Where was Tracker filmed? Guide to the CBS series filming locations

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Now back for the second season, Tracker was filmed entirely in British Columbia.

The story revolves around Colter Shaw, a survivalist who helps police and individuals across the country solve crimes and locate missing persons. However, his routine is disrupted by a transformative new case.

Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw

The main cast is led by Justin Hartley as Shaw, best known for portraying Kevin Pearson in the critically acclaimed NBC drama series This Is Us.

Based on Jeffery Deaver's novel, The Never Game, this TV show premiered right after the 2024 Super Bowl, reaching more than 18 million viewers.

We've tried to track down all of the series' filming locations in this spoiler-free guide. You'll find the new season 2 locations below in the post, in order of appearance.


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According to the local press, the series was filmed in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, near Kamloops.

The opening scene in Nevada's Black Rock Desert was recorded somewhere between Cache Creek and Walhachin, maybe in the McAbee Fossil Beds area.
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Where is Tracker filmed
It looks like the spot where Colter has parked his Airstream Flying Cloud travel trailer is nearby, in the valley of the Thompson River.

From the picturesque Juniper Beach Provincial Park, you can get a view of the railway line as seen on the show.
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Belcarra quarry
The climbing wall was filmed in a quarry in Belcarra, near Lake Sasamat.

This location was also used in the third episode.
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4006 Cambridge Street
The blue door house is located at 4006 Cambridge Street in Burnaby.
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Klamath Falls
The Mobile Repair store is actually the BC Gadgets Cellphone and Computer Repair shop in Maple Ridge.

The actor who plays Bob Exley, Eric Graise, has also appeared in Queer as Folk and the Locke & Key series.

Both of his legs were amputated in childhood, and he uses prosthetic legs in everyday life and a wheelchair for dancing.
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Burger Bin
The Burger Bin fast food restaurant is actually the Burger King on Lougheed Highway, also in Maple Ridge.

Klamath Falls is a real city located in the scenic Klamath Basin of south-central Oregon, renowned for its outdoor recreational opportunities and rich cultural heritage.
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Inlet Theatre in Port Moody
The Klamath Falls City Hall and Police Department office was filmed at the Inlet Theatre in Port Moody, a scenic city at the eastern end of Burrard Inlet.
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Cleveland Dam
The car chase ends near the Cleveland Dam at the head of the Capilano River in North Vancouver.

Completed in 1954, the dam has become a popular tourist attraction due to its impressive structure and the scenic surroundings.
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Pools at the Lynn Canyon
However, the place where they fall seems to be the pools of Lynn Canyon, near the Twin Falls area.

The Lynn Creek pools are typically crystal clear, as they originate from the snowmelt in the nearby mountains.
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Klamath Falls Tracker
The Klamath Falls Regional Hospital exterior is some digitally altered stock footage from the Jefferson Medical Center in the small town of Ransom, West Virginia.

The studio work for the pilot episode was done at Vancouver Film Studios. The rest of the series was filmed at a studio in Langley.
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The house of the accountant named Jackson Chung in the second episode set in Missoula, Montana, is a beautiful 100-year-old home at 11406 205 Street in Maple Ridge.

Known as the Hammond Forever House, this historic property was restored and transformed into an eco-friendly building without destroying its historic value.
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Holiday Inn Express Langley
The venue for the Positive Light group's leader's speech is the Holiday Inn Express in Langley.
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Positive Light
The Positive Light compound is the Zajac Ranch on the shores of Stave Lake in Mission, BC.

Located one hour east of Vancouver, this charitable organization offers outdoor summer camps tailored to children and young adults facing serious illnesses and disabilities.
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Tracker diner
The Cross Cut Diner of the third episode set in Springland, Idaho, is the same Sunset Marina restaurant that served as The Claw in the Nancy Drew series.

Also featured is the breathtaking route from Vancouver to Whistler, with stunning views of the magnificent Howe Sound.
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Springland Medical Clinic
The Springland Medical Clinic storefront is a colorful house located in a very popular filming area in Langley.
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The bar where Colter finds the doctor is the Rail and River, a riverside Mediterranean bistro in Fort Langley.
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Winslow Resorts
The Winslow Resorts family mansion is a luxurious home in the Fort Langley area that has been used as a location for several shows and movies.
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St. Mary's Indian Residential School
The fictional Shelter Stone Academy in Mt. Shasta, California is the St. Mary's Indian Residential School in Mission, BC.

