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Lamont Reservoir

Preston · United States  ·  Kip and LaFawnduh's wedding

Napoleon Dynamite filmed at Lamont Reservoir, Preston. Kip and LaFawnduh's wedding is staged at this reservoir east of town. The wedding was shot months after the film was finished.

Where to go

42.109705, -111.818011

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
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
On screen
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In real life
Lamont Reservoir, Preston
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Napoleon Dynamite film at Lamont Reservoir?
At 42.109705, -111.818011 in Preston. 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 Lamont Reservoir?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Lamont Reservoir?
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