Idyllwild Pines Camp — Hotel in Idyllwild-Pine Cove

What an amazing camp! First off, in the months leading up to our retreat John and Margie were so super duper helpful. Any problem or question that I had, they answered right away! All the while being so encouraging and friendly.

This year, we brought a girl who is allergic to a lot of things. Idyllwild Pines did as for an allergy list beforehand but because she’s allergic to so much, her and I thought she would just be eating salad the whole weekend... but that was not the case! On our first night there was a pizza made especially for her! And then every meal after that also had something for her. Her and I were almost in tears.

We brought a few kids who either didn’t know Jesus or had “kinda” a relationship with Jesus. The camp created the schedule in such a way that there was so many times that these students especially got to hear about, discuss, and ask questions about Jesus. Seeds were planted.

It was such an amazing time. I would definitely recommend Idyllwild Pines Camp. We’re going back next year and probably (hopefully) sometime...

Idyllwild Pines Camp was chosen as the location for our church's recent men's retreat. We spent 3 days, 2 nights at the camp. Our experience was so positive, we are booked again at Idyllwild Pines for our next men's retreat. Our speakers and leaders loved staying in the little VIP cabins which have a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living room with very comfortable furniture. Each VIP has a mountain themed decor. I enjoyed staying in Emerson Lodge, which is a fantastic historic building on the camp. Others stayed in the dorm type buildings which are not that special, but do provide excellent dorm style accommodations. The food was fantastic, considering it is "camp food". They even had steak for dinner one night. Love the fresh cookies! Huge property. Lots to do: paint ball, hiking, disc golf, 2 pickle ball courts, to name a few things. Beautiful trail along Strawberry Creek. I'm glad our men's retreat will be going back. Oh, and we found the staff to be super accommodating, friendly and professional the...

I would call this a 5 star experience for an Idyllwild camp. I have also been at Emerson camp in Idyllwild and this, thankfully, was not nearly as dusty. We stayed in the Creekside Cabins. I was happy to have electricity and the cabins stayed cooler than the outdoor temperature. Also pictured is the bathroom sinks to give you an idea. It is a fairly typical camp bathroom experience except they kept it cleaner than some camps I have been to. The food was slightly better than similar camps I have been at and a few food items were actually quite good (beignets for breakfast were a standout). The paint ball course had great terrain and obstacles and running short segments was a great approach. We also did archery and hatchet throwing with the "Hatchet Hunk" as he was labeled by some of our campers. Pool, mud pit, hiking, snack shack. The staff was really pleasant and contributed to a great experience (shout out to our snack shack crew who made about 40 milkshakes for us). Thank you...