The movie A River Runs Through It was filmed primarily in Montana and Wyoming, with most key scenes shot around Livingston and Bozeman, Montana, and on several nearby rivers.

Main Filming Locations

  • Livingston, Montana – Used for many town and “Missoula” street scenes.
  • Bozeman, Montana – Additional street scenes, train station, and police station interiors (notably at 32 S Tracy Ave).
  • Paradise Valley, Montana – Along the Yellowstone River south of Livingston for major river sequences.
  • Gallatin River, Montana – Stood in for the story’s Big Blackfoot River and was used for many of the iconic fly‑fishing scenes.
  • Other rivers – Some fishing visuals also came from the Boulder River and possibly Clark Fork and Kootenai Rivers in the broader region.
  • Granite Falls, Wyoming – Used for the dramatic rowboat and waterfall sequence.

Quick Scoop (SEO-friendly)

  • The answer to “where was A River Runs Through It filmed” is: mostly in Montana’s Livingston/Bozeman area , plus Granite Falls, Wyoming.
  • Although the story is set in Missoula and on the Big Blackfoot River , the production used Livingston as Missoula and the Gallatin River as the Blackfoot.
  • These real locations are still popular with visitors and fly‑fishing fans today, keeping the film a small but steady trending topic in outdoor and film forums.

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