Paramount Network · 2018–2024 · Montana and Utah
One iron, hot. Nine more on the rack below.
The Duttons’ ranch is real: Chief Joseph Ranch, a few miles south of Darby, Montana, under Trapper Peak. You can photograph its gate, or book one of its cabins. The early seasons leaned on Utah; then the whole production moved north.
Kevin Costner
Cole Hauser
Reserve Street, Missoula
The brand book
Ten irons, ten real places. Nine marks are ours, drawn for the places; the last is a working ranch’s own.
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Pick an iron, then hold it to the hide.
The hide is clean. Pick an iron.
South of Darby, Montana · $1,600 a night for up to 4 guests; $75 a night for each extra guest · booking 1 March to 1 November 2027
Lee Dutton’s cabin in seasons 1 and 2; in season 2, episode 7, John moves in. Sleeps up to 8, with a full kitchen and a grill. A tour of the ranch and sets comes with the booking.
Check the cabinSouth-west of Darby · Year round, snow permitting · limited parking
A moderate 3-mile round trip south-west of Darby with wide views of Trapper Peak, the mountain behind the Dutton ranch.
Plan the hikeRide the fence line
One post for each season. Drive them in order and watch where the series was made.
Drive the first post.
Nothing strung yet.
Park City to Ogden
A self-drive from Park City past Utah Film Studios, north through Oakley and Coalville, ending on 25th Street in Ogden.
Read the routeMissoula and the Bitterroot
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Nine logs, nine rooms of the Dutton lodge. Some never left Darby. Some went south on a truck.
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Pull any log.
Keep pulling. The answer is in the last log.
South of Darby, Montana · $1,900 a night for up to 4 guests; $75 a night for each extra guest · booking 1 March to 1 November 2027
Rip’s cabin in season 1 and Kayce’s in season 2. Sleeps up to 6 adults. A tour of the ranch and sets comes with the booking.
Check the cabinPinned by the bunkhouse door
Kevin Costner
Kelly Reilly
In the series, John Dutton (Kevin Costner) controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States.
Taylor Sheridan filmed part of season 4 on the 6666; portions of seasons 4 and 5 were shot there. In season 4, Jimmy is sent to the Four Sixes.
The Fisherman cabin is Lee Dutton’s; in season 2, episode 7, John moves in to reflect on his loss. You can sleep there.
Trapper Peak, Bitterroot National Forest
Trapper Peak stands behind the Dutton ranch: the ranch says it frames its sunsets. The Baker Lake trail is a moderate 3-mile round trip with sweeping views of Trapper Peak; the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness begins just past the lake.
Fans may photograph the Dutton Ranch sign at the gate if they don’t block the driveway; during filming, security allows no photos.
The gate’s open.
Helena · Until 17 October: weekdays 9.30am and 3pm, Saturdays 9.30am · group tours $100
A guided hour through the building’s art, architecture and civics, including Charlie Russell’s mural in the House gallery. The series filmed the governor’s office here.
See tour timesMammoth, Yellowstone National Park · Open through 7 March 2027
The one park hotel still open into winter, beside the travertine terraces at Mammoth.
See seasons10 places you can visit. Chief Joseph Ranch is mapped as a site: the lodge is the owners’ home, so photograph the gate or book a cabin. The 6666 is a working ranch; its land is private.
Pins mark public places; private homes are named but not pinned.
General reference · Restricted access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A few miles south of Darby. Photograph the Dutton Ranch sign at the gate without blocking the drive; the grounds are for cabin guests, whose stay includes a tour of the ranch and sets.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Baker Lake Trail #234 looks straight at it: a moderate 3-mile round trip, year round, snow permitting. Parking is limited.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working street in downtown Hamilton, north of Darby in the same valley. The offices are private: look from the pavement.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: building · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. On Broadway in downtown Missoula. The lawn is open; the building is a working courthouse.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: building · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Open 7am–6pm on weekdays and 9am–3pm at weekends. Tours meet at the “Capitol Tours meet here” sign on the first floor.
Montana · South of Darby, Bitterroot Valley, Montana
Chief Joseph Ranch, a few miles south of Darby, is the Dutton family’s ranch in Yellowstone.
A few miles south of Darby. Photograph the Dutton Ranch sign at the gate without blocking the drive; the grounds are for cabin guests, whose stay includes a tour of the ranch and sets.
Montana · Bitterroot National Forest, south-west of Darby, Montana
Trapper Peak stands behind the Dutton ranch: the ranch says it frames its sunsets.
Baker Lake Trail #234 looks straight at it: a moderate 3-mile round trip, year round, snow permitting. Parking is limited.
Montana · 163 South 2nd Street, Hamilton, Montana
Trafalgar places the series’ Montana Livestock Association building at 163 South 2nd Street, downtown Hamilton.
