Bumblebee
2018 · Directed by Travis Knight
Explore the real-world connections to Bumblebee, with each location linked to its own story and evidence.
Explore the film’s geography.
These existing site references are not exact scene or camera positions. Access notes and sources remain attached to each location.
General reference · Access unconfirmed · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Named-site reference only. This does not establish an exact scene position or permission to enter. Current access has not been reviewed.
General reference · Access unconfirmed · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Named-site reference only. This does not establish an exact scene position or permission to enter. Current access has not been reviewed.
General reference · Access unconfirmed · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Named-site reference only. This does not establish an exact scene position or permission to enter. Current access has not been reviewed.
General reference · Access unconfirmed · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Named-site reference only. This does not establish an exact scene position or permission to enter. Current access has not been reviewed.
General reference · Access unconfirmed · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Named-site reference only. This does not establish an exact scene position or permission to enter. Current access has not been reviewed.
The places behind the film.
Additional source-recorded sites.
These named-site references have source evidence. Exact scene positions, independent coordinate accuracy and current visitor access still need review.
Pipeline Road
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Santa Cruz Wharf
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Lot off South Seaside Avenue
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Empty Lot off Via Montebello
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Rodeo Beach
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
West Ridgecrest Road & Laurel Dell Road
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Conzelman Road (near Headlands Lookout)
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Mendell Road Parking Lot
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Mt. Hollywood Drive Vista
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Mt. Hollywood Tunnel
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Hoover Dam
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Georgia Street (between Marin & Sonoma)
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Mt. Hollywood Drive (hairpin turn)
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Building 51
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Boeing C-17 Factory
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Dry Dock #1
United States of America
The moviemaps record associates this named site with this film. Map markers require separate coordinate corroboration. Any marker is a named-site reference, rather than a camera position or visitor entrance.
Production locations in the source record.
The film’s Wikidata record lists these production locations. Exact filming areas and visitor access have not yet been established here.
Location research.
Filming research is retained separately from fictional settings, premieres and places visited by cast members.
Production sections and their reference leads are listed below. A cited link has not been independently verified merely because it appears in a bibliography.
- Filming — Bumblebee
- " 'BumbleBee' trailer released; 'Transformers' spinoff filmed in Santa Cruz" · Reference lead
- Archived · Reference lead
- issue #163 · Reference lead
- Archived · Reference lead
- "The Bumblebee Movie Just Got A New Title and a Cool 80s Logo" · Reference lead
- Archived · Reference lead
- "Transformers: Bumblebee starts shooting next week" · Reference lead
- Archived · Reference lead
- " 'Bumblebee' aka Brighton Falls To Wrap Filming in November" · Reference lead