Landscapes & nature

Bonneville Salt Flats

densely packed salt pan in northwestern Tooele County, Utah, United States

United States · 40.8000, -113.8000

Bonneville Salt Flats is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikipedia names it for 12 more.

“The production team moved to the Bonneville Salt Flats to film three scenes, then returned to California to film in various places around Los Angeles, including Hughes Aircraft where sets for the cable company and Area 51 interiors were constructed at a former aircraft plant.”

Independence Day (1996) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed at Bonneville Salt Flats

Independence Day 1996
Independence Day: Resurgence 2016
“Emmerich decided to return to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, which he said he fell in love with while looking for a unique location for shooting the first film.” Wikipedia

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Bonneville Salt Flats 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.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi 2017
The Tree of Life 2011
Need for Speed 2014
Yellowstone 2018–
The Chosen 2017–
The Philadelphia Experiment 1984
“Other shooting locations included the John P. Grace Memorial Bridge, which was also known as the Cooper River Bridge in 1983, Charleston Harbor, the William Enston Home, Wendover Air Force Base, and the Bonneville Salt Flats.” Wikipedia
Gerry 2002
The Brown Bunny 2003
Warlock 1989
“Parts of the film were also shot at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.” Wikipedia
Wind 1992
“Parts of the film were also shot in Green River, Wendover, and the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.” Wikipedia
Nine Days 2021
“An exterior set was constructed at the Bonneville Salt Flats, which featured a facade of the house.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Bonneville Salt Flats?

14 productions are recorded as filmed at Bonneville Salt Flats, including Independence Day (1996), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). 12 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Bonneville Salt Flats?

Independence Day (1996), covered by 71 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Bonneville Salt Flats?

Bonneville Salt Flats is in the United States. Its coordinates are 40.8000, -113.8000.

What other filming locations are near Bonneville Salt Flats?

Great Salt Lake Desert (20 km south-east), Wendover (21 km west), Wendover Airport (21 km south-west), Wendover Air Force Base (21 km south-west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

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 Don Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0.