[2] Pinehurst was one of the small sawmill towns along an early stagecoach and wagon freight route between the Rogue Valley and the Klamath Basin.

[5] The nearby post office named "Shake" established in 1886 was moved and renamed "Pinehurst" in 1911.

[3][6] An inn at the town was formerly the supper stop on the Greyhound bus route between Ashland and Klamath Falls until it burned down.

[9] The owners sold part of the property in 2016 to New Frontier Ranch, which offers guest accommodations.

[12][13] This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).