9 SoCal Mountain Homes For Sale: Less Than A 2 Hour Drive

CALIFORNIA — A mountain home sounds appealing, until you consider the hours on the road that it takes to get there. A crazy drive will make you even more stressed.

Patch editors have gathered recommendations for weekend homes that are less than a two hour drive. And some are so reasonably priced, those who can work from home most days may be tempted to make a permanent move.

Take a look at these beauties. (That's Idyllwild pictured above. And don't miss the sailboat bunk room at Lake Arrowhead.) And if you click through to realtor.com, you can search homes close the the ones that we've featured.

Lakefront Paradise Lodge Less Than Two Hours From LA

This luxurious cabin is everything you dream of when you imagine your cabin in the mountains.

Can You Really Get A Mountain Retreat For Under $200K?

In Los Angeles, $200,000 wouldn't get you a studio apartment, but for less than that, you could have a treetop retreat in Lake Arrowhead.

Sweet Mountain Getaway Just Two Hours Away From Malibu

This adorable cottage has a fresh coat of paint, lots of kitchen storage, and a fireplace in the living room for cold winter nights. Price: $225,000

Idyllwild Mountain Retreat With A Rich Hollywood Past: $975K

Looking to escape? This luxury cabin is waiting.

Palomar Mountain Getaway Cabin For $1.3M

This gorgeous estate just dropped its price!

Heavenly Big Bear Lake Estate Drops In Price

Escape from city living with this cabin perfect for a mountain getaway.

Mountain Fixer Upper Less Than 2 Hours From Lake Forest

This little cabin in Twin Peaks, California is less than two hours from home in lake forest. What would you do with this fixer upper? Just $149,000.

Mountain Getaway Estate Just Two Hours From Orange County

This gorgeous Lake Arrowhead mountain lodge is a dream home, with radiant heat flooring, a 365-day solarium, sailboat kids room & more.

Remarkable Julian Retreat Has Airplane Runway, Baseball Diamond

This $4.2 million property has a main house, guest house, separate caretaker's house, barns, outbuildings, an airplane runway and more.

-All images via realtor.com