True Grit was filmed at multiple locations for its two main productions:
- 1969 version
- Colorado locations around Ridgway, Ouray, Ridgway area (including Owl Creek Pass and nearby Montrose), with shoots also occurring in Canon City area at Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway. These sites provided the Santa Fe–frontier look for the film’s plains and rugged terrains.
- 2010 version
- Santa Fe vicinity in New Mexico served as the primary studio and location hub, including Garson Studios at the College of Santa Fe, and outdoor shoots in the surrounding New Mexico countryside (Bonne Vista Ranch area) as well as Texas locations such as Granger and Blanco for townscapes and interiors. Some scenes were filmed near Austin and in the Granger/Bartlett/Bello area to represent frontier towns and judicial settings.
If you’d like, I can narrow this to specific scenes (e.g., Mattie’s ranch, the courthouse, or the final confrontation) and provide exact sites and directions where you can visit or view current landmarks.
