Lone Pine, California

About Lone Pine

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

Lone 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 19.04 square miles.

📰 Lone Pine News Today

• Showdown in the desert: the small town fending off a new California gold rush The Guardian · Jun 18
• Rock Fire grows to 8,000 acres by Wednesday; Erratic winds, lightning, terrain impact firefighting efforts Mammoth Times · Jul 29
• Lone Pine Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Take in the wild American West from this Linda Taalman house, now on the market wallpaper.com · May 8
• Off-Grid Retreat Built on a Site of 'Mystical Enlightenment' Hits the Market in California for $1.7 Million Realtor.com · May 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lone Pine Unique

• The only place in America named Lone 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lone Pine

• Alabama Hills Cafe & Bakery — breakfast (café)
• Mt Whitney Restaurant — burger
• Pizza Factory — pizza
• Seasons — local
• Alabama Hills Cafe, Bakery, & Bar — barbecue
• Bonanza Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Lone Star Bistro (café)
• Merry Go Round — chinese
• The Grill
• Totem Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Museum of Western Film History · Museum
• Boot Arch · Attraction
• Chicken Ranch · Attraction
• Cyclops Skull Arch · Attraction
• Django Unchained (movie site) · Attraction
• Eye of Alabama · Attraction
• Gunga Din (movie site) · Attraction
• How the West Was Won (movie site) · Attraction
• Iron Man (movie site) · Attraction
• Lone Ranger Canyon (movie site) · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lone Pine

• Alabama Hills National Scenic Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Diaz Lake Recreation Area reviews ★
• Spainhower Park reviews ★
• Independence Creek Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Southern Inyo Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Lone Pine

• Lo-Inyo Elementary
• Lone Pine High
• Sierra Alternative Learning Academy

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Southern Inyo Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lone Pine

🏘️ Nearby Communities