Melody Movie Ranch, Newhall

About Melody Movie Ranch

Melody Ranch Studio in Newhall is a working western movie ranch that has operated since 1915. Visitors explore a massive restored western town featuring a saloon, bank, jail, general store, hotel, church, school, livery stable, and theater, each with period interiors. The property also includes a farmhouse, ranch house, Victorian home, and Spanish adobe hacienda, all accessible with full interiors. Hundreds of feet of boardwalks, stairways, and balconies connect the buildings across the set. The ranch hosted legendary cowboy actors including Gary Cooper, Roy Rogers, Tom Mix, and John Wayne filming classic westerns. After a 1962 fire destroyed the original main street, the property was restored and continues to serve as a filming location for productions including Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, Westworld, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The site preserves authentic Old West architecture and filmmaking history.