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The Blair Witch Project

Seneca Creek State Park

Gaithersburg · United States  ·  Mythical forest where students vanish

The Blair Witch Project filmed at Seneca Creek State Park, Gaithersburg. The fictional Black Hills Forest is this state park, where the student filmmakers head into the woods. On screen it's Black Hills Forest.

Seneca Creek State Park, Gaithersburg
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Where to go

39.145, -77.2564

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
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
On screen
Black Hills Forest
In real life
Seneca Creek State Park, Gaithersburg
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 The Blair Witch Project film at Seneca Creek State Park?
At 39.145, -77.2564 in Gaithersburg. 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 Seneca Creek State Park?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Seneca Creek State Park?
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