Top 10 LA Outdoor Film Locations
Point Dume State Beach is one of Top 10 LA Outdoor Film Locations.

1. Point Dume State Beach

9.3
7401 S Birdview Ave, Malibu, CA
State or Provincial Park · Point Dume · 52 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: Point Dume was the site of Dr. Evil's Volcano Island in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and the memorable finale of the original Planet of the Apes.

Malibu Creek State Park is one of Top 10 LA Outdoor Film Locations.

2. Malibu Creek State Park

8.7
Park Entrance Rd (at Las Virgenes Rd), Calabasas, CA
State or Provincial Park · 40 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: Beloved by M*A*S*H fans as the location of the 4077 army hospital, this scenic Santa Monica Mountains wonderland has also appeared as a Southern ranch in Elvis Presley's first film, Love Me Tender.

3. Griffith Observatory

9.3
2800 E Observatory Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Observatory · 640 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: Best known for its starring role in James Dean's Rebel Without a Cause, the Observatory recently made appearances in Devil In a Blue Dress, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle & Transformers.

Bronson Canyon Park is one of Top 10 LA Outdoor Film Locations.

4. Bronson Canyon Park

8.8
3200 Canyon Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Park · 13 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: The cave is most famously identifiable as "The Batcave" on the 1960s Batman TV series.

Point Fermin Park is one of Top 10 LA Outdoor Film Locations.

5. Point Fermin Park

9.1
807 W Paseo del Mar (at Gaffey), San Pedro, CA
Park · 23 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: It's at the lighthouse that Jack Nicholson discovers what happened to the water in Chinatown. Nearby is Angels Gate Park, the setting of a scene in Crash when Matt Dillon rescues Thandie Newton.

Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is one of Top 10 LA Outdoor Film Locations.

6. Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

9.2
301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA
Garden · 59 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: The main attraction is the 1885 Queen Anne Cottage, best known for its role on TV's Fantasy Island and as the Florida home of Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand in Meet the Fockers.

Gabrielino Trail Head is one of Top 10 LA Outdoor Film Locations.

7. Gabrielino Trail Head

7.7
N Arroyo Blvd (Ventura), Pasadena, CA
Hiking Trail · North Arroyo · 6 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: Neighborhood landmarks include the Colorado Street Bridge (from Charlie Chaplin's The Kid), the Huntington Gardens (Bridesmaids) & the 1908 Gamble House (Doc Brown's home in Back to the Future).

Vasquez Rocks Park is one of Top 10 LA Outdoor Film Locations.

8. Vasquez Rocks Park

9.1
10700 Escondido Canyon Rd, Agua Dulce, CA
Hiking Trail · 29 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: Its most famous appearances include TV's Star Trek, Blazing Saddles, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Adventure, Short Circuit and as the modern Stone Age family community of Bedrock in 1994's The Flintstones.

Paramount Ranch is one of Top 10 LA Outdoor Film Locations.

9. Paramount Ranch

2903 Cornell Rd, Agoura Hills, CA
Other Great Outdoors · 8 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: Best-known for its still-intact Western town, which played a Colorado hamlet in the 1990s TV series, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

Leo Carrillo State Park Beach is one of Top 10 LA Outdoor Film Locations.

10. Leo Carrillo State Park Beach

8.6
35000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA
State or Provincial Park · 42 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: The rocks nearby can be seen in Gidget, Beach Blanket Bingo, Grease, The Karate Kid and the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, when Keira Knightley gets Johnny Depp drunk on rum.