Pinyon Pines is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California.

It takes its name from the Pinyon pine (Pinus monophylla) trees native to the area.

[2] [3] Pinyon Pines was the site of a 2006 triple homicide that made national attention.

Residents 53-year-old Vicki Friedli and her 55-year-old boyfriend, Jon Hayward, were found shot, and Friedl's 18-year-old daughter, Becky, was found outside in a wheelbarrow, burned so badly investigators were unable to determine cause of death.

On August 10, 2018, a jury found Robert Pape, 30, and Cristin Smith, 29, guilty and sentenced both to life in prison without the possibility of parole.