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by Astrid Sieger 

When we want to find rustic, pristine and amazing scenery we head for the national parks found throughout the country.  When a film–maker has a scene, or entire film, that calls for the same they also know that they can find what they need at our Grand National Parks.  From 1910 to today Hollywood has shot some 380 films inside or around National Parks from the West to the East Coast, from Glacier to the Rio Grande. 

Some of the most popular movies use a national park as a backdrop.  Whether the film requires a “Wild West” feel, heart-stopping cliffs, or magnificent views producers and directors know that they can find what they need preserved and ready to become immortalized on film at the national park of their choice.

“Star Wars” was shot in Death Valley in 1977, “The River Wild” at Glacier National Park in 1993.  Zion National Park was host to, among other films, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” in 1973, as well as 1985’s “The Jewel of the Nile.”  Yosemite National Park use used for filming as early as 1915’s “Just Jim”.

Today these and national parks across the country continue to be a source of history and beauty to filmmakers and artists in many disciplines.  To find your creative energy and partake of a little piece of what you may so far have only seen in the movies plan a vacation out to the national park of your choice this coming year.