Government and Community Information for the Idyllwild Area

(all numbers are 951 area code unless noted)

Animal control officer: Riverside City and County Animal Shelter, (951)354-7387

Cable television: Time Warner, 659-0020

California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection: 659-2732, fire; 659-9873, insect program

California Highway Patrol: (951) 845-4661 or (951) 652-2061 Desert Hills Inspection Facility, (951) 849-5646

Electricity: Southern California Edition, 1-800-684-8123 (24-hour),Planning office, (951) 928-8290

Fire: Idyllwild Fire Department, 659-2153 Riverside County Fire Departments --Garner Valley, 659-5353 --Pine Cove, 659-2732

Hospital: Hemet Valley Medical Center 1117 E. Devonshire Ave., Hemet (951)652-2811;Eisenhower Medical Center 39000 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage (760)340-3911

Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce 1-888-659-3259 (toll-free)

Idyllwild Pine Cove Community Center: 659-4090

Library: Idyllwild Branch, 659-2300

Mountain Disaster Preparedness 659-8100

Newspaper: Idyllwild Town Crier, 659-2145

Parks and wilderness areas: U.S. Forest Service, 659-2117 & 909-382-2921 Mt. San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness, 659-2607 Idyllwild County Parks --Reservations, 1-800-234-7275 --Information, (951)275-4310 –Nature Center, 659-3850 --Lake Hemet, 659-2680

Post Office: Idyllwild, Mountain Center, Pine Cove, 1-800-275-8777

Propane Gas: Ballard Gas, 659-0373 Ferrellgas, 659-4085 Suburban Propane, 659-2642

Radio Station WNKI, 1610 AM: 659-9654

Recreation: Idyllwild Town Hall, 659-2360 or 659-4029

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department: 1-800-950-2444 (24 hours a day) Lake Hemet Substation, 659-3871

Schools: Hemet High School, (951)765-5150 Idyllwild Arts, 659-2171 Idyllwild Elementary School, 659-0750

Telephone: GTE California business office, 1-800-482-6711

Time of day: 853-1212

Transfer Station (trash disposal): Waste Management of Inland Valley, 925-6561

Water: Fern Valley Water District, 659-2200 Idyllwild Water District, 659-2143 Pine Cove Water District, 659-2675 Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, 658-3241

Weather and road conditions: 659-6263