United States · New Mexico
Filming locations in Northern New Mexico
High desert of red-rock mesas, pinon hills and enormous skies between Santa Fe, Los Alamos and the Chama valley. The light that drew Georgia O'Keeffe to Ghost Ranch still hangs over adobe towns, ancient pueblos and the secret mesa where the atomic age began.
Netherzone · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Where to stay
Hotels near Northern New Mexico
Same hotels, same prices, Stay22 just sends you to whichever site is cheapest today, and we earn a small commission if you book.
Make a day of it
Tours, tickets & getting there
Affiliate links, booking through them supports the site at no extra cost to you.
Oppenheimer
Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos
Some of the Los Alamos interiors were shot in the real town on the mesa, around the log-built Fuller Lodge, once the dining hall of the ranch school the Manhattan Project took over.
Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu
The wartime town of Los Alamos, with its hastily built streets and the tower of the Trinity countdown, was recreated as a full set on the red-rock landscape of Ghost Ranch, the desert retreat that Georgia O'Keeffe made famous.
You might also like
More filming-location hubs to explore next.
Good to know
- What was filmed in Northern New Mexico?
- Northern New Mexico stands in for scenes from Oppenheimer.
- Where should I stay to visit the Northern New Mexico locations?
- Use the map above to compare hotels right next to the filming spots, at the same prices you would pay anyway.