Hilltop Renewal Center DOES NOT advise use of the directions provided by Mapquest, Yahoo, or any other Internet-based web maps. The easiest and best way to find us is:


From Los Angeles

  1. ‣East on Interstate Highway 10 toward Idyllwild

  2. ‣Exit 8th Street and follow Highway 243 up the mountain. Highway 243 takes some turns after existing the Interstate before heading up the mountain and will take about 45 minutes. Lake Fulmor is about ten miles from the Center.

  3. ‣Hilltop is in Pine Cove, before you get to Idyllwild

  4. ‣Turn left on Franklin

  5. ‣Follow to the third street and turn left on Gail (you will pass Skyline Drive and Forest Lake Drive)

  6. ‣The mileage from Franklin to Gail is 0.2 miles and the mileage from Gail to Hilltop is 0.5 miles

  7. ‣Turn right on Ponderosa

  8. ‣Follow Ponderosa to the end (past Walters) and through the Hilltop gate. Follow the driveway on the right to the parking areas


From Hemet

  1. ‣Take Highway 74 from Hemet

  2. ‣Turn left on Highway 243 and follow it through Idyllwild

  3. ‣Hilltop is in Pine Cove, just beyond Idyllwild

  4. ‣Turn right on Franklin

  5. ‣Follow to the third street and turn left on Gail (you will pass Skyline Drive and Forest Lake Drive)

  6. ‣The mileage from Franklin to Gail is 0.2 miles and the mileage from Gail to Hilltop is 0.5 miles

  7. ‣Turn right on Ponderosa

  8. ‣Follow Ponderosa to the end (past Walters) and through the Hilltop gate. Follow the driveway on the right to the parking areas

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