The 14,179-foot (4,322-meter) Mount Shasta volcano was CGI'd into the background of the scene, and some stock footage of the peak also appears during this episode.
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Natchez Mississippi houses
This house in the fifth episode, set in St. Louis, Missouri, is stock footage of some abandoned buildings in downtown Natchez, Mississippi, with Shaw's truck CGI'ed.

The establishing shots are from the South Woods State Prison Near Bridgeton in New Jersey.


River Ridge Farm
The River Ridge Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, is an equestrian ranch in Abbotsford, Vancouver.

This modern and beautiful 10-stall stable was built in 2012.
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Liang You Book
The seventh episode is set in Chicago, but was mostly filmed in Vancouver's Chinatown.

Pictured, the Liang You Book store at 218 Est Georgia Street.
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George Wainborn Park
This scene was filmed in Vancouver's George Wainborn Park, with the Granville Bridge in the background.
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Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site
The fishing town of Camden, Maine, in the eight episode was filmed in the Steveston Village area of Richmond.

Built in 1894, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site and the Fisherman's Wharf pier have been featured in many productions filmed in the area.
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Billy Miner Ale House and Café
The red bar in this episode was the Billy Miner Ale House and Café in Maple Ridge.

This pub is named after the story of Billy Miner, who gained notoriety in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for his daring train robberies in the Pacific Northwest.
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Aurora Vermont
The bridge in the ninth episode, set in Aurora, Vermont, is the Mission Bridge over the Fraser River.

One of the aerial stablishing shots of the town is stock footage of Montpelier, VT.
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Harkwood
The Harkwood abandoned mental facility was filmed at the Riverview Hospital Coquitlam.

This complex served as a major psychiatric facility from its inception in 1913 until its partial closure in 2012.
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Pinewood Cabins and Resorts
The Pinewood Cabins and Resorts in the tenth episode set in Idaho, "Into the Wild," is the Camp Summit in the beautiful Upper Squamish Valley.

This is a 24-acre private property situated in the middle of the beautiful British Columbia rainforest.

The episode also includes an aerial view of Thomas, a town in West Virginia.
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Wyoming Science University
The fictional Wyoming Science University in the eleventh episode, "Beyond the Campus Walls," was filmed at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby.

Completed in 1965, the campus is a striking blend of Brutalist architecture and natural landscape integration, characterized by its modular layout, concrete structures, and expansive glass facades.
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The Italian Osteria and Cheesebar
The restaurant at the end of the episode is The Italian Osteria and Cheesebar in Walnut Grove, Langley.
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Beach Grove Motel
The 12th episode, "Off the Books," is set in Roanoke, Virginia. The Beach Grove Motel is a real, humble motel in Delta where you can stay for about $80 per night.
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Sandy Point, Oregon
The season finale, "The Storm" is set in the fictional coastal village of Sandy Point, Oregon.

Sandy Point was filmed in Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island, a quaint town renowned for its beautiful beaches, world-class surfing, and rich Indigenous culture.
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Chesterman Beach Tofino
Colter meets his longtime friend, Lizzy, at Chesterman Beach in the Tofino area. The surfing scenes were also filmed here.
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Isetta Cafe Bistro
The final scene was filmed at the Isetta Cafe Bistro in West Vancouver.
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The first episode of the season, "Out of the Past", is set in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

The gas station is the Bradner General Store in Abbotsford, BC.
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Rees Lake Langley house
The house featured in this episode can be found at Rees Lake in Langley.

This 3-bedroom home has been featured in other productions filmed in the area, including some Hallmark movies.
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Copperstone mansion
In the third episode, "Bloodlines," set in Barnes, Nebraska, the Copperstone Mansion in Langley appears.

This striking estate used to depict the Blossom family home in Riverdale.
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Pristine Hills State
The Pristine Hills State in Napa Valley from the fourth episode is actually the Burrowing Owl Estate Winery in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley.

This family-owned estate boasts a modern winemaking facilities, an elegant tasting room, and a restaurant with panoramic views of the vineyards.

Burrowing Owl also includes a luxurious guest house with the pool featured in the episode.
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Alex Houston House
The house in the fifth episode, "Preternatural", set in Prior, Kentucky, is the Alex Houston House in Langley.

