Pinehurst, California

Pinehurst is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located 6.5mi east-southeast of Dunlap, at an elevation of 4003 feet .Pinehurst today is a small weekend getaway for residents of Fresno and other central valley cities that want to escape the summer heat and enjoy total peace and quiet with their families. Many families have owned homes and property there for three generations. This cluster of cabins, small farms and a few ranches are in stark contrast to the weekend retreats of Oakhurst, Bass and Shaver Lakes, Three Rivers, and other small mountain communities because there are no motor boating lakes or ski resorts nearby. Pinehurst is nothing more than small streams, Pine, Cedar, and Oak trees, the Pinehurst lodge and a picturesque 20 minute drive to the Giant Redwoods of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.Just a few miles down highway 245 from Pinehurst are two other small neighboring communities called Miramonte and Badger, where the local school for elementary school aged children is located, as well as the post office that serves all three communities.The lands around Pinehurst and the other communities were originally established through the Homestead Act of 1862 by the Federal Government which allowed people to settle on land up to 160acre for agricultural purposes only. Title was granted when farming took place. Most settlers around Pinehurst planted apple orchards to justify genuine settlement activity, and some of the original orchards can still be found at the Cedarbrook cabin area, the Pinehurst Ranch and other locations.