Filming Locations – Jurassic Park (1993)

Exterior – Velociraptor pen

LOCATION: Limahuli Garden & Preserve, National Tropical Botanical Garden, 5-8291 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei, HI 96714, USA

Note: The set was erected in the Limahuli Garden. It was removed after filming and a visitor’s center now stands in it’s place. However, the mountains in the background can still be matched up.

Exterior – Amber mine

LOCATION: Ho’opi’i Falls, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA (GPS coordinates: 22°06’18.6″N, 159°20’20.4″W)

Note: This location requires a 2.2 mile hike, lasting about 2 hours, to reach this point.

Exterior – Raptor dig site

LOCATION: Red Rock Canyon State Park, Cantil, CA 93519, USA (GPS coordinates: 35°22’26.2″N, 117°58’18.2″W)

Note: From the Red Rock Cliffs Parking Area, it is roughly a 20 minute hike to reach this location.

Exterior – Nedry meets Dodgson

LOCATION: 4-1620 Kuhio Hwy, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA

Note: The original building seen in the background has since been demolished and a different building now stands in its place.

Exterior – Flying into Isla Nublar

LOCATION: Keōpuka Rock, Haiku, HI 96708, USA (GPS coordinates: 20°52’38.9″N, 156°10’20.0″W)

Note: This is off the Northeastern coast of Maui. The area can be seen via helicopter tours or from a distance from land via the Garden of Eden Arboretum, 10600 Hana Hwy, Haiku, HI 96708, USA.

Exterior – Helicopter descending

LOCATION: Honokohau Falls, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

Note: This location is only accessible via helicopter.

Exterior – Helicopter pad

LOCATION: Manawaiopuna Falls, HI 96741, USA

Note: This location is only accessible via helicopter.

Exterior – Brachiosaurus sighting

LOCATION: Jurassic Kahili Ranch, 5-1771D, Kuhio Hwy, Kilauea, HI 96754, USA (GPS coordinates: 22°11’09.7″N, 159°23’19.4″W)

Note: Some of the trees are no longer standing, but the one the brachiosaurus eats from is still there. This is located on private land. While the ranch briefly offered tours in the past, they are currently unavailable. Please do not trespass.

Exterior – The dinosaurs move in herds

LOCATION: Jurassic Kahili Ranch, 5-1771D, Kuhio Hwy, Kilauea, HI 96754, USA (GPS coordinates: 22°11’06.9″N, 159°24’00.2″W)

Exterior – Visitor’s center

LOCATION: 6191 Hauaala Rd, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA (GPS coordinates: 22°06’30.3″N, 159°20’05.7″W)

Note: The building was a set, which has since been demolished. This area is located on a private estate and is not open to the public.

Interior – Visitor’s center

LOCATION: Stage 12, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608, USA

Interior – Visitor’s center tour

LOCATION: Stage 28, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608, USA

Note: This stage has since been demolished.

Exterior – Tour departure

LOCATION: 6191 Hauaala Rd, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA (GPS coordinates: 22°06’31.6″N, 159°20’06.5″W)

Note: This area is located on the same private estate as the visitor’s center and is not open to the public.

Exterior – Entrance gate

LOCATION: Near Forestry Management Rd, Kalaheo, HI 96741, USA (GPS coordinates: 22°03’34.1″N, 159°27’31.4″W)

Note: This area is on an unpaved trail that can either be hiked, or driving can be attempted in a 4-wheel drive vehicle if ground and weather conditions are favorable. The hike is roughly 7 miles round trip. While there are two poles standing near the area used in the film, it is not the actual filming location, despite often being mistaken as such. The actual filming location is a bit further and there are no remnants of the gate still remaining. The GPS coordinates above provide the actual location where the gate was built.

Exterior – Dilophosaurus paddock

LOCATION: McBryde & Allerton Gardens, National Tropical Botanical Garden, 4425 Lawai Rd, Koloa, HI 96756, USA (GPS coordinates: 21°53’36.6″N, 159°30’13.6″W)

Note: This scene was filmed at Allerton Garden, which appears again later in the film when Grant finds the egg shells. It is only accessible via bus tour from McBryde & Allerton Gardens, National Tropical Botanical Garden.

Exterior – T-Rex paddock

LOCATION: Near Forestry Management Rd, Kalaheo, HI 96741, USA (GPS coordinates: 22°03’45.2″N, 159°28’05.1″W)

Note: This is on the same trail as the entrance gate, about 1 mile further up.

Exterior – Sick Triceratops

LOCATION: 6191 Hauaala Rd, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA (GPS coordinates: 22°06’28.1″N, 159°20’14.6″W)

Note: This area is located on the same private estate as the visitor’s center and is not open to the public.

Exterior – Storm jetty

LOCATION: Nawiliwili Harbor, Lihue, HI 96766, USA

Note: This can be seen near 3610 Rice St, Lihue, HI 96766, USA.

Exterior – Nedry gets lost

LOCATION: Stage 27, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608, USA

Interior – T-Rex attack

LOCATION: Stage 16, 4000 Warner Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505, USA

Note: The T-Rex paddock was recreated on a studio lot for scenes of the attack.

Exterior – Tim stuck in the tree

LOCATION: Stage 27, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608, USA

Exterior – T-Rex chase

LOCATION: The Jungle, 4000 Warner Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505, USA (GPS coordinates: 34°08’59.5″N 118°20’02.7″W)

Note: On occasion, this area is included on the Warner Bros. Studio Tour.

Exterior – Brachiosaurus encounter

LOCATION: Stage 27, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608, USA

Exterior – Raptor eggs

LOCATION: McBryde & Allerton Gardens, National Tropical Botanical Garden, 4425 Lawai Rd, Koloa, HI 96756, USA (GPS coordinates: 21°53’36.8″N, 159°30’11.1″W)

Note: This scene was filmed at Allerton Garden, which appears earlier in the film as the Dilophosaurus paddock. It is only accessible via bus tour from McBryde & Allerton Gardens, National Tropical Botanical Garden.

Exterior – Gallimimus stampede

LOCATION: Kualoa Ranch, 49-560 Kamehameha Hwy, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA (GPS coordinates: 21°32’06.3″N, 157°50’55.2″W)

Note: This area can be seen via tours of Kualoa Ranch. The log they hide behind still exists in the same spot. However, in 2012, most of the original log was removed due to rotting and a replacement log was brought in, although a small piece of the original was kept there behind the replacement log.

Exterior – Emergency bunker

LOCATION: 6191 Hauaala Rd, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA (GPS coordinates: 22°06’28.0″N, 159°20’04.4″W)

Note: This was a set which no longer exists, built on the same private estate as the visitor’s center and is not open to the public.

Exterior – Electric fence

LOCATION: Olokele Canyon, Hanapepe, HI 96716, USA (GPS coordinates: 22°00’49.0″N, 159°36’21.7″W)

Note: This area is inaccessible by foot, it can only be reached via a helicopter tour.

Exterior – Maintenance shed

LOCATION: McBryde & Allerton Gardens, National Tropical Botanical Garden, 4425 Lawai Rd, Koloa, HI 96756, USA (GPS coordinates: 21°53’35.7″N, 159°30’10.2″W)

Note: This was a set which no longer exists, built at Allerton Garden, which appears earlier in the film as the Dilophosaurus paddock and where Grant finds the egg shells. It is only accessible via bus tour from McBryde & Allerton Gardens, National Tropical Botanical Garden.

Interior – Maintenance shed