Idyllwild–Pine Cove, California

Idyllwild was once the summer home for bands of Cahuilla Indians, who migrated there to escape the heat of lower-elevation deserts. The Cahuilla's grinding slabs can still be seen in Idyllwild.

Idyllwild was originally known as Strawberry Valley because of the wild strawberries that grow there, especially beside the creek that runs through the town, Strawberry Creek. Shepherds regularly brought their flocks to the valley. In the 1880s, the Domenigoni family of San Jacinto homesteaded land near what is now Idyllwild Arts Academy. In 1889, George and Sarah Hannahs built a summer camp next to their sawmill in upper Dutch Flat and named it Camp Idyllwilde. By the 1890s a toll road had been built from Hemet, which opened Idyllwild to settlement, logging, and tourism. A post office was established in 1893; at this time, the town was called Rayneta after the Hannahs' son Raymond.

In 1901, the Idyllwild Sanatorium was built to treat tuberculosis patients. It was soon remodeled as a resort called Idyllwild Among the Pines, and later Idyllwild. The same year, the town's name was changed to Idyllwild.

The Tribe of Tahquitz Boy Scout honor society was created in Idyllwild in 1925.

With the advent of the automobile, Idyllwild became a weekend tourist attraction for Southern Californians.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-20/damaged-roads-leave-idyllwild-isolated-alone|title=Idyllwild prized its isolation. Now, with the roads into town wrecked, it feels all alone|last=Rainey|first=James|date=2019-07-21|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-22|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722134729/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-20/damaged-roads-leave-idyllwild-isolated-alone|url-status=live}} For many years, the town presented itself as an alpine village, and hotels and businesses had German or German-sounding names, but this practice ended during World War II.

From the 1930s to the 1950s, Idyllwild was a center for the production of "knotty pine furniture", the fine log furniture made in the Arts and Crafts style. Under Charles "Selden" Belden's direction, the furniture was produced by the Idyllwild Pinecraft Furniture Company and, later, C. Selden Belden Idyllwild Pinecraft. The furniture is now "collectible" and can be found in many Idyllwild houses and cabins.Johnson, Kim Jarrell (March 22, 2015) [https://www.pe.com/2015/03/22/back-in-the-day-idyllwild-furniture-business-grew-from-necessity/ "BACK IN THE DAY: Idyllwild furniture business grew from necessity"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819114927/https://www.pe.com/2015/03/22/back-in-the-day-idyllwild-furniture-business-grew-from-necessity/ |date=August 19, 2018 }} Riverside Press-Enterprise. (Retrieved April 26, 2020.)

In the 1950s, the Yosemite Decimal System of grading routes was developed at Tahquitz by members of the Rock Climbing Section of the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club.Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 6th ed., The Mountaineers, Seattle, Washington, {{ISBN|0-89886-426-7}}. p. 550. In 1957 architect Frank Gehry designed and constructed his first private residence. Built along with USC classmate/architect Greg Walsh, the David Cabin shows early inspirational Asian influences and characteristics of Gehry's later works, including unfinished ceiling beams and other exposed materials. It is on Middle Ridge Drive.

In the late 1960s and 1970s, there was an influx of hippies to Idyllwild that changed the town and alarmed many longtime residents. Timothy Leary lived on a ranch in nearby Garner Valley, with the ranch serving as the headquarters of The Brotherhood of Eternal Love.Hollingshead, Michael (1974) [http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/lsd/holl9.htm The Man Who Turned On the World] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521091250/http://www.druglibrary.org/SCHAFFER/lsd/holl9.htm |date=May 21, 2006 }}. Abelard-Schuman. Chapter 9. In 2019 YouTube celebrity Logan Paul bought the ranch.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2019-11-06/logan-paul-buys-timothy-learys-former-lsd-ranch-in-the-san-jacinto-mountains|title=Logan Paul buys Timothy Leary's former LSD ranch in the San Jacinto Mountains|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 6, 2019|author=Jack Flemming|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213173934/https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2019-11-06/logan-paul-buys-timothy-learys-former-lsd-ranch-in-the-san-jacinto-mountains|url-status=live}}

From 1974 to 1979, Idyllwild hosted the Idyllwild Bluegrass Invitational, then Southern California's only bluegrass music festival (it was inspired by the Julian Banjo-Fiddle Contest, which takes place on the third weekend in September). From the 1950s through the 1970s Idyllwild also hosted the Bear Flag Festival, which honored California's Bear Flag and marked the passing of the grizzly bear from California, the last of which, according to local legend, was killed at Hurkey Creek in Garner Valley.

