Lake of the Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) and a gated residential community in Nevada County, California, United States.

[3] Lake of the Pines is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, at 39°02′19″N 121°03′41″W / 39.038571°N 121.061354°W / 39.038571; -121.061354.

The reservoir was created by damming Magnolia Creek, in the Bear River watershed, and it has a maximum elevation of 459 m (1507 ft).

As the CDP boundaries tend to follow streets, the CDP excludes many parcels in the periphery of the gated community and includes a shopping center in Combie Road.

The racial makeup of Lake of the Pines was 3,669 (93.7%) White, 5 (0.1%) African American, 20 (0.5%) Native American, 65 (1.7%) Asian, 7 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 24 (0.6%) from other races, and 127 (3.2%) from two or more races.

There were 1,652 housing units at an average density of 1,100.0 per square mile (424.7/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.46% White, 0.15% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races.

In the state legislature, Lake of the Pines is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,[12] and the 1st Assembly District, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.

[13] Federally, Lake of the Pines is in California's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Kevin Kiley.