Take the 10 Eastbound to the 215 Southbound. Stay on the 215 S into Temecula. Exit the 79 going East. The 79 will go through Temecula and intersect with 371. Make a left on 371 and go into the mountain. Continue on 371  East through Anza. Make a left again at Hwy 74 going West. Hwy 74W goes through Garner Valley and splits at Mountain Center into Hwy 243 and Hwy 74. Take a right onto Hwy 243 going north and up to Idyllwild. In about 12 minutes you'll be driving into town!

ALTERNATE ROUTE ON WEEKENDS. . .

Repairs to Hwy 74 are almost finished...

Hwy 74 can be used to get into Idyllwild much quicker on the weekends. The hwy is open for 20 hours a day on Saturday and Sunday (closed from midnight to 4 am) until the roads are finished. Escorts will pilot cars from top to bottom and bottom to top all day. Take any L.A. route and use hwy 74 East to get straight into town. The Hemet route (Hwy 74E) is also open from 6-8am and 6-8pm each week night with a pilot escort vehicle. 

Take the I15 Northbound  to the 79 South (Temecula Parkway) through Temecula and to the 371 East. Make a left on the 371 eastbound. Follow it up and into the mountain going into Anza.  Make a left again at Hwy 74 going West. Hwy 74W goes through Garner Valley and splits at Mountain Center. Take a right onto Hwy 243 North and up to Idyllwild. In about 12 minutes  you'll be driving into town!