Location Name - Boonville-Ukiah Road - Highway 253
Highway 253
Boonville 95482

County: Mendocino
Region: *Northern
Location ID: 10125594

Phone 1:(707) 445-6600
Phone 2:(707) 445-5330

AKA: State Route 253

Website:
http://www.dot.ca.gov/d1/ (CalTrans - District 1 (includes Mendocino County))

Email: [email protected]
 
Categories:
NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *
NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Open Terrain / Scenic Vistas
TRANSPORTATION - *
TRANSPORTATION - Roads / Highways
Tags/Keywords: Hills, Mountains, Rural, Wilderness, Anytown USA / Anywhere USA

Description:
A 17-mile long stretch of state highway connecting the more urban Ukiah Valley with the more rural Anderson Valley. It cuts through the Mendocino Range, offering impressive sights of vast hilly terrain and wildernesses. In 2014, the action film, "Need for Speed," was shot there.

Site Condition:
Good

General Notes:
updated 6.18.2012 sd / 4.23.2020 lm / 4/28/20 db / 5/7/2020 db

Jurisdictions::
CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, Mendocino County, MENDOCINO COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Zone: N

State Property: Yes

Closed/Vacant: No

GPS Source:
Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 39.0499930, y coordinate: -123.2577914

Permit: Yes

Ownership: county

Filmography (Legacy projects not in Reel-Scout):
Need for Speed (2014)

Contacts:
De Graw, Debra *
Film Commissioner, Mendocino County Film Commission
217 S. Main Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 USA
707.961.6300 Phone 1
[email protected]
https://mendocinocoast.com/

Caltrans Highways & Freeways, Permits Department,
California Film Commission
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA
323.860.2960 Phone 1
800.858.4749 Phone 2
[email protected]
http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/highways-freeways/

* Key Contact


photos:
photo ID#: 3489312 - Highway 253 - Shooting Location for Need for Speed (2014)


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