LocationLocation
Diablo Canyon Recreation Area
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Access notes
BLM-managed recreation area on the Rio Grande, reached via Old Buckman Road northwest of Santa Fe; a high-clearance vehicle is recommended for the dirt access road.
Parking
Designated parking area at the end of Old Buckman Road, about 7.5 miles from the Camino La Tierra turnoff.
Filmed Here
What Was Filmed Here
LocationCowboys & Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens· 2011
Canyon creature chase
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NowWhat happened here
The vertical-walled Diablo Canyon, on the Rio Grande off Old Buckman Road, was used for the scene where the alien creature is tracked through a narrow canyon in Cowboys & Aliens.
Trivia
The Santa Fe County tourism office also cites Diablo Canyon as a Cowboys & Aliens location, describing the scenes as shot 'below the White Rock Lookout.'
3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma· 2007
Gatling-gun stagecoach battle
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The stagecoach battle between Ben Wade's gang and a Gatling-gun-equipped lawman escort was filmed against Diablo Canyon's basalt cliffs.