Destinations · California
Idyllwild
CA · 33.7456, -116.7161
Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino National Forest and Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument lie within 30 miles of Idyllwild, California.
Get in
Most visitors to Idyllwild will arrive by car. Idyllwild is reachable by three main routes. Highway 74 connects Hemet to Idyllwild in about 30 minutes driving. Highway 243 connects to Banning and Interstate 10. Highway 74, known as the Palms to Pines highway, also connects the desert communities of Palm Springs and Palm Desert to Idyllwild via a scenic route that passes through many ecological zones and spectacular landscapes.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Idyllwild are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
National parks
- Joshua Tree National Park · 22 mi
Public land
Campgrounds
- Fern Basin Campground · 3 mi
- Marion Mountain Campground · 3 mi
- Dark Canyon Campground · 4 mi
- Indian Mountain OHV Road 4S21 · 5 mi
- Black Mountain Group Campground · 6 mi
- Black Mountain Yellow Post Sites · 6 mi
- Boulder Basin Campground · 6 mi
- East Indian Creek OHV Road 4S10 · 6 mi
Named places
- Idy Park · 0 mi
- Idyllwild Area Historical Society · 0 mi
- Idyllwild Nature Center · 1 mi
- Entrance · 1 mi
- South Ridge Spring · 1 mi
- Granite Spring · 1 mi
- Alpenglow Lilac Gardens · 1 mi
- Big Cedar Spring · 2 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Palm Springs · 12 mi
- Banning · 15 mi
- Cathedral City · 15 mi
- Hemet · 15 mi
- Rancho Mirage · 17 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 19 mi