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On Idyllbrook Drive just west of Canyon Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Boy Scouts began organized camping here in 1919
on land given by C.L. Emerson, pioneer Idyllwild
subdivider. The site was chosen by C.J. Carlson,
longtime county wide Scout executive. Rock
mortars indicate that Indians had lived here.
A log . . . — — Map (db m232764) HM
On California Route 243, 0.2 miles south of North Circle Drive, on the left when traveling south.
The Hoxie-Vance cabin is officially
listed as a Prairie style resort cabin
of u-shaped configuration and a
hipped roof, constructed in 1923 for
Charles A. Vance and Wyckoff Hoxie
of Tustin, California. This is an
excellent example of . . . — — Map (db m232827) HM
On Riverside County Playground Rd, 0.8 miles west of Highway 243, on the left when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m232747) HM
On Cedar Street, 0.1 miles south of Circle Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Originally donated by the Johnson Family.
Built by the town of Idyllwild 1946/1947.
Purchased in 2019, restored then donated
to the people and town of Idyllwild by:
Dorothy & Tom Hawthorne &
Loie & Dave Butterfield,
2020.
Idyllwild . . . — — Map (db m232697) HM
Logging was one of the most significant
impacts on the natural landscape on the
western side of the San Jacinto Mountains.
Beginning in 1875 and lasting through the early 1900s,
a number of logging camps and mills were established
in the . . . — — Map (db m232790) HM
On Fern Valley Road, 1.8 miles north of Circle Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Named Lily Rock in 1898 by a USGS team; it has been thought that
this was possibly for its lily-white appearance. But T.W. Patterson
of Riverside has seen an old photograph of Lily Eastman, on the
reverse of which is written "She was the one . . . — — Map (db m232930) HM
On Village Center Drive south of Circle Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Winner in 2012 of a
National contest held by Gorilla Glue, for
"The World's best use of Gorilla Glue"
by glueing four (4) Local (Old Growth)
Cedar Trees together
using only Gorilla Glue.
*Look under youtube/Gorilla Glue - David Roy,
Tough . . . — — Map (db m232701) HM
On Big Rock Drive east of Overlook Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The Donaldson Futuro is significant as an example of America's collective
confidence as a leader in space flight, technological advancement, and
economic prosperity. Designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, this space-age
home was the . . . — — Map (db m229843) HM
On Pine Cove Road at Chickadee Lane, on the right when traveling north on Pine Cove Road.
From this location instruments reflected light in 1926 to Mount Wilson, 82 miles northwest. The work was one of a series of experiments conducted by Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr. Albert A. Michelson to refine the value of the speed of light. . . . — — Map (db m129941) HM