Big Pine, California

About Big Pine

Set in the eastern part of California, Big Pine is a small unincorporated community.

Big Pine holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.95 square miles.

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• Big Pine, CA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 5
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Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Big Pine Unique

• The only place in America named Big Pine — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Big Pine

• Brewed Awakening (café)
• Copper Top BBQ — barbecue
• Hugo's — barbecue
• Two Brothers From Italy — italian
• Country Kitchen — american
• ​Trailhead Café (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Big Pine

• Big Pine Triangle County Park reviews ★
• Crater Mountain Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mendenhall Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Big Pine

• Big Pine Elementary
• Big Pine High
• Bishop Independent Study
• Palisade Glacier High (Continuation)

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Big Pine

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