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Big Pine, California
CDP
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.
📰 Big Pine News Today
- Missing UC Santa Barbara Student’s Body Found Near Big Pine Lakes independent.com · Aug 4
- Big Pine Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Map: Rock Fire evacuations in the Eastern Sierra The Mercury News · Jul 23
- Evacuation correction issued for Inyo County KOLO | 8 News Now · Jul 24
- Indian PhD student who went missing during California hike found dead The American Bazaar · Aug 7
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
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.
🏞️ 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.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.95 sq mi
Coordinates37.1655, -118.2963