Twin Lake is an unincorporated community to the southwest.

It usually took a stage 10-25 hours and five changes of horses to reach Aspen from Twin Lakes.

During the winter months, Twin Lakes is open for ice-fishing (conditions permitting).

A concern of the camp is the fact that Little Twin Lake has completely dried up.

The water level in Big Twin Lake has also dropped noticeably.

In one community, Twin Lakes, property values dropped by more than a hundred thousand dollars in the past two years.

The trail leaves from the lower of the Twin Lakes.

The highway curves to the northeast again through Twin Lake to avoid several lakes in the area.

Milepost 4.4: Twin Lake - small flag stop passenger shelter.

There are only about 36 full-time residents of Twin Lakes and the entire valley.