Filming locations near San Francisco

340 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 21 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 · 340 132 towns & cities · 129 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 53 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 24 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: A Trip Down Market Street. 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

   3 productions, per Wikipedia: Steve Jobs, Foul Play. 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 War Memorial and Performing Arts Center · 1 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Rock. Building in San Francisco, California, United States

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

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

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

   4 productions, per Wikipedia: Contagion, The Rock. Historic district in San Francisco, California, United States

8. Mission Street · 1 km south · Streets & squares

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

9. Hayes Valley · 1 km west · Towns & cities

   3 productions, per Wikipedia: The Dead Pool, The Five-Year Engagement. Neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States

10. San Francisco Armory · 1 km south · Landmarks & buildings

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

11. The Stud · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Looking. Former gay bar in South of Market, San Francisco (1966–2020)

12. Tenderloin · 1 km north · Towns & cities

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

+ 186 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. China Camp State Park · 26 km north · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Blood Alley. Museum and state park in San Rafael, California

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

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

3. San Mateo · 26 km south · Towns & cities

   5 productions, per Wikipedia: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, The Killing. City in San Mateo County, California, United States

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

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

5. 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

6. Bolinas · 28 km north-west · Towns & cities

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

7. Fairfax · 28 km north-west · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Town in Marin County, California, United States

8. Point Montara Light · 28 km south · Landmarks & buildings

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

9. Hercules · 29 km north-east · Towns & cities

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

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

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

11. Belmont · 31 km south · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Titanic. City in San Mateo County, California, United States

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

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

+ 50 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

   3 productions, per Wikipedia: Cool Hand Luke, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 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. Picchetti Brothers Winery · 61 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Blood Red

4. Cupertino · 61 km south-east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Steve Jobs, Blood Red. City in Santa Clara County, California, United States

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

   3 productions, per Wikipedia: Birdy, Bloodshot. County in California, United States

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

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

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

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

8. Sonoma Mountain · 62 km north · Landscapes & nature

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

9. 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

10. San Jose International Airport · 63 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia: The Rookie. International airport in San Jose, California, United States

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

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

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

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

+ 68 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

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