Maps of Movies

Twilight (2008)

Where Twilight says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The film is set in rainy Forks, Washington, but most of it was filmed in Oregon.

Scenes and places

Bella leaves Phoenix (2008)

Bella says goodbye to her mother and her mother's new husband and agrees to move to a rainy town she barely knows. She tells herself it will be a good thing.

Set in Phoenix, Arizona — The sunny desert city Bella leaves behind to live with her father. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Arizona's largest city, far from the clouds of the Olympic Peninsula.

Charlie's house in Forks (2008)

Bella arrives at her father's house and finds he has fixed up a room for her. Charlie and his old friend Billy Black bring her a homecoming present, a truck that Billy's son Jacob rebuilt.

Set in Forks, Washington — A small, rainy logging town where Bella's father is police chief. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A town of about three thousand people on the western Olympic Peninsula.

The new girl at Forks High (2008)

Bella is the new girl in the middle of the semester and everyone wants to know her. In biology she is put next to Edward Cullen, who seems repulsed by her, then oddly curious about why she moved to the wettest place around.

Set in Forks High School — The school where Bella meets Edward in biology class. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The real Forks High School is a small public school on the Olympic Peninsula.

Filmed at Kalama High School, Kalama, Washington — The main school scenes are named as filmed at this Washington school. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Leodis V. McDaniel High School, Portland, Oregon — Another Portland school is named as a location for school scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at St. Helens High School, St. Helens, Oregon — Additional school scenes were shot here in April 2008. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dinner with Charlie (2008)

Bella and Charlie eat at a diner where the owner remembers her from childhood. The owner jokes about a Christmas he played Santa, and Charlie's usual Thursday order comes up.

Set in A diner in Forks — The restaurant where Charlie takes Bella, run by an old family friend.

A place the script calls only a diner; no actual restaurant is named in the sources.

The beach trip to La Push (2008)

Bella's school friends take a cold beach trip to La Push, and she hears from Jacob about an old animosity between the Cullens and the Quileutes. Edward has told her to stay away from him, but she keeps asking questions.

Set in La Push Beach, Quileute Reservation — The beach on the Quileute Indian Reservation near Forks. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A beach on the Quileute Indian Reservation near Forks.

Filmed at Indian Beach, Ecola State Park, Oregon — Wikipedia names Indian Beach in Ecola State Park as the filming location for several scenes; the coordinates are for the park, not the beach. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dress shopping in Port Angeles (2008)

Bella goes to Port Angeles with her school friends to shop for prom dresses. In the same town, Edward saves her from a gang.

Set in Port Angeles, Washington — The bigger town on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula where Bella goes shopping. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A town on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula.

Filmed at St. Helens, Oregon — Wikipedia says Twilight also filmed in this town, but does not say which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The forest, where Edward shows what he is (2008)

Bella pushes Edward to tell her the truth about himself. He confirms she is right and explains what he is.

Set in A forest near Forks — A stretch of Pacific Northwest forest where Edward shows Bella what he really is.

Woods near Forks, where the story places the scene.

Filmed at Silver Falls State Park, Oregon — The park is named as a filming location; the treetop scene is placed here by only one blog, which this page does not rely on. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Meeting the Cullens (2008)

Bella is nervous about meeting a family of vampires and worries more about whether they will like her. Edward takes her on a tour of the house while Jasper keeps his distance.

Set in The Cullen house — The Cullens' home outside Forks, where Edward brings Bella to meet his family.

A modern house of glass and wood,

The ballet studio in Phoenix (2008)

Bella is hiding in Phoenix with Jasper and Alice while the Cullens try to draw James away. Alice has a vision of the tracker, and the place in it turns out to be the dance school Bella went to as a child.

Set in Ballet studio, Phoenix — The old dance studio in Phoenix that Bella knows from childhood lessons. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Just a school Bella attended as a girl; the film gives no name or address.

Characters

• Bella Swan — A seventeen-year-old who moves from Phoenix to Forks to live with her father.
• Edward Cullen — A mysterious classmate from the Cullen family who keeps his distance from Bella.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Twilight high school really filmed?
• Where is the La Push beach in Twilight actually?