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Star Wars: A New Hope

Death Valley National Park

United States  ·  Crucial desert scenes

Star Wars: A New Hope filmed at Death Valley National Park. A desert national park between the Sierra Nevada and the Mojave, used for crucial scenes in the original film.

Death Valley National Park,
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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
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
On screen
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In real life
Death Valley National Park
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 Star Wars: A New Hope film at Death Valley National Park?
At 36.45, -116.85. 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, free.
What else was filmed near Death Valley National Park?
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