Idyllwild is a mountain resort that has long served as a getaway for the Los Angeles crowd, both rich & famous, and not. Located on one side of the mountain that Palm Springs and Palm Desert overlooks, the two places are nearly worlds apart in their climates.

Idyllwild has some restaurants, shopping in a small downtown, a movie theater, and towering pines.

When you want to get away to a mountain resort where the hiking is great and the atmosphere relaxed, be sure to visit Idyllwild, a Southern California favorite just an hour and a half outside L.A.

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