Twilight Movie Filming Location Information

If you'd like to go on your own Twilight Movie Adventure below is some information about the Filming Locations that we visited on our trip and how they were used in the movie.

Thanks to Lynn from Our Twilight Corner

for being and awesome friend
and the best tour guide! :)

Kalama High School

548 China Garden Road, Kalama, WA

"Exterior shots used for Forks High School, Parking lot scene, Outside Hallway Scenes, Volleyball scene in the gym, Scene where Edward follows Bella into the woods, Bella's Hospital Room
near the end and Phil at the batting cages."

Madison High School

2735 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR

"Cafeteria Scenes, Science Classroom & Some Hallways Shots."

Yale Laundry Building (aka Dance Studio)

800 SE 10th Avenue, Portland, OR

"Exterior was used for the Ballet Studio

where Bella went to meet James."

Cullen House

3333 NW Quimby Street, Portland, OR

"Interior and Exterior was used to film all scenes related to the Cullen House in Twilight. Edward Bedroom, Kitchen, Entry Area, etc."

~ St. Helens, OR ~

*Multiple Filming Locations*

"St. Helens was used as "Port Angeles" for the movie."

Cuts+ (aka Dress Shop)

251 S 1st Street, St. Helens, OR

"Hair salon was transformed and used as the dress shop where Angela, Jessica and Bella went looking for Prom Dresses."

Bloated Toad Restaurant

330 S 1st Street, St. Helens, OR

"Interior and Exterior was used to film the restaurant scene where Bella and Edward had their 'first date'
and Bella ordered Mushroom Ravioli."

Attorney's Office
(aka Thunderbird and Whale Bookstore)

260 S 2nd Street, St. Helens, OR

"Interior and Exterior was used as the bookstore where Bella
buys the book about Quileute Legends."

Alley & Parking Lot

260 S 2nd Street, St. Helens, OR

"The alley and parking lot located outside of the attorney's office
that was used for the bookstore is where Edward
saved Bella from the group of boys."

Jilly's

299 S 1st Street, St. Helens, OR

"A very neat shop where Catherine Hardwicke and the wardrobe department purchased 36 prom dresses and fairy wings to use as set decorations for the movie.

Swan House

184 S 6th Street, St. Helens, OR

"Interior and Exterior was used to film all scenes related
to Bella and Charlie's house in Twilight.
Kitchen, Bella's Bedroom,  Dining Room, Driveway, etc."

St. Helens High School

2375 Gable Road, St. Helens, OR

"Office and Hall Scenes as well as
Edward playing the piano for Bella."

~ Vernonia, OR ~
*Multiple Filming Locations*

"Veronia was used "Forks, WA" for the movie."

The whole downtown of Vernonia was transformed to become Forks, WA. Building signs were covered to say Forks, WA and the 'Welcome to Forks' sign was posted just outside of the town.

Rock Creek Bridge on Bridge Street

"The bridge that Charlie and Bella drive over when they first enter Forks and Bella drives over to get to school."

Corner of Bridge Street and Jefferson

"The corner where Bella and Charlie first drive to in Forks
where you see the wood carvings and the logging truck
passes in front of them."

Wauna Federal Credit Union (aka Forks Police Station)
1010 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR

"Interior and Exterior shots were filmed here for all
Forks Police Station scenes in Twilight."


Indian Beach (aka "La Push First Beach")
Ecola State Park off Hwy 101, Cannon Beach, OR

"Scenes were filmed in the parking lot when Bella, Jessica, Angela and the gang went surfing and whale watching.
Bella and Jacob also walked on the beach talking about Quileute legends and the 'old scary story.'"


Clackamas Community College
19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, OR

"Greenhouse scene and location of the field trip
Edward and Bella go on during science class."



Blue Heron Paper Company
419 Main Street, Oregon City, OR

"Scene where James, Victoria and Laurent
killed the guard at the mill."


Carver Cafe (aka The Diner)
16471 S.E. Highway 224, Damascus, OR

"Interior and Exterior was used to film the diner scenes
where Charlie and Bella ate steak and cobbler.
Stephenie Meyer also had a cameo sitting at the counter."


The Stone Cliff Inn
17900 S. Clackamas River Drive, Oregon City, OR

"Scene where the lion fell in love with the lamb,
Edward reveals himself in the sunlight,
Edward tells Bella she is his own personal brand of heroin, etc."


Columbia River Gorge
Visited the Vista House & Viewpoint in Corbett, OR

"Background shots were filmed overlooking the river and forest."


Multnomah Falls
50000 E. Historic Columbia River Highway, Corbett, OR

"Waterfall in the background of the Baseball Scene. Other scenes were shot here but were cut from the movie."


The View Point Inn
40301 East Lurch Mountain Road, Corbett, OR

"Location of the Prom Scene at the end of the movie."


Oxbow Park
3010 SE Oxbow Parkway, Gresham, OR

"Say It Out Loud Scene where Bella tells Edward
she knows what he is."

There are even more filming locations that we did not make it to. I hope to go back and visit some of these on my next trip to Oregon.

This information and more

can be found online or in the handy book

EXPERIENCE Twilight: 

The Ultimate Twilight Fan Travel Guide.

To see pictures from my Dream Trip to Forks and the Northwest you can check them out here.

On April 11, 2012, a fellow Twilighter, Julie, went on her our filming location adventure using this blog. This is what she had to say about her experience:

Feel free to share your thoughts
and comments anytime. I'd love to hear! :)