Welcome to Idyllwild

Located in the San Jacinto Mountains surrounded by awesome natural vistas, Idyllwild is the place to relax in forested mountain beauty. Maintaining the feel of a small mountain village, Idyllwild’s many fine restaurants, boutiques, and galleries are an additional attraction.

Tour San Bernardino Forest
Explore over 500 miles of trails that include fresh pine forest, scenic mountain meadows and seasonal desert wildflowers. This is a unique region shared by desert cactus and snow-peaked mountains. And the big bodies of water, like Big Bear Lake, that serve as a recreational oasis for parched and thirsty southern Californians.

Idyllwild Cedar Street Inn
Old-world Victorian Country Inn and Couples Massage Studio. With only four rooms, all with fireplaces, private decks, and a couples massage studio you are assured of the three P’s of peace, privacy and pampering.

Idyllwild Quiet Creek Inn
If you are looking for a romantic getaway or for the chance to get back to nature, Quiet Creek offers fine accommodations at affordable prices in one of Idyllwild’s loveliest settings.

Idyllwild Inn
Located in the heart of the village that has grown up around it, the mountain's first inn has maintained the historic feel of its cabins and theme rooms, some of which date back as far as 1910. All have great fireplaces, some with mantels hand-carved by the sculptor of Idyllwild's famous tree monument.

Boseker Scout Reservation
BSA Camp Emerson [CIEC]
53155 Idyllbrook Dr, Idyllwild, CA; 951-659-2690; Camp Website;
Location: Take SR-243 to Idyllwild and look for the Tollgate Road / Camper Emerson turnoff / proceed 1 mile west.

Camp Emerson has been in operation since at least 1920 and is one of the oldest Boy Scout Camps west of the Mississippi.

Set amongst towering pine trees, high in the mountains overlooking Southern Califonia, Lake Gallaher usually holds more than 3 acre feet of water, making it big enough to support canoeing, rowing, fishing, and other water activities. Klondike Derbies happen regularly during winter weekends in the snow. Other activities include the Tahquitz Peak Hike, and Brown High Adventure Area.