Most high school-age students in Idyllwild attend school in Hemet, which requires them to travel by school bus some {{convert|35|mi|km}} in distance and {{convert|3000|ft|m}} in altitude to and from school. Since the 1950s, some Idyllwild parents have advocated for a high school in the town. There have been many attempts at establishing high schools, but most were short-lived. Startup schools that failed included Hi-Lo, or LIFE (Living in Free Education, a public school where Idyllwild Arts Academy now stands, operated by Mary Glavin in 1973–76),Pinkerman, John (May 8, 1974) [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19740508.2.35 "Alternative Education – Unique School Success."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904012011/https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19740508.2.35 |date=September 4, 2017 }} Desert Sun; California Digital Newspaper Collection. (Retrieved 10-29-2015.)Squier, Gary (October 5, 2006) [http://towncrier.com/onlinesubs/2006.10.05.online.pdf "Hi-Lo students reunite and remember local school."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080230/http://towncrier.com/onlinesubs/2006.10.05.online.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }} Town Crier. (Retrieved 10-29-2015.) New Schole Ranch (a private school in Mountain Center), and Freedom Schools, Inc. (a private school operated in Mountain Center by Mary Ellen DuBay). Desert Sun School (later called the Elliott-Pope School), a private boarding school that accepted boarders and day students, closed in December 1990, due to financial mischief, after operating for 65 years.

Idyllwild, Garner Valley and Lake Hemet have been used for filming since the silent film era. Although most of Cecil B. DeMille's The Squaw Man (1914) was filmed in the Los Angeles vicinity, footage of cattle on the open range were shot at the "H.J." Ranch at Keen Camp, midway between Idyllwild and Garner Valley.Birchard, Robert S. (2004), Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, pp. 8–9, {{ISBN|0-8131-2324-0}} A number of Westerns have been filmed at the Garner Ranch in Garner Valley: Guns and Guitars (1936), Heading for the Rio Grande (1936), Springtime in the Rockies (1937), Brothers in the Saddle (1949), Riders of the Range (1949), and Storm over Wyoming (1950). The Garner Ranch also stood in for the Ponderosa in episodes of the TV show Bonanza. In 1961 and 1962, the Elvis Presley musical Kid Galahad was filmed in the Idyllwild vicinity. The 1980s television series Air Wolf and various car commercials were also filmed in the area. The biker funeral procession from the 1966 film The Wild Angels was filmed in Idyllwild and included the Silver Pines Lodge, which was named Hillbilly Lodge at the time of filming. Some of Steven Suptic's Sugar Pine 7, a YouTube comedy series, takes place in Idyllwild.

In 2012, a Golden Retriever named Max was elected as the "Mayor" of Idyllwild (which, as part of an unincorporated community, has no local government) out of a running of fourteen dogs and two cats as part of a fundraising event held by and for the non-profit organization Idyllwild Animal Rescue Friends (ARF). In 2013, Mayor Max died, and Maximus Mighty-Dog Mueller II, another Golden Retriever, arrived in Idyllwild to complete the remainder of the term. In March 2014, as the end of Max's term approached, Idyllwild Animal Rescue Friends surveyed the people of Idyllwild, inquiring for their interest in another election. The response was widespread and consistent: they wanted Mayor Max for life. No other elections were held and the Mayor Maxes have assumed the positions. Mayor Max II died on July 30, 2022, after a brief medical issue, and was succeeded by Mayor Max III.[http://www.mayormax.com "Office of the Mayor of Idyllwild"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121323/http://www.mayormax.com/ |date=January 19, 2019 }}. (Retrieved August 3, 2022)

The Idyllwild–Pine Cove–Fern Valley CDP in Southern California's San Jacinto Mountains as defined by the United States Census Bureau statistical purposes may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the areas with the same names. The area includes {{convert|10834|ft|m|adj=on}} high San Jacinto Peak,{{cite ngs

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Idyllwild lies mostly within a high mountain valley bisected by a small year-round stream, Strawberry Creek.

