The Boroughs
The Boroughs· 2026· Season 1, Episode 2
Abandoned desert town in The Mourning After
LocationLocation
Bonanza Creek Ranch
20 productions
Private location
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Access notes
A working private film ranch south of Santa Fe. Not open for drop-in visits; access is by production arrangement or occasional booked tour.
Filmed Here
What Was Filmed Here
LocationRansom Canyon
Ransom Canyon· 2025
Ranch house backdrop
LocationWhat happened here
Bonanza Creek Ranch served as the backdrop for one of the series' ranch houses.
God Is a Bullet
God Is a Bullet· 2023
Key scenes filmed at Bonanza Creek
LocationWhat happened here
God Is a Bullet, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Jamie Foxx, filmed key scenes at Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe in August 2021.
Dead for a Dollar
Dead for a Dollar· 2022
Western town filming
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NowWhat happened here
Walter Hill's Dead for a Dollar filmed primary Western-town photography at Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, one of two ranches used in the August-September 2021 shoot.
News of the World
News of the World· 2020
Western town scenes
LocationWhat happened here
Most scenes set in frontier towns for News of the World (2020), starring Tom Hanks, were filmed at the Western Town Movie Set of Bonanza Creek Ranch, about 20 miles southwest of Santa Fe.
The Kid
The Kid· 2019
Primary filming location for the western town scenes; Rio and Billy the Kid sequences across the American Southwest
LocationLocationLocationWhat happened here
Bonanza Creek Ranch's western sets, southwest of Santa Fe, were among the New Mexico locations used during the filming of Hostiles in 2016.
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven· 2016
Rose Creek showdown sets
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NowWhat happened here
Bonanza Creek Ranch's Western Town sets were used for filming key sequences of the 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven, a widely used location for Western productions near Santa Fe.
A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West· 2014
Western town sets
LocationWhat happened here
Bonanza Creek Ranch was used for the film's Western town scenes.
Cowboys & Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens· 2011
The town of Absolution
LocationWhat happened here
The rundown Western town of Absolution, the film's central setting, was built at Bonanza Creek Ranch about eight miles southwest of Santa Fe.
LocationWhat happened here
Bonanza Creek Ranch was used alongside Cerro Pelon Ranch for the production.
Beer for My Horses
Beer for My Horses· 2008
Ranch set filming
LocationWhat happened here
Most of this Toby Keith/Rodney Carrington comedy was shot at Bonanza Creek Ranch, a working movie ranch a few miles south of Santa Fe.
3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma· 2007
The town of Contention
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NowWhat happened here
The standing western street stood in for Contention, where the climactic shootout and the train departure play out.
Trivia
The ranch has hosted well over a hundred productions across seventy years.
All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses· 2000
Ranch set scenes
LocationWhat happened here
The working movie ranch south of Santa Fe was used as a set location for this Billy Bob Thornton-directed Western.
LocationLightning Jack
Lightning Jack· 1994
The western town (Lightning Jack)
LocationWhat happened here
The standing western street at Bonanza Creek supplied the film's frontier town.
Young Guns
Young Guns· 1988
Western town and range scenes
LocationWhat happened here
Ranch sets and backlot used for Western town and open-range scenes in Young Guns.
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NowWhat happened here
Bonanza Creek Ranch was used alongside Cerro Pelon and Eaves for the film's Western town scenes.
The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie· 1955
First film shot at Bonanza Creek Ranch
LocationWhat happened here
Anthony Mann's James Stewart western, shot around Santa Fe and Taos, used the ranch (then called Jarrott Ranch) to represent the town of Coronado, marking the debut of what became one of New Mexico's best-known film ranches.