Towns & cities
Humboldt County
county in California, United States
United States · 40.8000, -123.8000
Humboldt County is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 15 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
13 productions were filmed at 18 places inside Humboldt County rather than at Humboldt County itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The film, under the working title BC Project, had filmed for eleven days across Humboldt County in Arcata, Cutten, Eureka, Kneeland, and Trinidad.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Humboldt County as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi 1983
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997
- One Battle After Another 2025
- After Earth 2013
- Halloween III: Season of the Witch 1982
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A Wrinkle in Time
2018
“Filming for A Wrinkle in Time took place in multiple locations including Eureka, California, in Humboldt County, starting November 29, 2016.” Wikipedia
- The Majestic 2001
- Swiss Army Man 2016
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Green Dolphin Street
1947
“The film was shot on location in Humboldt County, California.” Wikipedia
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The Big Trees
1952
“The film was produced with the cooperation of the Hammond and Carlotta lumber companies and was shot at locations in Humboldt County, California.” Wikipedia
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Fire Country
2022–
“In addition, establishing shots for the town of Edgewater were filmed in Rio Dell, in Humboldt County, California, where the show is set.” Wikipedia
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Almost Heroes
1998
“Additional scenes were shot on locations in Humboldt County, California.” Wikipedia
- Dinosaur Revolution 2011–
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The Valley of the Giants
1919
“The film was shot on locations in Humboldt County, California.” Wikipedia
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Woodshock
2016
“Woodshock was filmed on location in Humboldt County, California in the summer of 2015.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Humboldt County
13 productions shot at 18 places inside Humboldt County, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Humboldt County itself.
- Outbreak Eureka per Wikipedia 1995
- Sense8 Redwood National Park per Wikipedia 2015–2018
- Walking with Dinosaurs Redwood National and State Parks per Wikipedia 1999–
- Jennifer 8 Eureka per Wikipedia 1992
- Salem's Lot Ferndale 1979–
- The Love Witch Eureka per Wikipedia 2016
- A Romance of the Redwoods Redwood National and State Parks per Wikipedia 1917
- Ruby Gentry Willow Creek per Wikipedia 1952
- Vixen! Miranda per Wikipedia 1968
- The Sky Is Everywhere Eureka 2022
- The Final Terror Redwood National and State Parks per Wikipedia 1983
- An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Eureka per Wikipedia 2018
- A Death in Canaan Eureka per Wikipedia 1978
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Landscapes & nature
Redwood National Park
United States
U.S. national park in California
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Landscapes & nature
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
United States
state park of California, United States
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Towns & cities
Eureka
United States
city in and county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Fieldbrook
United States
census-designated place in Humboldt County, California
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Landscapes & nature
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
United States
state park in California, USA
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Landscapes & nature
Sue-meg State Park
United States
state park in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Arcata
United States
city in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Trinidad
United States
seaside city in Humboldt County, California, USA
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Cutten
United States
census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Kneeland
United States
unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Ferndale
United States
city in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Redwood National and State Parks
United States
collaborative group of parks in California
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Loleta
United States
census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Orick
United States
human settlement in Humboldt County, California, United States of America
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Rio Dell
United States
city in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Miranda
United States
census-designated place in Humboldt County, California
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Willow Creek
United States
census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Fortuna
United States
city in the United States of America
Filming locations nearby
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Kneeland
United States·17 km west
unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Willow Creek
United States·21 km north-east
census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Arcata
United States·25 km west
city in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Fieldbrook
United States·27 km north-west
census-designated place in Humboldt County, California
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Cutten
United States·29 km west
census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Eureka
United States·31 km west
city in and county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Humboldt County?
28 productions are recorded as filmed in Humboldt County, 13 of them at places inside it, including Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and One Battle After Another (2025). 15 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Humboldt County?
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983), covered by 83 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Humboldt County?
Humboldt County is in the United States. Its coordinates are 40.8000, -123.8000.
What other filming locations are near Humboldt County?
Kneeland (17 km west), Willow Creek (21 km north-east), Arcata (25 km west), Fieldbrook (27 km north-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 Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0.