Pine Hills, San Diego County, California facts for kids

Pine Hills is a small community in San Diego County, California. It's not a city, but an area where people live without their own local government. It's located about a mile south of Julian. You can find it along Pine Hills Road, about two miles south of Highway 78. People living in Pine Hills use a Julian address with the 92036 zip code.

Pine Hills is mostly inside the Cleveland National Forest. It sits on a small hill, ranging from about 3,900 feet to 4,300 feet above sea level. This community is home to the Pine Hills Lodge. It also has the YMCA's Camp Marston and Raintree Ranch. Nearby, you'll find William Heise County Park and the Pine Hills Fire Station. There's also a Robotic Weather Station close by. The Pine Hills Mutual Water Company helps provide water to the area. Sadly, many homes in Pine Hills were burned in the 2003 Cedar Fire.

History of Pine Hills

The story of Pine Hills began over a hundred years ago. In 1910, a man named Ed Fletcher bought land here. He wanted to stop trees from being cut down. In 1912, Fletcher teamed up with George Marston and a banker named Myron Gilmore. Together, they started developing part of the land. This became the Pine Hills community. Later, in 1922, Fletcher created the Pine Hills Community Association. This group helped manage the area.

Pine Hills even had its own post office for a while. It opened on September 11, 1913. But it closed on June 30, 1931. After that, the mail services moved to nearby Julian.