Twin Lakes, California

About Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes is a small unincorporated community in western California.

Twin Lakes holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.69 square miles.

📰 Twin Lakes News Today

• Twin Lakes, Mono County Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Clean Up The Lake to Lead Upper Twin Lakes Environmental Cleanup Sierra Wave · Aug 10
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Twin Lakes, Santa Cruz, California - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 27
• This California Campground is Nearly Impossible to Get a Reservation Active NorCal · Apr 15
• Twin Lakes, Santa Cruz County Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Twin Lakes Unique

• One of 12 places in the US named Twin Lakes — but the California one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Twin Lakes

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Twin Lakes

• Cafe El Palomar — mexican
• Engfer Pizza Works — pizza
• Harbor Café
• Java Junction (café)
• Johnny's Harborside — seafood
• La Posta — italian
• Linda's Seabreeze Cafe
• People's Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Crow's Nest — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Twin Lakes

• Twin Lakes State Beach · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Corcoran Lagoon Coastal Access reviews ★
• East Cliff Accent reviews ★
• El Dorado Riparian Corridor · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Felt Street Park reviews ★
• Frederick Street Park reviews ★
• Oceanview Park reviews ★
• Simpkins Family Swim Center reviews ★
• Soquel Canyon State Marine Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Star Of The Sea Park reviews ★
• Sunny Cove Beach County Park reviews ★
• Twin Lakes reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Twin Lakes

🏘️ Nearby Communities