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Location

Big Chief gas station, US-550

US-550 near Zia Blvd, Sandoval County, NM 87053

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Access notes

A derelict roadside gas station on US-550, a third of a mile east of the Zia Boulevard turnoff. Visible from the highway shoulder; seeing it does not involve entering Zia Pueblo village, which is closed to visitors.

Parking

Highway shoulder pull-off only; the building itself is unsafe to enter.

Filmed Here

What Was Filmed Here

Dark Country· 2009

The desert gas station

What happened here

The derelict trading post on US-550 is the roadside stop in the film's night driving sequences.

Trivia

The same building later appears in Breaking Bad.