Built in 1909, it is a historic wood frame house located in the Derby Reach Regional Park.
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Blieberger Farm in Langley
The other house is the is the Blieberger Farm in Langley.

This location has been featured in many other shows and movies including The X-Files and Virgin River.
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Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington
Washington's Snoqualmie National Forest in the sixth episode, "Trust Fall", was filmed at the Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park.

The park is home to the stunning 197-foot (60-meter) cascading waterfall that appears in the series.
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Eagle Gas station
The seventh episode, "Man's Best Friend", is set in Denver, Colorado.

The Eagle Gas Station where Colter finds the dog is the Super Save Gas Station in the Fern Ridge neighborhood of Langley.
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Tosi Italian Food Import
We hope they didn't really burn down the old bistro in the season finale set in San Francisco, "The Night Movers".

Established in 1906, the original layout of Tosi, British Columbia's oldest Italian food specialist and importer, hasn't changed in a century.

You can read an extensive and detailed note about this lovely store, located on Main Street in Chinatown, in the comments section below, number 24.
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Bagheera bar Vancouver
The cocktail bar is the Bagheera in Vancouver's Chinatown.

This speakeasy-style bar is inspired by the spirit of early 20th-century India, which is reflected in the design elements, including the intricate ceiling tiles.
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25 comments:

1- Anonymous - Feb 19, 2024, 4:26 PM
I saw what looked like Colter Shaw's rig - a black GMC towing an Airstream trailer in Dayton, NV on 2/17/24. Was that the rig used in the show?

2- Anonymous - Feb 21, 2024, 3:59 AM
I couldn't tell if the truck was black or dark blue. The Airstream is unique, though. It's a 2016 Pendleton 27FB. They were made for the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service and only 100 were made.

3- Anonymous - Mar 3, 2024, 4:46 PM
Is the halfway house the same building used in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?

4- Anonymous - Mar 6, 2024, 10:35 PM
I watched them filming today at a house a couple blocks from my place in Pitt Meadows, BC. Justin was there, and so was his black truck. I watched a couple of short scenes. He’s a tall guy!

5- Anonymous - Mar 10, 2024, 3:04 PM
Here are a few more:

Ep 1: 4006 Cambridge Street, Burnaby; Both the Northlawn and Eastlawn Buildings at Riverview Hospital; Quarry in Belcarra by the intersection of Tum Tumary Whueton Drive and Thermal Plant Road.

Ep 2: 21025 Yeomans Crescent Langley; the quarry again.

Ep 3: Woodhaven Parking Lot in Belcarra; Horseshoe Bay Drive, right by Highway 99.

6- Dayyna - Mar 21, 2024, 8:37 PM
Episode three first scene has me confused. It says Idaho, but Idaho does not have any large bodies of water with islands. They could have maybe passed it off as Oregon, but it’s a hard buy in for Idaho. I love seeing my BC in this show.

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   7- Anonymous - Oct 5, 2024, 5:19 PM
   Lake Pend Orville in Idaho is 43 miles long and 5th deepest in the country. Also, Priest Lake in Idaho has islands.

8- Anonymous - Mar 27, 2024, 6:58 AM
The location for episode 6 taking place in Lexington, Ky, was a very bad decision. NOTHING in that episode came close to resembling Ky, let alone the Lexington area, at all. I was very disappointed.

9- Anonymous - Apr 1, 2024, 4:16 PM
Agreed regarding the locations used in Lexington. Absurd that anyone would think that BC could stand in for Lexington, KY.

10- Anonymous - Apr 18, 2024, 2:21 PM
Episode 8: Billy Miner Ale House and Café - 22355 River Road, Maple Ridge.

11- Anonymous - Apr 18, 2024, 10:11 PM
Ran into Justin and Sophia at one of our favorite restaurants in Vancouver back on Jan 19th. They were so kind! Talked for a few minutes with them about my brother’s ties to Froggy’s bar from the beginning of This is Us. They even bought us dessert! Exciting to see how the show is going.

12- Anonymous - May 3, 2024, 7:15 AM
Season 1 Episode 10 shows an aerial view of East Avenue, Thomas, WV.

13- Anonymous - May 13, 2024, 8:29 PM
I saw a black truck pulling an airstream on Vancouver Island a couple of days ago on my way to Cambell River, but Justin wasn’t driving. Maybe moving them to the next location?