Pine Cove occupies a ridgetop location nearly {{convert|1000|ft|m}} higher than Idyllwild.

Under the Köppen climate classification system, Idyllwild–Pine Cove has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Winter is cool with occasional rain storms and snow showers. January daily high temperatures are usually between {{convert|50-60|°F|0}} with lows just below freezing. On average, the lowest winter temperature is {{convert|14|°F|0}}, putting the area in hardiness zone 8A. Spring starts slowly but then gets warmer in April and is usually a pleasant time of year.

Summer is hot and dry, but temperatures cool off to below {{convert|60|°F|0}} at night and days are more similar to the coastal areas than to the deserts. An average of 17.7 days a year exceed {{convert|90|°F|0}}, very low for inland California. Late summer brings occasional thunderstorms from the North American Monsoon. Fall is warm and dry, with the first freezes by October and the first snows by November.

The record high is {{convert|104|°F|0}} on September 6, 2020, and June 16, 2021, while the record low is {{convert|1|°F|0}} on January 5, 1971. The lowest high ever was {{convert|23|°F|0}} on January 10, 1949, while the highest low was {{convert|77|°F|0}} on July 10, 2002.

The wettest year was 1983 with {{convert|56.87|in|cm|0}} of precipitation. The wettest month was January 1993 with {{convert|23.72|in|cm|0}} of rainfall, and the wettest day had {{convert|6.66|in|cm|0}} of rainfall on December 5, 1966. With only {{convert|10.84|in|cm|0}} of rain, 1961 was the driest year on record.

Snow falls every winter. The snowiest season by far was 1948–1949 with {{convert|108.1|in|cm|0}}. The snowiest month ever was January 1949 with {{convert|49.0|in|cm}}, and the snowiest day ever was March 24, 1964, when {{convert|22.0|in|cm|0}} of snow fell. There has never been a snowless season on record. The {{convert|4.8|in|cm|0}} of snow in 1983–1984 was the least snowy season ever.

{{Weather box

|location = Idyllwild, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present)

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| Jan high F = 54.2

| Feb high F = 53.9

| Mar high F = 57.9

| Apr high F = 63.9

| May high F = 71.0

| Jun high F = 80.3

| Jul high F = 85.3

| Aug high F = 85.8

| Sep high F = 80.8

| Oct high F = 71.6

| Nov high F = 61.0

| Dec high F = 54.2

| year high F =

|Jan mean F = 42.3

|Feb mean F = 42.1

|Mar mean F = 45.2

|Apr mean F = 49.4

|May mean F = 55.9

|Jun mean F = 64.1

|Jul mean F = 70.2

|Aug mean F = 70.6

|Sep mean F = 65.4

|Oct mean F = 56.5

|Nov mean F = 47.6

|Dec mean F = 41.6

|year mean F =

| Jan low F = 29.7

| Feb low F = 29.4

| Mar low F = 31.0

| Apr low F = 34.9

| May low F = 40.9

| Jun low F = 47.8

| Jul low F = 55.2

| Aug low F = 55.4

| Sep low F = 50.1

| Oct low F = 41.0

| Nov low F = 32.8

| Dec low F = 29.3

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|Jan avg record high F = 69.2

