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Location

Valles Caldera National Preserve

Jemez Springs, NM 87025

5 productions

Access notes

A national preserve in a collapsed volcanic caldera. The valley floor and visitor centre are open seasonally; backcountry vehicle access needs a permit reserved in advance, and roads are 4WD only.

Parking

Entrance station parking off NM-4.

Filmed Here

What Was Filmed Here

The Lone Ranger· 2013

Comanche village setting

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Panoramic view of the high grassland inside Valles Caldera National Preserve.Now
Thomas Shahan · CC BY 2.0

What happened here

Valles Caldera's high grassland stood in for the setting of the Comanche warriors' village.

Longmire· 2012· Season 2, Episode 3

Walt's cabin

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Wide grassy valley floor of the Valles Caldera, ringed by forested mountains, New Mexico.Now
The grass valley floor of Valles Caldera National Preserve.Matthew Dillon · CC BY 2.0

What happened here

The ranch foreman's cabin on the Valles Caldera valley floor served as Walt Longmire's home. It stands almost exactly as it appears on screen.

The Missing· 2003

Movie-set cabin

Panoramic view of the high grassland inside Valles Caldera National Preserve.Location
Thomas Shahan · CC BY 2.0

What happened here

A cabin built as a film set for The Missing (2003) stands at Valles Caldera National Preserve, documented by the National Park Service.