Dumpster rental and junk removal in Twin Peaks

Highway 189 and the roads off it

State Route 189 runs through the middle of Twin Peaks. State law still describes the highway as running from Route 18 near Strawberry Peak to Route 173 near Lake Arrowhead "via Strawberry Flat," the town's original name. It starts near Highway 18 at Lake Gregory Drive, between Arrowhead Highlands and Rimforest, and winds northeast through Twin Peaks toward Agua Fria and Blue Jay.

Two County roads matter for getting around: Grass Valley Road starts at Highway 189 in Twin Peaks and runs about four and a half miles through Blue Jay to Highway 173, and North Road runs east from Lake Gregory Drive to Highway 189 in Twin Peaks. Tell us which one you're closest to when you book.

Where the dumpster can sit on a Twin Peaks lot

The County's Lake Arrowhead plan, which covers Twin Peaks, describes the area as heavily wooded mountain terrain with steep slopes and numerous ravines. Flat, open space near the road is not a given, so the photo matters. Show the driveway's width and grade, where it turns, and any low limbs or wires over the spot.

Plan on the dumpster going on your driveway or your own property, not the highway shoulder. Highway 189 is a state route, so anything placed in its right-of-way falls under a Caltrans encroachment permit. On a County road, a dumpster in the right-of-way may need a Transportation Encroachment Permit from County Public Works, and the County's mountain guidelines keep building materials and similar items off road shoulders and out of drainage ditches.

If the dumpster won't fit, junk removal is the other way to go: we do the loading and haul it off, and nothing stays on your property.

Snow, chains and who plows your street

The County's Lake Arrowhead plan puts average precipitation at about 40 inches a year, falling mostly as snow, with up to 3 to 4 feet at one time. It also notes that many roads in the area are narrow, that snow piled along them cuts road capacity and parking, and that cars parked on the road hinder snow removal. A dumpster on the street would add to that.

Who clears your road depends on where you live:

• Highway 189 is cleared by Caltrans, and chain controls apply. Vehicles towing trailers must chain one drive axle, which can move a delivery or pickup day.
• County crews plow County-maintained roads in order: primary roads first, then secondary roads, then local streets.
• Some neighborhoods are plowed by County Service Area crews. The County's map shows a Twin Peaks (Cedarbrook) zone, CSA 70 R-22, covering streets such as Cedarbrook Drive, Iris Drive, Oriole Drive and Lookout Drive, and a nearby Strawberry Lodge zone, CSA 70 R-2.
• Private roads are not plowed by the County. Owners hire their own snow removal.

Fire-season clearing near your driveway

Twin Peaks is on the County's list of mountain communities with annual defensible-space inspections, which start in June. One rule is easy to miss: on trees taller than 12 feet, branches within six feet of the ground must come off if the tree stands within 100 feet of a building or within 10 feet of a road or driveway.

Clearing makes a pile fast. Text us a photo of it and tell us what's in it, so we can tell you whether the dumpster or a haul-away fits. If you take brush to a County transfer station yourself, the County won't accept pieces longer than four feet there, so cut it down first.

Full-time homes, weekend cabins and older builds

Twin Peaks is mostly full-time homes with a good share of getaways. In the 2020 Census, ZIP 92391 had 2,239 residents and 1,386 homes, and about 28% of those homes were held for seasonal or occasional use. The median home was built around 1969, and logging mills once operated here.

For tear-outs in older houses, keep one County rule in mind: demolition debris from structures built before 1984, or from any burned structure, needs an asbestos certification before County landfills and transfer stations will take it.

• Garage, basement and whole-house cleanouts
• Deck, roof and remodel debris on sloped lots
• Weekend-cabin cleanouts when you're coming up from down the hill
• Clearing out after a long winter