Where was Nevada Smith filmed? Find out about shooting locations for Steve McQueen starrer

Nevada Smith is a 1966 American film starring Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy and Suzanne Pleshette. movie falls under 'Western' genre. It is a prequel to 1964  Carpetbaggers. Nevada Smith is based on character Nevada Smith from a 1961 vel by Harold Baggins. Steve McQueen portrays role of Max Smith aka Nevada Smith in film. 

Where was Nevada Smith filmed?

Nevada Smith was filmed at around 46 locations in and around Arizona. primary shooting locations of film are Inyo National Forest and Owens Valley. se two were quite famous as shooting locations for American films under 'Western' genre. Fans have always wondered about Nevada Smith filming locations.

Here's a look at some of prominent Nevada Smith shooting locations. Nevada Smith used Arizona locations vastly for filming. Places such as Bishop's Creek, Wolf Hole, Mo Lake, Kaibab Mountains were also seen in film. Krotz Springs in Louisiana was used to film Los Angeles prison scenes.

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Nevada Smith filming locations

Owens Valley

Owens Valley is located to west of Inyo National Forest. Infamous for longest running 'California Water Wars', incidents also inspired part of 1974 film Chinatown. From classics such as Flame of Araby, Firefly, to pop culture favourites Kalifornia and Iron Man have been filmed here.  

Inyo National Forest

Inyo National Forest is one of least wooded forests in US. It houses several lakes such as Lake Sabrina, Lone Pine, Mo Lake, etc. Along with Nevada Smith, forest has also served as a shooting location for movies like Willy Penny (1968) starring Charleton Heston, High Plains Drifter (1973) starring Clint Eastwood, and also popular sci-fi movie Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).

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Alabama Hills

Almost 150 films have been filmed at Alabama Hills. It is one of popular dispersed camping sites in Arizona region. area was famous for filming several B-Grade films in 1940s and 50s. Classics such as Gunga Din, Yellow Sky, Violent Men, have been filmed here.

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