🏞 Landscapes & nature
Vasquez Rocks
natural Area Park in California, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 34.4799, -118.3170
Vasquez Rocks is recorded as a filming location for 8 productions. Wikipedia names it for 5 more.
“Other Vulcan exteriors were shot at Vasquez Rocks, a location that was used in various episodes of the original series.”
Movies and TV series filmed at Vasquez Rocks
- Star Trek 2009
- Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
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Star Trek: The Original Series
1966–1969
“The prominent rock formation is featured as fictional alien settings in four episodes of the original late 1960s Star Trek series, from which it gained the nickname "Kirk's Rock".” Wikipedia
- Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994
- Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
“A wide-angle shot of Spock on the edge of a cliff overlooking the scene was filmed at Vasquez Rocks, a park north of Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
- Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005
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Star Trek: Picard
2020–2023
“Star Trek: Picard features scenes set and filmed at Vasquez Rocks, making it the first time the rocks have been seen as themselves in the franchise.” Wikipedia
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Vasquez Rocks as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
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Starship Troopers
1997
“TriStar paid $225,000 toward development of the "Bug Test", a brief scene filmed at Vasquez Rocks near Los Angeles on July 21, 1994.” Wikipedia
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Army of Darkness
1992
“Army of Darkness was filmed in Bronson Canyon and Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park.” Wikipedia
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Hail, Caesar!
2016
“Locations for scenes beyond Capitol Pictures included the Appian Way scenes, shot at the Big Sky Movie Ranch in Simi Valley, and the western sequence, filmed at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park.” Wikipedia
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The Flintstones
1994
“Sets that resembled a complete street from Bedrock were constructed adjacent to Vasquez Rocks in California.” Wikipedia
- Roswell 1999–
Filming locations nearby
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🎬 Studios & sets
Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank
🇺🇸 United States
filmmaking facility owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Burbank
🇺🇸 United States
city in Los Angeles County, State of California, United States
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🎬 Studios & sets
Warner Bros. Ranch
🇺🇸 United States
backlot set located in Burbank, California
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Van Nuys Airport
🇺🇸 United States
airport
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🎬 Studios & sets
Universal Studios Lot
🇺🇸 United States
television and film studio complex in Universal City, California
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Universal Studios Hollywood
🇺🇸 United States
amusement park in Los Angeles, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Vasquez Rocks?
13 productions are recorded as filmed at Vasquez Rocks, including Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Vasquez Rocks?
Star Trek (2009), covered by 61 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Vasquez Rocks?
Vasquez Rocks is in United States, at 34.4799, -118.3170.
What other filming locations are near Vasquez Rocks?
Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, Burbank, Warner Bros. Ranch, Van Nuys Airport and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Thomas from USA, CC BY 2.0.