The original Grizzly Adams movie and TV series were filmed in several scenic wilderness locations across North America, mainly in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Alberta, Canada.

Main filming locations

  • TV series “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams” (1977–1978)
    • Park City, Utah, USA.
* Uinta National Forest and Wasatch National Forest in Utah.

* Payson, Happy Jack, and Strawberry, Arizona, USA.

* Ruidoso, New Mexico, USA.
  • 1974 feature film “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams”
    • Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada (external wilderness scenes).
* Ruidoso, New Mexico, USA.

Quick context and trivia

  • The series leaned heavily on Utah’s mountains and forests because they could convincingly pass for remote 19th‑century wilderness while staying accessible for a TV crew.
  • Arizona and New Mexico locations were used when weather or terrain in Utah made shooting difficult but similar landscapes were needed.
  • The original film’s Canadian exteriors in Kananaskis Country gave it especially rugged alpine backdrops that helped sell the frontier survival feel.

Mini Q&A style recap

  • Where was “Grizzly Adams” filmed?
    Mostly in Utah (Park City, Uinta and Wasatch National Forests), with additional locations in Arizona, New Mexico, and Alberta, Canada.
  • Was any of it shot in Canada?
    Yes, the 1974 movie used Kananaskis Country in Alberta for many outdoor scenes.

TL;DR: Grizzly Adams was filmed mainly in the Utah mountains, with key additional locations in Arizona, New Mexico, and Canada’s Kananaskis Country to capture varied wilderness landscapes.

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