Twin Peaks Location – Arriving at One-Eyed Jacks

Boat arriving at a dock

In Episode 1.002 of Twin Peaks, Ben and Jerry Horne take a trip to One-Eyed Jacks. The casino and brothel is located in Canada just over the boarder from Washington state. In reality, they arrive at a boat dock located in Agoura Hills, California.

WHERE IS THE ARRIVING AT ONE-EYED JACKS SCENE LOCATED?

Their travel and arrival scene in Episode 1.002 is split into two parts. The entire scene was shot at Lake Mailbou. Homes around the lake are part of the Malibou Lake Mountain Club, a private lake and residential community of custom houses nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains between the Conejo Valley and beaches of Mailbu.

Google Maps with image of Twin Peaks locations
Google Maps

The image above shows the locations of where several scenes were shot. The boat dock is part of a private residence on the lake (so please no trespassing!). The approximate coordinates for these scenes are 34°06’20.2″N 118°45’52.4″W.

BEN AND JERRY HORNE JUMP IN THE BOAT

Boat with Jerry and Ben on lake
Episode 1.002

I believe the Horne brothers’ boat trip was shot on the opposite side of the bridge on Crags Drive. After the photo was lightened, I noticed there were no homes or boat docks along the shore. Most likely there was a second boat tracking alongside the Hornes’ boat to get this brief transition shot.

ONE-EYED JACKS SIGN

Girl in Fur Coat waiting near neon One Eyed Jacks
Episode 1.002
Neon One Eyed Jacks sign
Episode 1.006

The second part of the trek to One-Eyed Jacks picks up with a girl standing in a fur coat next to a neon sign. This establishing shot of the neon sign is used multiple times throughout Seasons 1 and 2.

View from living room outside a home
Photo by: Rick Surad

When researching this article, I stumbled across images taken in March 2015 from the private home used for some of the scene in One-Eyed Jacks. I damn near fell out of my seat when I realized what they were!

The above image shows the giant tree in the backyard where the neon sign for One-Eyed Jacks was placed.

BEN AND JERRY ARRIVING AT THE DOCK

Ben Horne and Jerry Horne arriving at a boat dock
Episode 1.002
Ben and Jerry greet a girl dressed in lingerie
Episode 1.002

Ben and Jerry arrive are greeted by a “sailor” from One-Eyed Jacks as they dock.

Google Maps of Aerial view of home
Google Maps
Street view of lake and trees
Google Maps

The red circle shows the location of the boat dock. It can be seen from the bridge on Crags Drive, which is where Deputy Hawk’s surveillance van was parked. They most likely shot the image of the van from the boat dock.

View of backyard and lake
Photo by: Rick Surad
View of lake and boat dock
Photo by: Rick Surad

Here are two location images of the dock taken in March 2015. Beyond the dock is Lake Malibou where additional scenes, such as Maddy and James’ conversation on the dock or Cooper and Annie’s boat ride, were shot.

INTWINPEAKS.COM

InTwinPeaks.com
InTwinPeaks.com

A hat tip once again to the former InTwinPeaks.com website that first posted an image of the boat dock from the late 2000s. I referenced this image when searching for the location on Google Maps.

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  • Steven Miller at Twede's Cafe enjoying cherry pie and coffee

    A "Twin Peaks" fan since October 1993, Steven Miller launched Twin Peaks Blog in February 2018 to document his decades-long fascination with David Lynch and Mark Frost's wonderful and strange show. With his Canon camera in hand, he's visited numerous film locations, attended Twin Peaks events and conducted extensive historical research about this groundbreaking series. Along with fellow Bookhouse Boys, he dreams of creating a complete Twin Peaks Archive of the series and feature film. Steven currently resides in Central Florida.

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