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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Twenty Mule Team Canyon

Furnace Creek · United States  ·  Droids bicker over dunes

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi filmed at Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek. R2-D2 and C-3PO bicker across the dunes in this canyon during the third film. On screen it's Tatooine.

Where to go

36.395465, -116.782033

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
On screen
Tatooine
In real life
Twenty Mule Team Canyon, 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: Return of the Jedi film at Twenty Mule Team Canyon?
At 36.395465, -116.782033 in Furnace Creek. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit Twenty Mule Team Canyon?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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