COVID-19 Travel Please adhere to local guidelines for safe and responsible travel, including following the statewide mask mandate. Read more
Westworld Castle Valley

Filmed in Utah

Utah's remarkable scenery has always inspired great storytelling. Stories are etched into the walls of the state's red canyons, in the journals of its early explorers and in the hearts of the locals and travelers as they road trip and recreate. Add a touch of film history to your Utah itinerary, or plan your trip around these iconic cinema locations. You'll soon discover why we say Utah. America's Film Set.

Sundance Film Festival

  • alt text

    3 Days

    Filmed in Utah: Explore the Settings of Sundance Movies

    It’s a film buff’s dream — a three-day northern Utah road trip through the mountains, desert flats and cityscapes featured in Sundance standouts such as “Brigsby Bear,” “SLC Punk!,” “Nine Days,” “Hereditary” and “Frozen."

    Film Tourism, Road Trips

    See Itinerary

  • alt text

    4 Days

    Robert Redford’s Sundance Scenes

    Journey through some of Utah's most striking mountain and desert filming locations to experience the awe of the all-American frontier immortalized in Robert Redford's "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "Jeremiah Johnson," and "The Electric Horseman."

    Film Tourism

    See Itinerary

  • alt text

    6 Days

    Easy Riding: Southern Wasatch to Monument Valley

    Talking about freedom and living it are two different things. Utah’s iconic American West offers both the picture-perfect backdrops to freedom and the roads for living it. This six-day itinerary follows the open-road inspiration of “Easy Rider."

    Cycling, Film Tourism, Motorcycle Touring, Road Trips

    See Itinerary

  • alt text

    6 Days

    Classic Westerns of the Silver Screen

    From the alpine backwoods of Jeremiah Johnson to the sweeping vistas of Westworld and all the John Ford's in between, Utah is the place to travel for movie magic.

    Film Tourism, History and Heritage, Road Trips

    See Itinerary

  • alt text

    4 Days

    Butch Cassidy's West

    For movie buffs, this scenic tour of the state of Utah comes alive with nostalgia for Robert Redford’s iconic film, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," and some of Butch Cassidy's real-life haunts.

    Film Tourism, History and Heritage, Road Trips

    See Itinerary

  • alt text

    4 Days

    See Where High School Musical Was Born

    Walk through the halls of the real-life East High and immerse yourself in the vibrant cultural and rocky mountain landscapes where Disney’s "High School Musical" and "High School Musical: The Musical" series were filmed.

    Film Tourism, Kid-Friendly, Road Trips

    See Itinerary

Additional resources

Previous Image Next Image