Idyllwild in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Idyllwild Campground Pictograph

Photographed By Craig Baker, September 15, 2023

1. Idyllwild Campground Pictograph Marker

Inscription.
Each year, the desert and pass-dwelling Cahuilla Indians followed summer's gradual arrival by moving to higher country of the San Jacinto Mountains. Living in harmony with the land and its blessings, the Cahuilla did not separate religion from daily life. These sacred paintings are symbolic of that relationship, and they have deteriorated at the hands of those not so respectful.

These pictographs (rock paintings) may be as much as 600 years old and were probably painted by young Cahuilla girls during the ceremony which marked their entrance into womanhood.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans.

Location. 33° 44.476′ N, 116° 43.593′ W. Marker is in Idyllwild, California, in Riverside County. Marker is on Riverside County Playground Rd, 0.8 miles west of Highway 243, on the left when traveling west. Located in Idyllwild Regional Park, in the campground. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 54000 Riverside County Playground Rd, Idyllwild CA 92549, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hoxie-Vance Cabin (approx. half a mile away); Camp Emerson (approx. 0.7 miles away); Logging Shaped This Landscape (approx. 0.8

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miles away); The Idyllwild Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Idyllwild Town Hall (approx. one mile away); Donaldson Futuro (approx. 1.2 miles away); Speed-of-Light Experiment (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tahquitz Rock History (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Idyllwild.

Pictograph and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, September 15, 2023

2. Pictograph and Marker

Photographed By Craig Baker, September 15, 2023

3. Pictograph

Bedrock Mortars image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, September 16, 2023

4. Bedrock Mortars

Located in Idyllwild near 26040 Boulder Drive.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on September 16, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.