Was Star Wars filmed in Death Valley?


Was Star Wars filmed in Death Valley? Want to visit Tatooine? If so, take a trip to Death Valley National Park! The famous Star Wars movie series filmed scenes in the park for Episode IV - A New Hope and Episode VI - Return of the Jedi.


Why is Death Valley so famous?

Famous for the highest temperature ever recorded anywhere in the world (a sizzling 134 degrees in July 1936) and as the driest spot in North America, from autumn into spring Death Valley is inviting to explore.


Is Tatooine in Death Valley?

Want to visit Tatooine? Well than take a trip to Death Valley National Park! The famous movie series, Star Wars, has filmed in the park for Episode IV -- A New Hope and Star Wars Episode VI -- Return of the Jedi. Check out the locations listed below to see if you recognize any of the locations from Tatooine!


What desert was Star Wars filmed in?

Death Valley National Park, California Crucial scenes in A New Hope were filmed in Death Valley between the Sierra Nevada mountains and Mojave Desert. Although most of Tatooine was shot in Tunisia, crucial scenes in “A New Hope” were filmed in Death Valley between the Sierra Nevada mountains and Mojave Desert.


What desert was Obi-Wan filmed in?

Death Valley National Park, United States. George Lucas used Death Valley National Park in California to shoot scenes of the desert planet Tatooine in A New Hope. He used the area between the Mojave Desert and the Sierra Nevada for the scene where Obi-Wan Kenobi meets Luke Skywalker, R2-D2 and C-3PO for the first time.


What is the secret town in Death Valley?

Panamint City is a ghost town deep in the Panamint Mountains of Death Valley. It's historic, well preserved and hard to reach. More than 130 years after Panamint City's peak as a silver boomtown, it looks a lot like a post-modern apocalyptic summer camp.