Root-Stone Lodge
Root-Stone Lodge among cedars at golden hour, river-stone walls and wild roses in bloom
An inn on Strawberry Creek Idyllwild, California 5,400 feet

Root-Stone Lodge

Where comfort and craftsmanship meet the quiet call of the forest.

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The lodge's hand-built juniper spiral staircase wrapping a river-stone hearth
The manzanita stair and river-stone hearth.

Root-Stone Lodge sits in California's San Jacinto Mountains, just two hours from Los Angeles. A short forest walk along Strawberry Creek leads to the village of Idyllwild, while the lodge stays tucked into its own quiet patch of woods.

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The rooms

Five suites set among a canopy of cedar and pine.

Available by private suite, or reserved exclusively as a full lodge.

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Follow the creek trail from your doorstep into the heart of town.

Life in Idyllwild.

A charming mountain village of shops, restaurants, art and music tucked into the rugged, towering landscape of the San Jacinto Mountains.

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Diningbakeries, cafés, hidden gems Hikinglocal loops to the PCT Live Musicshows most nights Art & Galleriescome look, or come create Filmthe Rustic Theatre, since 1952
The meadow on Tahquitz Drive Reserve the whole lodge →
Double rainbow over the meadow below Tahquitz Peak at dusk
Weddings, retreats & long tables
The innkeepers
A place for gathering, slowing down, and making memories. Root-Stone Lodge has been shaped by three generations and a lasting labor of love. Come settle in, breathe the mountain air, and sleep beneath the stars.
— the innkeepers, Root-Stone Lodge