Mariposa County’s film office
Where your production begins.
Locations, permits, and coordination — one commission, one call. From Yosemite Valley to the Sierra foothills, Yosemite Mariposa Film Commission helps you scout, permit, and produce inside one of California’s most filmed landscapes.
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Locations
Granite valleys, Gold Rush streetscapes, working ranches, and river bends — mapped, described, and ready to scout.
Browse locations →Permits
Two jurisdictions, one clear answer. What Mariposa County asks of you, what the National Park Service asks, and what each one costs.
Understand permits →Plan Your Production
Tell us about the shoot. We point you at the right locations, the right permits, and the right people on the ground.
Start planning →Ground you can scout
A sample of the published locations on file — see all of them, with a map, on the Locations page.
Hornitos
Unincorporated ranching community founded 1850, preserved historic district with original adobes, ranch lands, and oak-studded pastoral vistas. Under 100 residents.
Mariposa County Fairgrounds & Exposition Center
36-acre county fairgrounds: four event halls, a 3,000-seat grandstand arena, livestock barns and show rings, and large flat open ground. Base camp, crowd venue and livestock location in one place.
Mariposa Downtown Historic District
The county seat's historic Main Street — 1850s storefronts, the oldest operating courthouse west of the Rockies, period architecture, working businesses. Walking-scale historic core.
Merced River
Wild and Scenic River flowing from Yosemite through the Sierra Nevada foothills. Whitewater rapids in spring, calm swimming holes in summer, dramatic canyon scenery year-round.
Own land in Mariposa County?
List your property with Yosemite Mariposa Film Commission so productions scouting the area can find it. Submitting takes about ten minutes, and nothing goes public without your review.
One county. Gold Rush towns, granite walls, working ranches, and open road.
Mariposa County sits at the gateway to Yosemite National Park, within reach of both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Most of the county needs no filming permit at all. Inside the park, the rules change — and knowing which side of that line you are on is the first thing we help you figure out.
See what each jurisdiction requires →