Filming Locations – Badlands (1973)

Exterior – Holly’s house

LOCATION: 505 Locust Ave, Las Animas, CO 81054, USA

Exterior – Kit and Holly walk to the car

LOCATION: Carson Ave / 6th St, Las Animas, CO 81054, USA

Note: The building where the shot begins has since been demolished. Other buildings seen in the shot remain unchanged, while some have been remodeled.

Exterior – Riverbank

LOCATION: Near County Rd 24.5, Rocky Ford, CO 81067, USA (GPS coordinates: 38°01’47.8″N 103°37’19.2″W)

Notes: The bridge has since been demolished, although the concrete supports can still be seen in the river. Much of the land on the side where the characters are seen has since become overgrown with dense brush.

Exterior – Music school

LOCATION: 400 S Main St, Rocky Ford, CO 81067, USA

Interior / Exterior – Holly’s school

LOCATION: 1026 6th St, Las Animas, CO 81054, USA

Note: This location has since been demolished.

Exterior – Rich man’s house

LOCATION: Bloom Mansion, 312 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082, USA

Note: This property now serves as the Trinidad History Museum and is open to the public.

Interior – Rich man’s house

LOCATION: Rosemount Museum, 419 W 14th St, Pueblo, CO 81003, USA

Exterior – Train tracks

LOCATION: Near US-350, Model, CO 81059, USA (GPS coordinates: 37°29’30.7″N 104°10’38.1″W)

Exterior – Gas station

LOCATION: 44550 US-350, Model, CO 81059, USA (GPS coordinates: 37°38’31.4″N 104°01’05.2″W)

Note: This building has mostly collapsed.

Exterior – Airport

LOCATION: La Junta Airport, 30267 1st Ave, La Junta, CO 81050, USA

Citations: starkj92, Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations

States: Colorado

Countries: USA

Film images © 1973 Pressman-Williams-Badlands, Ltd.