Most of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) was filmed on location in the American Southwest—especially Utah and Colorado—with key scenes also shot in New Mexico, California, and Mexico standing in for Bolivia.

Main filming locations

  • Utah : Many iconic Western vistas were shot around Zion National Park, including the ghost town of Grafton near Springdale, plus areas such as Snow Canyon and Cave Valley in the Kolob region.
  • Colorado : The train robbery sequences used the Durango–Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, and the famous leap toward the river was staged at Trimble Bridge on the Animas River near Durango.
  • New Mexico & California: Scenic open-country shots came from the Upper Rio Grande Gorge near Taos, while part of the river‑jump stunt was completed at Century Ranch near Malibu, California, using a crane and matte painting for the cliffs.
  • Mexico (as “Bolivia”) : The South America segments were filmed in Mexican towns such as Taxco, Cuernavaca, and Tlayacapan, which doubled for Bolivian locations including the final shoot‑out.

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