Most of Supernatural was filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with the original pilot shot in Los Angeles, California.

Main answer: where was Supernatural filmed?

  • The pilot episode was filmed in Los Angeles, in the United States.
  • After the pilot, production moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, which became the show’s primary filming home for its entire 15‑season run.
  • Vancouver and nearby municipalities (like Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, Langley, and others in the Greater Vancouver area) were used to “stand in” for many different American towns the Winchesters visit.

Although the story follows Sam and Dean driving all over the U.S. (Kansas, Wisconsin, Oregon, Rhode Island, etc.), those places are usually recreated using Vancouver streets, forests, backroads, and surrounding small towns.

Notable filming areas around Vancouver

Fans and location guides point to a cluster of recurring shooting spots in the metro area:

  • Central Vancouver neighborhoods and Gastown (urban streets, bars, and exteriors).
  • Burnaby and New Westminster (suburbs, industrial areas, and schools).
  • Richmond, Delta, and Ladner (highways, rural roads, waterfronts, small-town streets).
  • Surrey, Langley, Fort Langley, Abbotsford, and Squamish (farms, motels, forests, bridges, and “middle of nowhere” roads).

There are even fan-made maps and organized tours in Vancouver specifically for Supernatural shooting locations, reflecting how heavily the series relied on the region.

TL;DR: When people ask “where was Supernatural filmed,” the key answer is: pilot in Los Angeles, but almost everything else in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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