1990 · Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Explore the real-world connections to Back to the Future Part III, with each location linked to its own story and evidence.
These existing site references are not exact scene or camera positions. Access notes and sources remain attached to each location.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Open 9:30am–4:30pm April to October, 10am–3pm November to March; adults $5. Roundhouse tours daily; steam excursions on set days.
5th Avenue and Reservoir Road, Jamestown
Open 9:30am–4:30pm April to October, 10am–3pm November to March; adults $5. Roundhouse tours daily; steam excursions on set days.
Sierra Railway Engine Number 3 was restored and credited as Engine Number 131 for the railroad sequences.
Production: 5th Avenue and Reservoir Road, Jamestown · Depicted: Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (stand-in)
Countryside near Sonora
The town was a set on open country; there is no public site to visit.
The 1885 town was built over several acres near Sonora rather than on the backlot.
Production: Countryside near Sonora · Depicted: 1885 Hill Valley set, near Sonora (stand-in)
Monument Valley, on the Arizona–Utah line
$10 a person. The 17-mile Valley Drive runs 8am–5pm in winter, last entry 2:30pm; some areas need a licensed Navajo guide. No drones.
Marty leaves 1955 from a drive-in set built on Navajo land in Monument Valley.
Production: Monument Valley, on the Arizona–Utah line · Depicted: Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park (stand-in)
Monument Valley is the first image of 1885, as Marty arrives.
Production: Monument Valley, on the Arizona–Utah line · Depicted: Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park (stand-in)
City links can describe a broad production area or the source catalogue’s city collection. The named-site references retain their own geography.
The film’s Wikidata record lists these production locations. Exact filming areas and visitor access have not yet been established here.
