‘Into The Pines – An Unauthorized Guide to The Real Locations of Twin Peaks’ from Herb Lester Associates

Since 2018, I’ve shared details about the many film locations from Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Building on work first started by the now defunct InTwinPeaks.com website, I have visited and documented hundreds of locations in Washington, California and other destinations around the world. Twin Peaks is special as you can visit many of these locations today and feel like you are visiting the wonderful and strange town. Imagine my delight when I discovered a fold-out guide that charts 42 of these real-world locations being printed by Herb Lester Associates, a United Kingdom-based company that produces “beautifully illustrated maps, guides, and printed goods exploring fiction, reality, and the otherworldly.” All I could say was, “Wow Herb Lester Associates Wow!”

INTO THE PINES – AN AUTHORIZED GUIDE TO THE REAL LOCATIONS OF TWIN PEAKS

Herb Lester Associates is releasing “Into The Pines – An Unauthorized Guide to The Real Locations of Twin Peaks” on October 13, 2026. This fold-out guide charts 42 real-world locations behind Twin Peaks, tracing the sites that stood in for David Lynch and Mark Frost’s fictional town.

The folder includes a fold-out map, and a separate double-sided A5 card with the itinerary. This incredible guide is litho-printed in Sussex, England on sustainably sourced paper, and was produced independently of the show’s rights holders.

The guide was written by Adam Carr and Tree Carr and designed by Beth Mathews.

Tree is an American author, death midwife and mystic who has authored several books on dreaming. She’s also worked as a musician, singer, filmmaker and actor. Between, 2002 and 2012, she owned Today is Boring with her husband, Adam. This DVD rental shop and cult film society was located in east London.

Adam is a writer, producer and director known for Into the Blue (2012), This Is Not a Fashion Film (2012) and Magic in the Mundane (2026).

Beth is an art director and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California. According to her bio on her design website, she is “passionate about the power of graphic design as a storyteller, drawing inspiration from history and elements of the past to craft unique, memorable identity and packaging design experiences.” Beth recently worked with the Criterion Collection and Wes Anderson designing the amazing Wes Anderson Archive.

Inside, you will find details about several real world locations that served as the on-screen  for the Double R Diner and the Great Northern Hotel, Ronette Pulaski’s Bridge and White Tail Falls.

The map is breathtakingly beautiful! According to Beth Mathew’s Instagram post about the map, the design was inspired by “1950s/90s travel brochures and vintage diner placemat theme in honor of Double R Diner.” The red and white coloring is reminiscent of the colors from Twin Peaks High School bathroom in the first season.

Most locations included on the map are found along the roadside or a short walk from a parking lot with “a few, including a wooded stretch of the Weeks Falls Trail and the ascent of Mount Si, the peak from the opening titles, call for proper footwear and a bit more time.” The map does include what3words coordinates for “harder-to-pin-down” locations.

I love the fact they included land acknowledgments for both Washington and California. When visiting the film locations, it’s important to remember who has lived on the land long before Twin Peaks first aired on the ABC Television Network in 1990.

We acknowledge that the areas of Washington state shown or this map are the ancestral lands of the Snoqulmie Indian Tribe (sdukʷalbixʷ), the People of the Moon. and the Suquamish Indian Tribe (suq̓ʷabš), the People of the Clear Salt Water, both Southern Coast Salish peoples. Both are the original stewards of this land and have lived here since tine immemorial.

Snoqualmie Falls, recognized by many as a landmark in Twin Peaks, holds profound spiritual significance for the Snoqualmie people. It is a sacred site central to the Tribe’s creation story where prayers are carried up by the mist. We express gratitude for their stewardship.

We also acknowledge the areas of Los Angeles shown on this map as the ancestral lands of the Tongva (toqva), the People Facing the Sun, the original stewards of this land. Their creation story of the Great Spirit lining up a turtle and its six brothers to build land on their backs, who would then sometimes argue and swim in opposite directions. explains the occurrence cf earthquakes in the region.

We invite all Twin Peaks visitors to reflect on the deeper histories of these places, and the power of story.

One of the most humbling finds on the map is a “thank you” from Tree, Adam and Beth.

We would like to express our gratitude ard respect to Steven Miller of twinpeaksblog.com as well as Charles Ramsey and Travis Blue of the now defunct intwinpeaks.com for research information and inspiration. We stand on the shoulders of giants … who appear to us as we lie on the floor of The Great Northern Hotel.

I remember being in awe at first discovering Charles’ In Twin Peaks website in the late 2000s. The site was incredibly handy when I first visited film locations in Southern California following a business trip in summer 2010. Once the site mysteriously closed in the mid-2010s, I felt compelled to continue the work so others could feel the same sense of wonder I had long ago.

The fact this map now exists is why I love the Twin Peaks fan community so much – it’s a shared experience fueled by creativity. People who love Twin Peaks are some of the nicest people I know (not to mention they are party people, to paraphrase David Lynch). Like the Bookhouse Boys, there will be fans that come after our time on this earth and even more after that. I hope these kinds of projects remind people of what makes this show special.

A suggested two-day, “damn fine” itinerary is included with the map which has a list of essential sights to visit for those with limited time in the Real Twin Peaks of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington. For this design, Mathews drew inspiration from the “opening credits’ neon green titles.”

I particularly enjoyed the faux advertisements for business in the fictional community as they are filled with Easter eggs. For example, the advertisement for Elk’s Point #9 includes a Bloody Mary, Sarah Palmer’s drink of choice. It’s something I always order when visiting Smokey Joe’s in Snoqualmie where the scene with the truck driver and Mrs. Palmer was filmed.

You can order Into The Pines by visiting HerbLester.com. Retail is $18.00.