14- Eliz, CA - Jun 7, 2024, 5:00 PM
Thank you for the info about the filming locations for Tracker. I love the detail in each description.

15- Anonymous - Jul 3, 2024, 3:39 PM
Episode 1: The Klamath Falls Police Station in Port Moody, BC, City Hall.

16- Anonymous - Aug 24, 2024, 8:24 AM
Episode 11 - Motel in Sechelt called The Spot at Porpoise Bay.

17- Anonymous - Aug 24, 2024, 10:04 AM
Studio filming is not done at Vancouver Film Studios, save possibly for the EP 1 pilot, which was shot about a year before the test of Season 1. The studio used is in Langley, BC, about 45 min away from VFS.

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   18- Ra Moon - Aug 25, 2024, 9:51 PM
   Thank you all for your comments and your help!

19- Anonymous - Nov 5, 2024, 9:43 AM
Any idea which airport was used in season 1, episode 10? My guess is Squamish, given how close the mountains are to the runway.

20- Anonymous - Nov 9, 2024, 5:13 PM
There was a day-long filming shoot at Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park day use this fall in late Sept or early Oct 2024. I forgot the exact dates, but I worked there as a park operator when they were there. It must be for Season 2 because I think it's too close to when Season 1 was released for it to be from that season.

It was one day of set up, one day of filming, and one day of clean up. I never met any of the actors, but I met many people. It takes an army to film, it's quite astonishing! It was very windy and rainy all three days, so I'm very interested to see how the filming turned out!

21- Anonymous - Dec 2, 2024, 11:55 PM
Thank you for posting the Bagheera pic- I was looking for it online. I saw that it's a speakeasy and the interior is hidden away inside a "betting agency".

22- Anonymous - Dec 4, 2024, 2:28 PM
I work at the Langley Super Save. They did a ton of work for what boiled down to a few minutes of footage. It was cool to meet Justin and we had fun hanging out with Levi (the guy who played the cashier).

The back door Levi goes through is not actually part of the building. Just a box they stuck to the wall. lol

23- Anonymous - Dec 9, 2024, 7:01 AM
Season 2 Episode 8 "The Night Movers" at 09:33 into the show. Justin/Colter is walking out of a building on an uphill street. There is a city/suburb in his background with what appears to be a red and white trestle bridge in the upper right-hand corner of the screen/shot between the tree on the left and the building on the right. Does anyone know what structure(s) that is? Thank you!

24- Anonymous - Dec 16, 2024, 7:02 PM
The old bistro in season 2 episode 8 is actually a working Italian grocery store dating from 1905 called Tosi. Angelo Tosi is the name of the owner and the store has been in his family's hands since it opened way back when. And it looks just like it was just opened in 1905.

Aside from some of the best hard-milled pasta available when the Agricultural Act in the '50s came along that forbade cheeses made from unpasteurized milk that was under a year of age we're not allowed in Canada. But his family was grandfathered into the act and so to this day, he sells about four or five giant wheels of Parmesan Reggiano a weekend. It is just under a year and it is soft and moist and like what you get in a restaurant in Italy when you go there. You eat it with fresh fruit as a dessert with your Vin Santo, espresso, and Amaretti cookies.

The coin is under a tea cloth on the counter. The bills are in a zippered wallet chained to his belt and he only just gave in on started using an adding machine about 10 years ago. I think he's probably close to 80 and his hearing is going. To get in you have to stand outside the door and ring the buzzer. Several times. Eventually, he will hear it and buzz you in. And then you wander the store for three or four minutes until he appears. Some of the best olive oils and balsamic vinegars are available without the hoity-toity prices. Fresh seeds for Italian parsley and basil directly from Italia.

It's great fun to wander around and once Angelo gets to know you you can have quite a lively conversation although he is very acerbic. And it's the best price for parmesan in town. Not only is it less than Costco, it's not aged over a year or two or three years like most parmesans you get here. And you can have it cut to size. Although it does last for a very long time you can get as little or as much as you want. And this little Italian deli is smack dab in the middle of Vancouver's Chinatown. Enjoy, Bon Appetito!

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   25- Ra Moon - Dec 16, 2024, 9:10 PM
   Wow, grazie mille!

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