Guidebook for Idyllwild-Pine Cove
Parks & Nature
Fishing enthusiasts will enjoy, Lake Hemet located a short 15 minute drive from Idyllwild. The lake is stocked with trout, bass, bluegill, and catfish; and a variety of boats are available to rent. Lake Hemet offers a breathtaking view of the San Jacinto Mountains and you’ll be in awestruck by the eagles and hawks that often soar overhead. Day use permits are available.
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Lake Hemet Day Use Area
56570 CA-74 Fishing enthusiasts will enjoy, Lake Hemet located a short 15 minute drive from Idyllwild. The lake is stocked with trout, bass, bluegill, and catfish; and a variety of boats are available to rent. Lake Hemet offers a breathtaking view of the San Jacinto Mountains and you’ll be in awestruck by the eagles and hawks that often soar overhead. Day use permits are available.
Lake Fulmor is located 10 miles north of Idyllwild. Stroll the trail around the two acre lake and enjoy local wildlife and birds. Visitors can also enjoy fishing in the lake which is stocked with Rainbow Trout by the Department of Fish and Game during the spring and summer months. Bring along a picnic lunch and settle in at one of the picnic areas complete with grills for your convenience. The idyllic setting makes for a wonderful afternoon communing with nature.
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Lake Fulmor Day Use Area
Hall Decker RoadLake Fulmor is located 10 miles north of Idyllwild. Stroll the trail around the two acre lake and enjoy local wildlife and birds. Visitors can also enjoy fishing in the lake which is stocked with Rainbow Trout by the Department of Fish and Game during the spring and summer months. Bring along a picnic lunch and settle in at one of the picnic areas complete with grills for your convenience. The idyllic setting makes for a wonderful afternoon communing with nature.
The Idyllwild Nature Center offers many exhibits and education programs throughout the year. Located just minutes from the Inn (1 mile northwest of Idyllwild), the Center offers field study trips, environmental education programs and guided tours by appointment. Programs focus on mountain ecology, habitats, flora and fauna, Cahuilla Native culture and the history of the San Jacinto Mountains.
If you’re looking for a convenient, reasonably easy hike, the Nature Center is perfect. The trails behind the Nature Center are short, relatively easy and have great views.
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Idyllwild Nature Center
25225 CA-243The Idyllwild Nature Center offers many exhibits and education programs throughout the year. Located just minutes from the Inn (1 mile northwest of Idyllwild), the Center offers field study trips, environmental education programs and guided tours by appointment. Programs focus on mountain ecology, habitats, flora and fauna, Cahuilla Native culture and the history of the San Jacinto Mountains.
If you’re looking for a convenient, reasonably easy hike, the Nature Center is perfect. The trails behind the Nature Center are short, relatively easy and have great views.
Arts & Culture
At its heart, Idyllwild is an artist community and is home to more galleries per square milethan many larger cities. Idyllwild is also home to one of the finest residential arts high schools in the country, Idyllwild Arts Foundation. The school offers instruction in music, theater, dance, visual art, creative writing, moving pictures, interarts, and fashion design. Visitors are invited to attend a variety of theater, art and musical performances hosted at the school. Further evidence of Idyllwild’s reverence for art is the recently completed installation of a public art project called Deer Sightings, featuring 22 full-sized recyclable aluminum deer, all painted by local artists.
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Idyllwild Arts
52500 Temecula RdAt its heart, Idyllwild is an artist community and is home to more galleries per square milethan many larger cities. Idyllwild is also home to one of the finest residential arts high schools in the country, Idyllwild Arts Foundation. The school offers instruction in music, theater, dance, visual art, creative writing, moving pictures, interarts, and fashion design. Visitors are invited to attend a variety of theater, art and musical performances hosted at the school. Further evidence of Idyllwild’s reverence for art is the recently completed installation of a public art project called Deer Sightings, featuring 22 full-sized recyclable aluminum deer, all painted by local artists.
Shopping
For a small town, Idyllwild has a PHENOMENAL number of restaurants offering a variety of cuisines. Our newest, Ferro Restaurant, offers gourmet Italian/American cuisine set in a beautiful building and outdoor area. All pasta and pizza is made from scratch. A stone and copper 700 degree pizza oven in the back patio area creates perfect pizza in 3 minutes. Ferro has live music many nights. Café Aroma, located less than a block from the Inn, offers exceptional breakfast, lunch and dinner set in an artsy, trendy vibe.
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Idyllwild-Pine Cove
For a small town, Idyllwild has a PHENOMENAL number of restaurants offering a variety of cuisines. Our newest, Ferro Restaurant, offers gourmet Italian/American cuisine set in a beautiful building and outdoor area. All pasta and pizza is made from scratch. A stone and copper 700 degree pizza oven in the back patio area creates perfect pizza in 3 minutes. Ferro has live music many nights. Café Aroma, located less than a block from the Inn, offers exceptional breakfast, lunch and dinner set in an artsy, trendy vibe.
Essentials
They make the best sandwiches. So fresh and the grocery store is awesome.
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Idyllwild Village Market
26000 CA-243They make the best sandwiches. So fresh and the grocery store is awesome.
Entertainment & Activities
Lake Hemet
Water slides, pools, trampoline