Hotels near Idyllwild, California

A little about Idyllwild...

Idyllwild and Pine Cove are two adjacent communities located in the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County, California, United States. "Mile-high Idyllwild" is a popular southern California mountain resort about one mile in altitude. Residents call the area "the hill." The population was 3,504 as of the 2000 census. Idyllwild is flanked by two large rocks, Tahquitz Rock (also called Lily Rock) and Suicide Rock, which are famous in Southern California rock climbing circles. One of Idyllwild's attractions is that it offers all four seasons, yet in snowy winter is only an hour's drive down to the warm desert on the scenic Palms to Pines Highway. Another advantage--to many--is that it offers no lake for speedboats, no downhill skiing, thus the hill has been minimally developed over the years and remains a center for hiking, mountain and rock climbing, horseback riding. Idyllwild also has a fine cultural scene, which includes a music and arts school formerly affiliated with the University of Southern California and a jazz festival in August. The Idyllwild area also includes the hamlets of Mountain Center and Garner Valley.

The Idyllwild-Pine Cove area is located in Southern California's San Jacinto Mountains, which contain 10,804 foot high San Jacinto Peak. Idyllwild lies mostly within a high mountain valley bisected by a small year-round stream, Strawberry Creek. Pine Cove occupies a ridgetop location nearly 1,000 feet higher than Idyllwild.

Idyllwild is nestled deep in the ancient ponderosa pine forests of the foothills.

Normal travel distances and times to the area are approximately 120 miles (two hours) from Los Angeles and San Diego, California.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.