The beloved Western miniseries about two ageing Texas Rangers driving cattle from the Rio Grande to Montana was filmed across Texas and New Mexico – real frontier country standing in for the whole sweep of the Old West.
Where was Lonesome Dove filmed?
Lonesome Dove was filmed in Texas (Brackettville and Del Rio) and New Mexico (around Santa Fe).
Every Lonesome Dove location, explained
The town – Brackettville, Texas
The town of Lonesome Dove used the Western sets around Brackettville, Texas.
The cattle drive – New Mexico
The great drive used the frontier country of New Mexico, including the Bonanza Creek Movie Ranch near Santa Fe.
Montana – Black Lake, New Mexico
The Montana country was played by the mountains around Black Lake, New Mexico.
The Rio Grande country
Scenes used the border country around Del Rio, Texas.
Planning a visit
The frontier country of Texas and New Mexico – which played the whole Old West – is real, spectacular, accessible country.
