Not only is Lake Powell a popular vacation spot, but it has been used as a realistic Western filming location for dozens of films.
Lake Powell can be found along the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona and can be seen in movies such as The Outlaw Josey Wales, Gravity, John Carter, and Planet of the Apes.
Lone Pine in Alabama Hills, California provides a rugged desert and snow-capped mountains that make it an excellent choice for hosting Westerns.
Western fans may remember Lone Pine from films such as How the West Was Won, Nevada Smith, and Joe Kidd. Those who visit Lone Pine may want to check out their Museum of Western Film History.
The rock formations in Monument Valley made it one of the greatest locations for a Western. Monument Valley is right along the border of Arizona and Utah and is usually thought of as a quintessential Wild West area.
Famed director John Ford made 10 films here including The Searchers, Fort Apache, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.
Chimayó, New Mexico is more of a lucrative Western filming location and their Plazo del Cherro is one of the last standing fortified Spanish settlements in the United States.
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