An Overview of Mountain Center

Located along State Route 74 in the San Bernardino National Forest, Mountain Center offers a quiet, elevated lifestyle surrounded by rugged, mountainous terrain and pine trees. Less than an hour`s drive from Palm Desert in one direction and Hemet in the other, life in this rural town at over 4,500 feet above sea level is a change of pace from the bustle of the Coachella Valley. Mountain Center is south of Idyllwild, another iconic mountain town, and is home to popular Lake Hemet, a major camping, fishing, and hiking destination.