|Feb avg record high F = 68.1

|Mar avg record high F = 72.7

|Apr avg record high F = 78.7

|May avg record high F = 84.9

|Jun avg record high F = 90.1

|Jul avg record high F = 94.5

|Aug avg record high F = 93.3

|Sep avg record high F = 90.2

|Oct avg record high F = 83.8

|Nov avg record high F = 75.4

|Dec avg record high F = 70.2

|year avg record high F = 96.3

|Jan avg record low F = 18.5

|Feb avg record low F = 18.6

|Mar avg record low F = 20.9

|Apr avg record low F = 24.8

|May avg record low F = 29.6

|Jun avg record low F = 35.6

|Jul avg record low F = 44.5

|Aug avg record low F = 44.7

|Sep avg record low F = 37.4

|Oct avg record low F = 30.4

|Nov avg record low F = 23.8

|Dec avg record low F = 18.7

|year avg record low F = 14.1

| Jan record high F = 82

| Feb record high F = 79

| Mar record high F = 82

| Apr record high F = 92

| May record high F = 93

| Jun record high F = 104

| Jul record high F = 103

| Aug record high F = 98

| Sep record high F = 104

| Oct record high F = 96

| Nov record high F = 84

| Dec record high F = 82

| year record high F =

| Jan record low F = 1

| Feb record low F = 4

| Mar record low F = 3

| Apr record low F = 14

| May record low F = 18

| Jun record low F = 24

| Jul record low F = 27

| Aug record low F = 27

| Sep record low F = 23

| Oct record low F = 11

| Nov record low F = 10

| Dec record low F = 2

| year record low F =

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| Jan precipitation inch = 4.74

| Feb precipitation inch = 5.35

| Mar precipitation inch = 3.31

| Apr precipitation inch = 1.67

| May precipitation inch = 0.65

| Jun precipitation inch = 0.13

| Jul precipitation inch = 0.47

| Aug precipitation inch = 0.60

| Sep precipitation inch = 0.79

| Oct precipitation inch = 1.17

| Nov precipitation inch = 1.92

| Dec precipitation inch = 3.65

| year precipitation inch =

| Jan snow inch = 7.3

| Feb snow inch = 9.8

| Mar snow inch = 5.0

| Apr snow inch = 3.5

| May snow inch = 0.5

| Jun snow inch = 0.0

| Jul snow inch = 0.0

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Sep snow inch = 0.0

| Oct snow inch = 0.0

| Nov snow inch = 2.3

| Dec snow inch = 4.2

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| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 6.9

| Feb precipitation days = 7.9

| Mar precipitation days = 6.0

| Apr precipitation days = 4.3

| May precipitation days = 2.3

| Jun precipitation days = 0.4

| Jul precipitation days = 2.0

| Aug precipitation days = 2.4

| Sep precipitation days = 2.1

| Oct precipitation days = 2.6

| Nov precipitation days = 4.0

| Dec precipitation days = 6.3

| year precipitation days =

| unit snow days = 0.1 in

| Jan snow days = 2.2

| Feb snow days = 3.1

| Mar snow days = 1.4

| Apr snow days = 1.5

| May snow days = 0.1

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.1

| Nov snow days = 0.8

| Dec snow days = 2.0

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| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web|url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sgx|title=Idyllwild Fire Dept – NWS San Diego NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher=NOAA|accessdate=February 8, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426005251/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sgx|url-status=live}}

| source 2 = NCEI{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00044211&format=pdf|title=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020|website=www.ncei.noaa.gov|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517224313/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00044211&format=pdf|url-status=live}}

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The 2010 United States Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0636203|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715025711/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0636203|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Idyllwild–Pine Cove CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}} reported that Idyllwild–Pine Cove CDP had a population of 3,874. The population density was {{convert|282.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Idyllwild–Pine Cove CDP was 3,434 (89%) White, 32 (1%) African American, 30 (1%) Native American, 135 (4%) Asian, 6 (<1%) Pacific Islander, 88 (2%) from other races, and 149 (4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 479 persons (12%).

The Census reported that 3,527 people (91% of the population) lived in households, 347 (9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,682 households, out of which 314 (19%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 793 (47%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 111 (7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 75 (5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 94 (6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 44 (3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 542 households (32%) were made up of individuals, and 225 (13%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10. There were 979 families (58% of all households); the average family size was 2.62.

The population was spread out, with 741 people (19%) under the age of 18, 285 people (7%) aged 18 to 24, 652 people (17%) aged 25 to 44, 1,423 people (34%) aged 45 to 64, and 773 people (20%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

There were 4,116 housing units at an average density of {{convert|299.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 1,174 (70%) were owner-occupied, and 508 (30%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 9%; the rental vacancy rate was 18%. 2,423 people (63% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,104 people (29%) lived in rental housing units.

