Filming locations near San Francisco

236 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot — every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Market Street, 1 km south-west; the most filmed is Santa Rosa with 13 recorded productions.

Everything recorded against San Francisco itself — rather than at a named spot near it — is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 236 95 towns & cities · 89 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 32 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 17 streets, squares & public space Closest · Market Street · 1 km Most famous · San Jose

Within 25 km of San Francisco

1. 🛣 Market Street · 1 km south-west · Streets & squares

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Interview with the Vampire. Thoroughfare in San Francisco, United States

2. 🏛 Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · 1 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Steve Jobs. Concert hall in San Francisco, United States

3. 🏛 War Memorial Opera House · 1 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — Milk, Steve Jobs. Opera house in San Francisco, California, United States, home of the San Francisco Opera company

4. 🏛 San Francisco City Hall · 1 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — Raiders of the Lost Ark. City hall for the City and County of San Francisco, California, USA

5. 🏛 San Francisco Public Library · 1 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — City of Angels. Public library system in California, USA

6. 🏙 Civic Center · 1 km north-east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — Contagion, Steve Jobs. Historic district in San Francisco, California, United States

7. 🛣 Mission Street · 1 km south · Streets & squares

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Terminator Genisys. Street in San Francisco, California

8. 🏛 San Francisco Armory · 1 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — San Andreas. Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places

9. 🏛 St. Paulus Lutheran Church · 1 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Vertigo. Church building in San Francisco, United States of America

10. 🏛 Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory · 1 km north · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Vertigo. Co-ed Catholic school in San Francisco, California, United States

11. 🏙 Tenderloin · 1 km north · Towns & cities

    1 production — Ant-Man. Neighborhood in downtown San Francisco, California

12. 🏛 Roxie Cinema · 1 km south · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Red Rock West. Movie theater in San Francisco, California, United States

+ 129 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. 🏙 San Anselmo · 26 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production — Raiders of the Lost Ark. Town in Marin County, California, United States

2. 🏙 San Mateo · 26 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Harold and Maude. City in San Mateo County, California, United States

3. 🏛 Marin County Civic Center · 27 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — Gattaca, THX 1138. Building in California, designed by F.L.Wright

4. 🏛 Junípero Serra High School · 27 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Roman Catholic high school in San Mateo, California

5. 🏙 Bolinas · 28 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Fog. Census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States

6. 🏙 Fairfax · 28 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Town in Marin County, California, United States

7. 🏛 Point Montara Light · 28 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Bandits. Lighthouse in California, United States

8. 🏙 Hercules · 29 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Birdy. City in western Contra Costa County, California, United States

9. 🏞 Marine World/Africa USA · 30 km south-east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Orca. Former animal theme park in California

10. 🏙 Belmont · 31 km south · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Dangerous Minds. City in San Mateo County, California, United States

11. 🏛 Carlmont High School · 32 km south · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Dangerous Minds. High school in California, United States

12. 🏛 Hamilton Air Force Base · 33 km north · Landmarks & buildings

    3 productions, per Wikipedia — Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Right Stuff. Closed U.S. Army/Air Force base in Marin County, California

+ 32 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. 🏞 Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta · 60 km north-east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Cool Hand Luke. Inland river delta and estuary in Northern California

2. 🏛 De Anza College · 60 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Steve Jobs. Community college in Cupertino, California, United States

3. 🏙 Santa Clara County · 61 km south-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Birdy. County in California, United States

4. 🏙 Santa Clara · 62 km south-east · Towns & cities

   1 production — Star Trek: Picard. City in Santa Clara County, California, United States

5. 🏙 Birds Landing · 62 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Honkytonk Man. Unincorporated community in California

6. 🏞 Sonoma Mountain · 62 km north · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Cujo. Mountain in Sonoma County, California

7. 🏙 Fairfield · 62 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — All the King's Men. City in and county seat of Solano County, California, United States

8. 🏙 Suisun City · 63 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — All the King's Men. City in Solano County, California, United States

9. 🏛 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory · 63 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — Star Trek Into Darkness. Federal research institute in Livermore, California, United States

10. 🏛 National Ignition Facility · 64 km east · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production — Star Trek Into Darkness. Research institute

11. 🏙 Nicks Cove · 65 km north-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Bandits. Unincorporated community in California

12. 🏛 Silverado Resort and Spa · 65 km north · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Black Rain. Resort and spa in Napa, California

+ 39 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

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