A working street in downtown Hamilton, north of Darby in the same valley. The offices are private: look from the pavement.
Montana · 220 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana
In June 2022 the courthouse’s front lawn was packed with crew and extras while Kevin Costner and co-stars filmed.
On Broadway in downtown Missoula. The lawn is open; the building is a working courthouse.
Montana · Helena, Montana
Trafalgar says the governor’s office in season 1 was filmed at the Montana State Capitol.
Open 7am–6pm on weekdays and 9am–3pm at weekends. Tours meet at the “Capitol Tours meet here” sign on the first floor.
Stay
Two of Chief Joseph Ranch’s cabins played Dutton homes, and a stay includes a tour of the ranch and sets. Or winter at Mammoth.
South of Darby, Montana · $1,600 a night for up to 4 guests; $75 a night for each extra guest · booking 1 March to 1 November 2027
Lee Dutton’s cabin in seasons 1 and 2; in season 2, episode 7, John moves in. Sleeps up to 8, with a full kitchen and a grill. A tour of the ranch and sets comes with the booking.
Check the cabinSouth of Darby, Montana · $1,900 a night for up to 4 guests; $75 a night for each extra guest · booking 1 March to 1 November 2027
Rip’s cabin in season 1 and Kayce’s in season 2. Sleeps up to 6 adults. A tour of the ranch and sets comes with the booking.
Check the cabinMammoth, Yellowstone National Park · Open through 7 March 2027
The one park hotel still open into winter, beside the travertine terraces at Mammoth.
See seasonsGo there
The Capitol in Helena, a trail with Trapper Peak in view, Visit Utah’s drive, and marketplace tours.
Helena · Until 17 October: weekdays 9.30am and 3pm, Saturdays 9.30am · group tours $100
A guided hour through the building’s art, architecture and civics, including Charlie Russell’s mural in the House gallery. The series filmed the governor’s office here.
See tour timesSouth-west of Darby · Year round, snow permitting · limited parking
A moderate 3-mile round trip south-west of Darby with wide views of Trapper Peak, the mountain behind the Dutton ranch.
Plan the hikePark City to Ogden
A self-drive from Park City past Utah Film Studios, north through Oakley and Coalville, ending on 25th Street in Ogden.
Read the routeMissoula and the Bitterroot
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Live marketplace results for tours around Park City and Ogden, where the first three seasons filmed.
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Christmas Village and the Electric Light Parade, in the town that played Montana.
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Take it home
The official Dutton ranch cookbook.
Gabriel “Gator” Guilbeau
The official cookbook of the Dutton ranch.
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South of Darby, Bitterroot Valley, Montana
The ranch entrance is filmed as the way in to the Dutton ranch.
The lodge’s Great Room, kitchen and front and back porches are filmed in the real lodge.
An office, a living room, a bedroom, the master bedroom and the master bathroom are re-created on Park City soundstages from Montana logs.
The Ben Cook cabin is Rip’s in season 1 and Kayce’s in season 2.
The Fisherman cabin is Lee Dutton’s; in season 2, episode 7, John moves in to reflect on his loss.
The ranch’s armory is a filming location.
The barns, corrals, arena, round pen, bunkhouse and fields are filmed on the ranch.
The woods and the cemetery are filmed on the ranch.
Rip’s boyhood home is filmed on the ranch.
Several scenes are filmed on the ranch’s Bitterroot River land.
Bitterroot National Forest, south-west of Darby, Montana
Trapper Peak stands behind the Dutton ranch.
163 South 2nd Street, Hamilton, Montana
The Montana Livestock Association building is filmed at 163 South 2nd Street.
Hamilton approves filming at City Hall and the Justice Center.
220 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana
Kevin Costner and co-stars film on the courthouse lawn.
The swearing-in scene is filmed at the courthouse.
Filming closes a section of Ryman Street beside the courthouse.
Production leaves Utah for Missoula and western Montana, filming solely in Montana for the first time.
Helena, Montana
The governor’s office is filmed at the Montana State Capitol.
25th Street and Lincoln Avenue, Ogden, Utah
Several scenes are filmed at Ogden Pioneer Stadium, also in Ogden.
The Schwartz & Meyer bank exterior is 2505 Lincoln Avenue.
The series films often in Ogden across its five seasons.
South Main Street, Spanish Fork, Utah
Many of the rodeo scenes are filmed at the Spanish Fork fairgrounds.
About 70 per cent of the first season is made in Utah, at more than 20 locations.
Summit County, Utah, north of Park City
Locations around Oakley and Coalville are used in seasons 1 to 3.
Mammoth, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
In the story, the Dutton ranch borders America’s first national park.
Guthrie, King County, Texas
Jimmy is sent to the Four Sixes, and Taylor Sheridan films there.
The ranch takes its name from its first herd, branded 6666.
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