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The Star Wars Filming Locations of the United States

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These filming locations are the heart & soul of our book, and also of this website.  In the book, we provide you with definitive reference information on each & each filming location.  Photographs, driving directions, gps coordinates, historical anecdotes, and tales from our own adventures are all contained in our book, and if you don’t yet have it, click here now to get a copy today!!

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R2's Dunes - Death Valley National Park

Episode IV: A New Hope – Artoo’s Dunes

C-3PO & R2-D2 have escaped the Imperial danger aboard the Tantive IV, and have landed their escape pod, (ironically intended for their human masters), on the sweltering sands of Tatooine.  Though this planet is new to us, R2 seems curiously comfortable and familiar with the place.  Much to the chagrin of his golden, bipedal best …

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Mos Eisley Overlook - Artistic Rendering

Episode IV: A New Hope – Mos Eisley Overlook

Obi-Wan Kenobi & Luke Skywalker have their work cut out for them.  The first thing they must do is make their way from Tatooine to the remote & peaceful world of Alderaan.  Kenobi suggests that they should seek out a pilot & ship for hire in the popular-yet-treacherous space port town of Mos Eisley.  The …

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Bantha Canyon - Artistic Rendering

Episode IV: A New Hope – Bantha Canyon

Luke Skywalker has made his way into the Junland Wastes of Tatooine, risking life & limb to find & recover his recently-purchased R2 unit.  C-3PO has accompanied him, aboard the Landspeeder, and the aspiring star pilot begins his macrobinocular search for the little droid, also managing to discover a number of menacing Tusken Raiders lurking …

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R2's Arroyo - Artistic Rendering

Episode IV: A New Hope – Artoo’s Arroyo

As the always-fearless R2-D2 rolls through this small desert canyon, a number of mischievous Jawas lay in wait for him amidst the boulders… It’s quite a unique location, and certainly one that has become quite special to us over the years.  It begs to be hiked, climbed & explored, and can yield some amazing photographs. …

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Episode IV: A New Hope – Jawas’ Crevasse

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Sandcrawler Station - Death Valley National Park

Episode IV: A New Hope – Sandcrawler Station

Having rendered poor R2 immobile & unconscious in the nearby Arroyo, the nasty, greedy Jawas make their way back to the giant, lumbering Sandcrawler as night falls down upon Tatooine. Although the shot from the film takes place near dark, you’ll definitely want to visit this location while you have plenty of daylight.  The landscape …

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Landspeeder Road - Artistic Rendering

Episode IV: A New Hope – Landspeeder Road

Luke Skywalker & C-3PO scream across the desert surface of Tatooine in the Landspeeder, searching for R2-D2, their lost astromech companion.  We see the small craft streaking by from the side. Not to rain on the parade here folks, but one really must keep the expectations in check with respect to this particular location.  True …

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Luke's Lightsaber Construction Cave - Artistic Rendering

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – Luke’s Lightsaber Construction Cave

Aspiring Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker sits hidden & cloaked in a small, dark cave, completing the construction of his very own green-bladed lightsaber.  He watches from a distance as R2 & 3PO trudge slowly along the Road to Jabba’s Palace.  Completing the elegant Jedi weapon, he places it secretly inside a compartment within R2-D2, while …

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The Road To Jabba's Palace - Artistic Rendering

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – The Road to Jabba’s Palace

The tension is palpable as constant companions C-3PO & R2-D2 make their way down the long, deserted road toward the palace of Tatooine gangster kingpin Jabba the Hutt.  R2, as always, knows more than he’s letting on, as he glides confidently toward the sinister desert fortress, while the the malcontent C-3PO voices his constant concerns …

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The Dune Sea & The Sarlacc Pit - Yuma, AZ

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – Tatooine’s Dune Sea, The Pit of Carkoon & The Sarlacc

Jabba’s monstrous Sail Barge made its way across the dune sea, en route to the horrific Pit of Carkoon, in which lay the great & terrible Sarlacc.  Luke Skywalker & Han Solo had been sentenced to die there, but destiny had other plans… The Imperial Sand Dunes of Buttercup Valley, between California & Yuma, AZ, …

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Endor's Imperial Bunker - Miller-Rellim Redwoods

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – The Endor Imperial Bunker

The Emperor’s rank & file manned their posts at this small, fortified military installation, built on the lush green forest world of Endor.  High above them, circling in orbit around the arboreal planet was the second Death Star, under construction, yet very much operational in every respect, much to the eventual chagrin & surprise of …

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The Speeder Bike Chase - Owen R. Cheatham Grove

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – The Speeder Bike Chase

Luke & Leia raced through the trees, seeking to evade their Imperial adversaries on the forest moon of Endor.  They screamed through the arbors at breathtaking speeds, and ultimately sent their foes smashing into the unyielding wooden trunks of the Redwoods. If you’ve not spent any time among the glorious Redwoods of California, we very …

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Ewok Village - Artistic Rendering

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – The Ewok Village

The small, furry Ewoks were perfectly at home in their village built high above the ground below, nestled in the boughs & branches of the enormous Redwood trees of Endor.  In 1983, many of us couldn’t help but think of Kashyyyk when we first saw this quiet town in the trees. Again, if you’ve not …

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Darth Vader's Endor Funeral Pyre - Skywalker Ranch

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – Darth Vader’s Funeral Pyre

Having just had his life saved at the hands of his father, Luke Skywalker escaped the doomed second Death Star, in orbit around Endor, and brought his father’s dead body with him.  The Jedi-turned-Sith-Lord had just destroyed his cruel, enslaving master, Palpatine, saving his son from the evil despot, and managing to save himself in …

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