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Where to go
36.45, -116.85
Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Good to know
Title
A New Hope (1977)
On screen
Tatooine
In real life
Death Valley National Park, Beatty
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable
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Also filmed here
- Return of the Jedi — Death Valley National ParkBeatty · United StatesDesert landscapes in Jedi
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope — Death Valley National ParkFurnace Creek · United StatesJawas and Tatooine desert · as Tatooine
- Star Wars: A New Hope — Death Valley National ParkUnited StatesCrucial desert scenes
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Where exactly did A New Hope film at Death Valley National Park?
At 36.45, -116.85 in Beatty. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Death Valley National Park?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Death Valley National Park?
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