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Idyllwild Pines Camp and Conference Center

Idyllwild Pines Camp and Conference Center is a Christian camp on 52 acres in Idyllwild, California, in the San Jacinto Mountains. It sleeps up to 543 people and hosts youth camps, family camps, school groups, and church retreats.

Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11

500
Sleeps
400
Dines
400
Largest room seats

Getting there

  • 1 h 5 min from Palm Springs
  • 1 h 20 min from Riverside
  • 2 h from Orange County

26375 CA-243, Idyllwild, CA 92549 · drive times are typical, not rush hour

On the property

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The facts

LodgingLodge rooms (26 beds) · Lodge rooms (18 beds) · Cabins (284 beds) · Cabins (64 beds) · Cabins (156 beds) · Retreat houses (15 beds)
MealsFull food service
SeasonYear-round
HostsYouth groups · Families · School groups
Affiliationnon-denominational Christian (hosts Awana, Church of Christ, and Nazarene camps)
Property52 acres
Established1923
Phone(951) 659-2605

Idyllwild Pines began in 1923 as a simple campsite of platform tents and stone fireplaces, some of which are still on the property today.

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