The Great Outdoors Filming Locations (1988) 

The Great Outdoors Filming Locations: The Great Outdoors film follows a Chicago man and his family going camping with his brother-in-law.

The Great Outdoors film stars Dan Aykroyd as Roman Craig along with John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young, Lucy Deakins, and Robert Prosky.

When and Where was The Great Outdoors filmed?

The Great Outdoors Filming Locations-

The film’s filming took place primarily in the USA, particularly in California. The filming of The Great Outdoors film started on 27 October 1987 and was completed in December 1987. In the below article, we will see the different locations where The Great Outdoors film was filmed.

Paramount Ranch

Address: 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Paramount Ranch is a national park attraction that also offers hiking trails & an Old Western town from various Hollywood movies. The go-kart sequence where Chet races with Buck and Ben in the movie and Roman’s golf scenes for the same sequence were actually shot at Paramount Ranch. Paramount Ranch is quite a popular filming location for filming western theme films.

Bass Lake, California, USA

Bass Lake is a census-designated place which is located in California’s Madera County. Bass Lake was also one of the filming locations, and also the Yosemite National Park, located in the southeast, neighbors the resort town.

The Cammie character in the film with whom Buck romances, worked at a restaurant named the Surf Shop situated near Bass Lake. Pines Bar at Bass Lake, California is also used in the film.

Universal Studios Backlot

Address: 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California 91608

Universal Studios Lot is a television and film studio complex located at California’s 100 Universal City Plaza in Universal City. A set was constructed at the Universal Studios backlot which was used as the setting for the cabin scenes.

The Great Outdoors Official Trailer

The Great Outdoors was released in theaters on June 17, 1988, by Universal Pictures. (External Link: IMDb)