Filming In Tehachapi
The City of Tehachapi and the greater Tehachapi area has been described as "the friendliest town in the state" by film and television production professionals. Our unique landscapes, variety of shooting locations, support services and a friendly community provide an optimal, diverse and affordable filming location located just two hours from the main production studios in Southern California.
Whether you are looking for small-town character, natural beauty, agriculture, farm, nostalgia, western heritage and more, the Tehachapi area can provide the location.
Support Services For Each Location are Available in the City of Tehachapi. This includes restaurants, catering, hotels, retail, equipment rental and more. Each location listed above has detailed information about the proximity to support services for cast and crew.
The following links have photos and descriptions of the unique locations in our area.
Here are some projects that have successfully been completed in Tehachapi
Film/Television
Nawalt Films at "SS Minnow" Site
- Related: Actor/Director Paul Winston on "TehachaPod" Talking About Filming in Tehachapi
Amazon's "Bosch" Filmed at Tehachapi Police Department
Hollywood in Tehachapi, Its hard to keep a secret in a small town
Commercials
Dodge
Tesla Commercial shot at Burger Spot
Tesla Film Crew visits: the Friendliest town in the state
Accomodations:
The City of Tehachapi has several national chain hotels such as Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Best Western Plus Country Park Hotel, Sure Stay Hotel by Best Western , Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Baymont by Wyndham and opening in 2021 Towneplace Suites by Marriott.
Filming Environment/Weather:
Scenic mountain surroundings with vegetation, trees. Nearby highway commerce.
Home to a true four-season climate, the average temperatures range from the mid-50's to the high-80's in the spring/summer to the low-50's to the high-20's in the winter. The area does receive a total average of 11 inches of precipitation and 23 inches of snow per year, providing snow-capped mountains for background shots during the winter/early spring months.
Yearly average high (F): 68 degrees
Yearly average low (F): 41 degrees
In addition, the Tehachapi Pass is the highest wind energy producing pass in the world, creating a unique backdrop to the east of rolling hills covered by wind turbines.