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In the United States House of Representatives, Idyllwild, Fern Valley, and Pine Cove are in California's 41st Congressional District, represented by Republican Ken Calvert, and in the California State Legislature, they are in the 28th Senate District, represented by Republican Melissa Melendez, and in {{Representative|caad|71|fmt=adistrict}}.{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=Regents of the University of California |access-date=May 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

In the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Fern Valley, Idyllwild, and Pine Cove are in the Third District, represented by Chuck Washington.{{Cite web|url=http://supervisorchuckwashington.com/our-district|title=Our District|website=Riverside County District 3|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701214819/https://supervisorchuckwashington.com/our-district/|url-status=live}}

In the jurisdiction of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, with Sheriff Chad Bianco.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riversidesheriff.org/|title=Riverside County Sheriff, CA | Official Website|website=www.riversidesheriff.org|access-date=June 9, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609085452/https://www.riversidesheriff.org/|url-status=live}}

The Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Fern Valley area has several local governmental agencies: Idyllwild County Water District, Pine Cove County Water District, Fern Valley State Water District, Idyllwild Fire Protection District, County Service Area 36, County Service Area 38 and Idyllwild Historical Preservation District.

Forest Folk, using a grant from the Riverside County Transportation Commission, operates the Idyllwild Shuttle, which provides door-to-door service.{{Cite web|url=https://forestfolk.org/|title=Forest Folk – Home of the Idyllwild Shuttle Service|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812171006/https://forestfolk.org/|url-status=live}}

Almost all of the CDP is in Hemet Unified School District. A very small piece is in the Banning Unified School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06065_riverside/DC20SD_C06065.pdf|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Riverside County, CA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|page=3 (PDF p. 4/6)|access-date=2024-10-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06065_riverside/DC20SD_C06065_SD2MS.txt Text list]

• Idyllwild School is K–8 and part of Hemet USD.
• Hemet High School is part of Hemet USD and is located in Hemet.
• Idyllwild Arts Academy is a private day and boarding high school with a focus in the arts.
• Hamilton High School is a part of HemetUSD and is located in [http://Anza,%20Cali anza]
• Tahquitz High School is a part of Hemet USD and is located in Hemet.

Idyllwild is within the San Bernardino National Forest and borders Mount San Jacinto State Park.

The Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District operates the Idyllwild Park and Idyllwild Nature Center.{{cite book|last=Lech|first=Steve|title=More Than a Place To Pitch a Rent: The Stories Behind Riverside County's Regional Parks|year=2011|publisher=Steve Lech|location=Riverside, CA|pages=150|isbn=978-0-9837500-0-0|oclc=768249467}}

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In 1946, Ernie and Betty Maxwell founded the Idyllwild Town Crier weekly newspaper, which has been in continual operation ever since. Over the years, it has been variously owned and operated by local families, the Chronicle Publishing Company in San Francisco, and a U.S. corporate subsidiary of the Tindle Newspaper Group. Since June 28, 2013, the Town Crier has been owned and operated by Idyllwild House Publishing Company Ltd., a family-held California general corporation based in Idyllwild. The Town Crier is the sole media monitor of eight local governmental agencies on "the Hill," as the San Jacinto Mountain communities are locally known. The Idyllwild Town Crier has received awards from the National Newspaper Association, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, and the California Press Association, which are on display at its Village Center Drive office.

The Idyllwild Arts Foundation, which began as a summer arts program, was founded by Bea and Max Krone in 1950. It was administered by the University of Southern California (USC) from 1964 through 1985, when the program was known as ISOMATA – Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts. In 1985, the Foundation purchased ISOMATA from USC, and followed by the founding of the private Idyllwild Arts Foundation (IAF) in 1986. IAF is a private, fully accredited high school for boarding and day students.

Since 2010 Idyllwild hosts the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. The first festival screened around 40 official selections from around the world.

