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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Death Valley National Park

Furnace Creek · United States  ·  Jawas and Tatooine desert

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope filmed at Death Valley National Park, Furnace Creek. This California desert park hosted scenes with the Jawas and a Tusken Raider attack site from the Tatooine story. On screen it's Tatooine.

Death Valley National Park, Furnace Creek
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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 Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
On screen
Tatooine
In real life
Death Valley National Park, Furnace Creek
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope film at Death Valley National Park?
At 36.45, -116.85 in Furnace Creek. 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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