| Little Norway | |
| Settlement Type: | Populated place |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | El Dorado County |
| Coordinates: | 38.8247°N -120.0367°W |
| Elevation M: | 2233 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7326 |
Little Norway is a populated place in El Dorado County, California. It is located 14km (09miles) west of Meyers, at an elevation of 2233m (7326 feet). The ZIP code is 95721.
A post office was established at Little Norway in 1961. The building was damaged by fire in 1967.[1] Two other fires broke out, a 1988 arson and a 1991 fire which caused $200,000 in damage to the Little Norway resort.[2]
Little Norway is situated on US Route 50 and was a Greyhound stop for cross country skiers.[3]
Little Norway is also an endpoint of the Little Norway to Lower Echo Lake Trail[4] managed by the United States Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
A specimen of bullthistle or bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare), an invasive species native throughout most of Europe (north to 66°N, locally 68°N), Western Asia (east to the Yenisei Valley), and northwestern Africa, was collected near here in or before 1984.[5]