In 2013, the Stratford Players theater group moved to Idyllwild, where they perform year-round. Typically in the fall, the troupe presents Will In The Woods, a selection of Shakespeare's scenes and soliloquies. The event is held outdoors in the afternoon, in keeping with Elizabethan custom. During the remainder of the year, Stratford Players present both staged readings and full productions of non-Shakespearean plays that vary from classics to recent works.{{Cite web|url=https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/2014/07/23/stratford-players-perform-comedy/|title=Stratford Players to perform comedy |first=Idyllwild Town|last=Crier|date=July 23, 2014 |access-date=June 9, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609144313/https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/2014/07/23/stratford-players-perform-comedy/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/tennessee-williams-night-of-the-iguana-presented-by-stratford-players-of-idyllwild_9600184d|title=Tennessee Williams' Night of the Iguana presented by Stratford Players of Idyllwild|date=May 19, 2014|website=Banning-Beaumont, CA Patch|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605085103/https://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/tennessee-williams-night-of-the-iguana-presented-by-stratford-players-of-idyllwild_9600184d|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.inlandtheatre.org/2014/09/05/stratford-players-presents-will-in-the-woods/|title=Stratford Players presents Will in the Woods - Inland Theatre League|last=Happenings|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605085101/https://www.inlandtheatre.org/2014/09/05/stratford-players-presents-will-in-the-woods/|url-status=live}}

Camp Emerson, a Boy Scouts of America camp established in 1919, is located in Idyllwild.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ciecbsa.org/camping/camp-emerson/9959|title=Camp Emerson|website=www.ciecbsa.org|access-date=June 15, 2021|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508051420/https://www.ciecbsa.org/camping/camp-emerson/9959|url-status=live}}

AstroCamp, a sleepaway camp opened in 1991, is located in Idyllwild.https://astrocamp.org/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

Idyllwild is home to many artists and musicians, notably drummer David Atwood of the 1970s rock group America, Bobby Womack, and Richard Halligan, a founding member of Blood, Sweat & Tears. Musician, composer, and record producer Kenneth James Gibson has a studio in Idyllwild and has recorded multiple albums there.Staff, XLR8R [https://xlr8r.com/mp3/kenneth-james-gibson-far-from-home-closer-to-the-end-mix/ Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021211231/https://xlr8r.com/mp3/kenneth-james-gibson-far-from-home-closer-to-the-end-mix/ |date=October 21, 2020 }}, xlr8r.com, Apr 19, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2020.Admin [http://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/blog/2016/4/24/kenneth-james-gibson-the-evening-falls/ Kenneth James Gibson interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617054718/https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/blog/2016/4/24/kenneth-james-gibson-the-evening-falls |date=June 17, 2021 }}, www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com, April 26, 2016, Retrieved April, 30, 2020 PGA tour star Brendan Steele was born and raised in Idyllwild. Artist Nate Lowman grew up in Idyllwild and attended Idyllwild Arts Academy before moving to New York. Musician and radio personality Chris Thile spent most of his childhood in Idyllwild (approximately 1985–1995).{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-wknd-et-chris-thile-20180614-story.html|title=Mandolinist and radio host Chris Thile to perform at Musco Center|date=2018-06-14|website=Daily Pilot|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05|archive-date=February 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202031051/https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-wknd-et-chris-thile-20180614-story.html|url-status=live}}

Film actors and producers who own or owned homes in Idyllwild and the surrounding area include Charles Laughton, Marjorie Main, Sharon Lawrence, Barbara Hershey, Doris Day, Michael J. Fox, Sean Connery, Dolly Parton, Herb Jeffries, Craig Stevens, Andrew Robinson, Shari Lewis, Doron Ofir, and Horace Hahn, who had a supporting role in the Cecil B. DeMille film This Day and Age (1933).{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}} American Idol season 10 contestant and musical artist Casey Abrams is from Idyllwild.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212601/http://www.rctlma.org/planning/content/temp/idyllwild/idyllwild_draft_historic_resources_survey.pdf Historic Resources Survey: Idyllwild Commercial Corridor]
• [http://www.idyllwildhistory.org/ Idyllwild Area Historical Society]
• [http://idyllwildcalifornia.com/ Idyllwild Information]

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