025. The same report says vendor space for the Christmas Craft Faire has already sold out.

Friendsgiving Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, Nov. 14

The Friendsgiving Pancake Breakfast runs from 8 a.m. to noon at the Community Center, and tickets are $5. According to the CSD's November newsletter, proceeds support the Cameron Park Community Foundation's work on recreation programs, parks and services. The newsletter lists groups the Foundation has funded in the region, including the Ponderosa High School Music Program, El Dorado Food Bank and Sierra Wildlife Rescue. Last year's breakfast drew about 125 people, the Mountain Democrat reported.

Christmas Craft Faire, Saturday, Nov. 21

The Christmas Craft Faire runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendor spaces sold out, and a waitlist is in place in case of cancellations. All 64 vendors will be inside the building, spread across six rooms:

• Assembly Hall
• Dance Room
• Social Room
• Classroom A
• Classroom B
• Gymnasium

With six rooms, it takes some time to see every booth, especially in the gym and the two classrooms. Last year's faire had everything from 3D-printed dragons to holiday wreaths, according to the Mountain Democrat. The CSD's booth application lists the venue as the Community Center at 2502 Country Club Drive.

The faire also offers Santa photos before December. Style Magazine's November 2026 calendar lists seasonal concessions and free photos with Santa from 10 a.m. to noon. You'll need to bring your own camera. Families who want a sit-down Santa photo, rather than a quick shot on a cold street corner in December, should plan around that two-hour window.

The days in between

Over Thanksgiving week the campus runs a CSD Thanksgiving Break Camp and a Basketball Camp, November 23–25. The newsletter says spaces are limited. Lap swim at the year-round pool has moved to fall and winter hours: Monday through Thursday, 5:30 to 7:30 a.m., and Sunday, 7 to 9 a.m.

Fueling up on Coach Lane

The breakfast and the faire are in the morning, and the parade is in the evening. Coach Lane has spots that work for both.

• R Squared Bakery & Café, 3300 Coach Lane. A 2026 Style Magazine feature covered its baked goods and coffee, which makes it an easy stop before the faire.
• Kobe Sushi & Fusion, 3300 Coach Lane, serves dinner.
• Crafthouse Culture, 3300 Coach Lane, Suite D5. Its posted schedule runs Thursday through Sunday.
• Pizza Factory, 3421 Coach Lane, offers dine-in and pickup. Pickup works well if you're bringing dinner out to your corner.
• Applebee's Grill + Bar, 3281 Coach Lane, offers dine-in and takeout.

Holiday-week hours can change, so check with each business before you plan a meal around a 5:15 pm stop.

Putting the five dates on one calendar

1. Sat., Nov. 14, 8 a.m.–noon. Friendsgiving Pancake Breakfast at the Community Center, $5.
2. Sat., Nov. 21, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Christmas Craft Faire across six rooms of the CSD campus, with free Santa photos from 10 a.m. to noon.
3. Fri., Dec. 11, from 5 p.m. First parade night: Canfield Cir. through Holly Hills Ln.
4. Sat., Dec. 12, from 5 p.m. Orinda Cir. through Aquamarine Cir., including the Rasmussen Park stop at 6:50 pm.
5. Sun., Dec. 13, from 5 p.m. Cimmaron Rd. through the final stop at Fairway Dr. and Aeronca Wy. at 8:00 pm.

The CSD is already planning past the holidays. Its newsletter lists a Murder Mystery Dinner on January 21, 2027, with more details to come.

Our team at Turner DeMarco + Friedman knows Cameron Park street by street, from the CSD campus on Country Club Drive to the parade stops on Wentworth Rd. and Fairway Dr. If you're curious what that local knowledge says about your own place this season, get your free home valuation and we'll walk you through it.