Twin Falls
Mono County, California
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Mono County, California
- Access status
- Researched walking route
- The walk
- Parking-area viewpoint
- Ground & access
- Upper Lakes Basin Path and developed viewpoint; vault toilets and picnic tables.
Photo credit
Photo: Region 5 Photography, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThis is a viewpoint above Twin Lakes Falls, looking north over Twin Lakes; it is not a verified route to the waterfall base.
Plan your visit
Twin Falls Overlook on the upper Lakes Basin Path
No separate parking-to-viewpoint distance is published. Do not use the full Lakes Basin Path length as this visit distance.
Upper Lakes Basin Path and developed viewpoint; vault toilets and picnic tables.
Where to start
The Town of Mammoth Lakes trail system explicitly identifies parking at Twin Falls Overlook.
Timing & water
Winter access is by snowshoe or cross-country ski only.
Before you go
Fee and reservation requirements not stated.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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