Pine Mountain Club

Original review from August of 2018 - Beautiful, wonderful place to own a vacation home and just chill...paradise! Highly recommended!UPDATE (January 2023) - Made the big move in 2021 - left the San Fernando Valley, renovated the second vacation home I've lived in part time since 2009 to accommodate my living/working situation for 35 years in the valley, now have lived up here permanently since 9/21...and the result? Still absolute paradise - best thing I ever did. No smog, no noise, no traffic, etc. Thought I would miss the old house but honestly never looked back. Still highly recommend it, especially if you're going to retire or in my case, semi-retire.

A few years ago, the tyrannical insulting general manager resigned along with the board chair. This has improved our POA. The new manager is approachable and things have improved.The Governing Docs Committee chair remains from the old regime and he loves controlling the members and restricting and reducing their rights.

Pine Mountain Club is small town living in a gorgeous mountain setting just a few miles from the north end of Los Angeles County. Without traffic is it about 90 minutes to downtown LA and about one hour from Bakersfield. Despite being a small town, PMC has a good range of shops and restaurants and a surprising amount of entertainment with music, theater, comedy..... PMC is run by a Property Owners Association which all home owners are required to join. In addition to road maintenance for dozens of miles of roads, snow plowing, patrol, a trash transfer site, etc..... there is a cool golf course, an equestrian center, clubhouse with a cafe and lounge, parks, youth programs, a pool and more, which makes it a great place for families. The assessments (dues) are probably the lowest of any similar community in California. People in PMC get country club type amenities for fees that are a fraction of typical condo fees in the city.The downside is that living in a remote town may not be best for all families. PMC is one hour from the nearest city, which means limited employment options, limited access to medical specialists, no movie theaters, no Costco, etc...

Such a great staycation location. The community is very nice. Clubhouse, golfing, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball fields, family-friend park, and hiking trails. I love PMC.

This place is a quick drive from Los Angeles, clean air, cool nights, nice new pool and golf course and the restaurant has an awesome menu. Great weekend retreat!

My family and I have lived in this private residential community for over five years now and we just love it! The employees of the Property Owners' Assoc. are very service minded. Everyone that purchases property in PMC becomes a member and has access to all the amenities and services. This place offers so much to its members and their guests such as a playground, ball field, basketball courts, volleyball, tennis, new swimming pool and jacuzzi (seasonal), golfing, hiking, fitness trail, archery range, an equestrian center for members who own horses, and 24/7 patrol. The Clubhouse has a Café and lounge that offers live music on Fridays and Saturdays. They also have Yoga and Cardio instructors that hold classes for a small fee. The Recreation room has pool tables, ping pong, fosball, air hockey, video games, board games, puzzles, and library, etc. Special entertainment is offered during the summer such as Concert on the Greens, and outdoor movie nights. The Quilters and Lace Guilds meet regularly at the Clubhouse when COVID isn't locking us all down. It's an amazingly beautiful place to live with amazing folks and has something for eveyone... except a big city vibe!

My wife and I moved to PMC in June of 2018. Over the last 25 years, we've lived in four states and two countries. Never have we known the sense of true community, like we know here, in PMC. This a a staggeringly beautiful place to live. Only 90 minutes away from anyplace you need to be in L.A., but it feels so far removed. Peaceful. There's a TON of things to do here: tennis, golf, equestrian center, swimming pool, clubhouse, hiking, biking, restaurants, and loads of live entertainment. To me, it feels like an artists' colony. So many talented people from the music, TV and movie industries, painters, musicians, comics, photogs...The winters here are beautiful! Our roads are well maintained and easy to navigate (even in Winter). Homes are incredibly affordable (by CA standards). I can't say enough positive things about this community. PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB IS AWESOME!

Only an hour and a half away from Los Angeles! Born and raised in LA, and I never knew this place existed. Pine Mountain Club is spectacular! I spent 2 days at the club and enjoyed every single moment. Seek out a water fall on hiking trails, play a round on their PGA rated golf course, or just rough it by getting back to Nature in one of their camping areas. The restaurant is not too shabby either! Pine Mountain Club is serene and for those specifically looking to just get away from the stress of the city.Its Fall and the Poplar and Cottonwood Trees have turned a beautiful Marigold. The wind whistles through the trees and sends the leaves cascading like shiny flakes of Gold. I can only imagine what the area looks like during Winter.The #PineMountainClub is for members and their guests only, so make some friends or rent one of the cabins in the area.Breathe, relax and enjoy the tranquility!

Moved here and mistakenly thought it was okay to use a propane fire pit. I was only here three months and they still fined me $1500. No warning. I will be moving as soon as my lease is up.

Hi when i came up here for a vacation it was terrible dogs barking during the night, residents unfriendly you say hi they don't acknowledge you walk pass you without saying hello or GM. i found that very odd, patrol officers acted like cops posted up watching everyone drive by, the pond had no stock fish just blue gill (catch & release) lmao cars speeding everywhere nearly ran us over. The town reminded me of the wild west anything goes. please enforce CCRs. i know your community must have rules please enforce so visitors and vacationers can have an enjoyable time. Doesn't say much for the board and chair person completely tacky no class. Prices at the store are crazy high 200/300% markup not right so be sure to purchase everything you need before coming. Golf course needs help to pool overcrowded with kids disruptive behavior too