Pine Canyon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, just south of King City.

[3] Pine Canyon is in eastern Monterey County on the southwest side of the Salinas Valley.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Pine Canyon CDP covers an area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), of which 0.001 square miles (0.64 acres), or 0.03%, are water.

The racial makeup of Pine Canyon was 1,173 (64.4%) White, 29 (1.6%) African American, 15 (0.8%) Native American, 18 (1.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 490 (26.9%) from other races, and 97 (5.3%) from two or more races.

Pine Canyon is served by the Little Bear Water Company.