Explore Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Idyllwild-Pine Cove.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Idyllwild-Pine Cove |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Riverside County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 33.744209 |
| Longitude | -116.73069 |
| Population | 4,163 |
| Density | 117.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 92549 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| County Seat | Riverside |
| School District | Hemet Unified School District |
Idyllwild-Pine Cove sits amidst the high-altitude timber of the San Bernardino National Forest, where the crisp air carries the scent of resin and pine needles. It lies 10.2 miles east of Valle Vista, CA (from Valle Vista, CA: bearing 90°T), and is situated 0.5 miles north-northeast of Idyllwild. Strawberry Creek carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the granite-strewn landscape, its waters cold and clear as they tumble past the shaded roots of ancient trees. The terrain rises in rugged swells, reaching toward distant horizons where the San Bernardino Mountains loom in shades of indigo and violet. A mile away, the quiet expanse of Saunders Meadow offers a wide, grassy respite from the dense woodland, while the golden light of late afternoon catches the rough bark of ponderosa pines, turning the forest floor into a mosaic of deep amber and cooling gray.
Idyllwild-Pine Cove sustains a deliberate pace of life, anchored by a history of mountain logging and the enduring presence of artisans who find solitude in the high elevation. The local economy relies on the quiet trade of small galleries and rustic lodges, catering to visitors who seek the stillness of the woods or the challenge of the South Fork Trail. While the North Mountain Experimental Area maintains a watchful eye over the surrounding timberlands, the town itself remains a place of independent spirit, far removed from the sprawl of the lowlands. Those who live here recognize the quiet gravity of the landscape, where the seasonal shift is measured not by crowds, but by the slow, inevitable movement of shadows across the slopes and the depth of the winter silence.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California. Coordinates: 33.744209, -116.73069. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Idyllwild-Pine Cove includes the ZIP code (92549), telephone area code (909), county seat of Riverside County (Riverside), and school district assignment (Hemet Unified School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |