Twin LakesCA
A town in California.
Is Twin Lakes a good place to live?
Twin Lakes’ midsummer high is 75°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Among 847 California towns, just one has a lower January low than Twin Lakes. 55% of the land in Twin Lakes is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Hoover Wilderness, at 24 acres. We don’t grade Twin Lakes yet; the figures below are still real.
Yosemite National Park and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Twin Lakes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi MountainHalf Dome
21 mi LakeMono Lake
29 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
39 mi National MonumentDevils Postpile National Monument100K visitors a year
31 mi WaterfallYosemite FallsPhoto credits
Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Half Dome: Jon Sullivan, Public domain · Mono Lake: File:Mono lake sat.jpg: created by NASA Rotation and crop: Hike395, Public domain · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Devils Postpile National Monument: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Yosemite Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Twin Lakes: who provides what
Twin Lakes is unincorporated, so Mono County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Twin Lakes.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Twin Lakes
Across 1 park or preserve: 16 miles of trail. The density of trails in Twin Lakes is 3.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoover Wilderness | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Twin Lakes has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The risk rating from FEMA for Twin Lakes comes to 97 of 100. Expected losses in Twin Lakes break down as 38% from inland flooding and 24% from avalanches.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Twin Lakes, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 75° and January nights drop to 18°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Twin Lakes is
In Twin Lakes, 18% of adults report frequent mental distress. 18% of adults in Twin Lakes binge drink; 33% sleep under 7 hours.
| Twin Lakes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Twin Lakes | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Twin Lakes
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Twin Lakes; the nearest are
About Twin Lakes
Place in California, United States
Twin Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States. It is located on the east side of the Sierra Nevada, encompassing the lakes of the same name and extending north down the outlet valley of Robinson Creek. The area is part of Toiyabe National Forest and is 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Bridgeport. It was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census, with a population of 45. Mono Village Resort is part of the community. The resort attracts hundreds of fishermen and outdoor enthusiasts every year. The main tourist attraction of the settlement is the two lakes known as Twin Lakes. Both of these lakes are filled with water from Ro…
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- Elevation
- 7,107 ft
Questions about Twin Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Twin Lakes, CA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Twin Lakes yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California.