Benson Offers Big City Amenities
and Small Town Convenience
The film-friendly community of Benson, AZ, offers amenities typically found in a much larger city, including hotels, Airbnbs, restaurants, retail stores, supermarkets, hardware stores, a hospital, an airport, and more. Benson’s small-town setting means less traffic, hustle, and bustle. Plus you will enjoy the incredible benefits of being surrounded by nature and scenic landscapes. Benson truly is Arizona’s film-friendly community!
Benson is located only 40 minutes south of Tucson with easy access to local cast, crew, resorts, and an int’l airport.
Convenient Hotels, Stores, Food, & More are Minutes Away!
Helpful Links to Local Resources
Local Resources – Printable Spreadsheet
Find a Local Business – Benson Chamber
Award-Winning Benson Visitor Center
Benson Area Filming Locations
Your Gateway to Filming the “Real West”
Benson is not just a film-friendly community; it’s your gateway to filming in the region’s historical (both cinematic and authentic) film locations. The local area offers many diverse settings, including a historical frontier town film set, ranchlands, prairie grasslands, rugged canyons, mountain vistas, desert landscapes, and more!
The landscapes and scenic film locations needed to capture the American West are local to Benson and southern Arizona. The area’s diversified landscapes are conveniently close, saving production time & money when filming in multiple locations.
Mescal Movie Set
Film Benson Recommends Filming Your
Next Western at the Mescal Movie Set
The Mescal Movie Set is an iconic “Old West” frontier town that presents a unique filming experience. The historical set is ideal for feature films, television series, reality shows, commercials, music videos, photo shoots, and other film productions.
A Grand Canvas for Your Storytelling
The Mescal Movie Set, a sprawling Western movie set, offers 28 buildings complete with props sitting amid authentic cattle country. Plus, the set owners control the surrounding ranch with its mountain backdrops, scenic vistas, and spectacular views. It’s a unique find for your next epic production complete with saloons, hotel, mercantile store, ranch houses, jail, bank, Livery, church/school, and more.
Please contact us for more information on our daily rates, local support, weather, and set specifics.
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Kartchner Ventures Farm
A natural setting that provides unique features in Southern AZ, including multiple large ponds, stately cottonwood trees, and grain fields, all surrounded by scenic mountains. The working farm is owned by 5th-generation ranchers who raise cattle and breed horses. The farm is only ten minutes from downtown Benson and easily accessible.
Texas Canyon
The fantastic granite boulders and rock formations in Texas Canyon provides a true Western atmosphere with a historically accurate perspective. The Butterfield stagecoach route passed through the canyon from the late 1850s to the early 1860s. It was also the stomping grounds of the Chiricahua Apaches, including Cochise and Geronimo. The location is only 15 minutes from Benson and easily accessed off the freeway.
Sonoita Grasslands
Sonoita is located in the savannas of southern Arizona, with high-rolling grasslands and oak forests surrounded by spectacular mountains and canyons. It is home to the historic Empire Ranch, which has been working cattle since the 1860s. The area is centrally located between Benson and Tucson, south of the I-10 freeway.
Sonoran Desert
The Sonora Desert is home to the Saguaro Cactus, known as the universal symbol of the West. The saguaro is the largest cactus found in the United States and is located only in the Sonora Desert. The Saguaro National Park and its surrounding area have the densest forests of Saguaros in the world.
Willcox Playa
Are you looking for a lot of nothing? The Willcox Playa is the largest dry lake bed in Arizona. The stark and barren playa is roughly 8 miles wide and 10 miles long. Sand dunes are located on it’s margins and a lonely stretch of railroad tracks cross one corner. The location is 30 minutes from Benson and easily accessed from the freeway.
Local Arizona Film Community
The entire state of Arizona has much to offer! New film incentives, great film locations, film-friendly communities, and experienced local industry professionals that can will help your project run efficiently and stay on budget.
Links to the Arizona Film Community
Film Tucson
Film Arizona
Arizona Film Incentive Information
Monsoon Production Services
Mescal Movie Set
Benson Film Locations Map
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