Where was Broken Arrow filmed?

Do you remember the scene when Hale and Terry end up at the lake while escaping the mine with a nuclear bomb that’s about to explode? Still in shock, Terry says, “We set off a nuclear bomb,” after the reality of the event sets in. “It’s OK. The walls shielded the blast. None of the radiation leaked out,” Hale states, trying to comfort her.

This scene was shot on location at Lake Powell in Utah. It is part of the Colorado River, with almost two thousand miles of shoreline and warm water. It also offers some of the west area’s most gorgeous natural sceneries, where you can relax, play, and enjoy. You’ll also see an aerial shot of the lake in the movie, showing the picture-perfect landscape surrounding it.

There are many ways to take full advantage of your experience at Lake Powell. You can join the exciting boat tours and learn about the lake’s geology and history. You can also rent a personal watercraft or a powerboat and feel the adrenaline of being on the water while enjoying the sunset. Alternatively, you can try cliff jumping on a boat if you’re looking for more heart-pumping adventures.

Lake Powell stretches from northern Arizona to southern Utah, and there’s no direct bus or train to the area, like most places in the middle of the desert. You can fly from Phoenix and Las Vegas and rent a car or use the shuttle service. But most visitors choose to drive to the lake and bring sleeping bags, food, fishing gear, and other essentials for the trip.

Broken Arrow has a lot of epic fight scenes involving different vehicles, from police cars and trucks to helicopters. But the final climax sequence features a train, where a fight between Deakins with his men and Hale with the military ensues. Several dangerous sequences were also shot here, including explosions, gunfires, and high falls.

Featured in the action scenes and several exhilarating escapades aboard a train is the Central Montana Rail, Inc. It’s a privately-owned short-line railroad that operates in Fergus, Chouteau, and Judith Basin Counties in Montana. The cast and crew spent six weeks in the summer of 1995 shooting the train sequences on the Central Montana Railroad using its cars and engines.

Its main line extends about 84.2 miles between Geraldine and Moccasin towns and links with the BNSF rail at Moccasin. It no longer serves traffic, but it’s still one of the biggest wooden structures of its kind today. The best way to get there is by car, allowing you to explore the railway and marvel at the idyllic scenery.

Sure, there are many chasing scenes in Broken Arrow. But think of the sequence where Deakins and his men are chasing Terry and Hale, who hijacks the Humvee carrying the nuclear weapons. Eventually, the duo escapes to a copper mine after setting Deakin’s truck on fire.

Many desert sequences in the movie were shot in the Mojave Desert in Barstow, California. It’s the smallest of the four major deserts in North America. The entire desert covers portions of western Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. It has a warm-temperate climate, which is opposite to the Sonoran Desert’s subtropical climate or the Great Basin’s cold-temperate climate.

The Mojave Desert may not seem to be the ideal holiday destination due to its vast expanse of sand. But every desert traveler is sure to enjoy the area’s stark loneliness and weather that adds to its charm. The best way to get here is by car, so you can either rent or drive your own. You can drive to the Mojave Desert from Las Vegas for about an hour and a half.