Where was Twilight filmed?

This vampire-romance phenomenon famously unfolds in a small, perpetually rain-soaked logging town, and the real place behind it has leaned all the way into its fame. For fans, the appeal is the chance to stand in the misty, evergreen Pacific Northwest that gave the saga its brooding, overcast mood.

The town of Forks itself is the saga's setting, and these days it greets visitors with themed signs, shops and tours that celebrate the films' connection. A short way off, the wild, driftwood-strewn beach of La Push, on the Quileute lands, features through the series, its grey surf and tangled logs the very image of the stormy coastline the story conjures. Together they capture the damp, cinematic atmosphere fans come looking for.

Forks and La Push sit on Washington's remote Olympic Peninsula, a region of rainforest, mountains and rugged shore. Pair the town's fan trail with the beaches and the nearby Olympic National Park, come prepared for changeable weather, and treat the coastal lands and their community with respect as you go.