Golden Oak Ranch is a ranch in Santa Clarita, California, and a filming location for Old Yeller (1957), Old Yeller and The X-Files among other productions. Built in 1959.

Location: 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California 91321, United States, Santa Clarita, California, United States

Verified facts

Located in Placerita Canyon, Santa Clarita
confidence 90/100 · 4 recorded source groups · SRC-2255, SRC-2256, SRC-8108, SRC-8109
Appeared in Old Yeller (movie, 1957)
confidence 80/100 · 6 recorded source groups · SRC-2255, SRC-2257, SRC-8179, SRC-8180, SRC-9853, SRC-9931
Built in 1959
confidence 75/100 · 4 recorded source groups · SRC-2257, SRC-8177, SRC-10584, SRC-14512
building_spec: {"sets": "Business district set with 42 stores and residential set with 23 houses"}
confidence 75/100 · 3 recorded source groups · SRC-2255, SRC-10226, SRC-9931
Appeared in Old Yeller
confidence 80/100 · 4 recorded source groups · SRC-8108, SRC-2255, SRC-8179, SRC-10218
Appeared in The X-Files
confidence 70/100 · 2 recorded source groups · SRC-8108, SRC-9931
Appeared in Back to the Future
confidence 75/100 · 3 recorded source groups · SRC-9931, SRC-2255, SRC-14194
Appeared in The Apple Dumpling Gang (movie, 1975)
confidence 80/100 · 6 recorded source groups · SRC-10584, SRC-10190, SRC-14193, SRC-2255, SRC-8179, SRC-14641
Appeared in Toby Tyler (movie, 1960)
confidence 70/100 · 2 recorded source groups · SRC-9931, SRC-10218
Appeared in The Parent Trap (movie, 1961)
confidence 70/100 · 2 recorded source groups · SRC-9931, SRC-10218
Appeared in The Shaggy Dog (movie, 1959)
confidence 70/100 · 2 recorded source groups · SRC-9931, SRC-10218
Appeared in Follow Me Boys (movie, 1966)
confidence 70/100 · 2 recorded source groups · SRC-9931, SRC-10218
Appeared in The Santa Clause (movie, 1994)
confidence 70/100 · 2 recorded source groups · SRC-9931, SRC-10218
Appeared in Pearl Harbor (movie, 2001)
confidence 70/100 · 2 recorded source groups · SRC-9931, SRC-10218
Appeared in Princess Diaries II (movie, 2004)
confidence 70/100 · 2 recorded source groups · SRC-9931, SRC-10218
Appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean II & III (movie, 2006)
confidence 70/100 · 2 recorded source groups · SRC-9931, SRC-10218

Evidence & sources

SRC-10190 — Bill Cotter — Disney's Golden Oak Ranch (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-10218 — Golden Oak Ranch — History (official Disney site) (Tier 1, reference; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-10223 — Golden Oak Ranch — Film Santa Clarita (Tier 1, reference; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-10226 — Golden Oak Ranch – Business District (official site) (Tier 1, reference; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-10584 — https://d23.com/a-to-z/golden-oak-ranch/ (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-14058 — LA411 (industry production directory) (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
SRC-14193 — SCVHistory.com – Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch: A Partial Filmography (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
SRC-14194 — Wikipedia — Hill Valley (Back to the Future) (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
SRC-14512 — MousePlanet – The Golden Oak Ranch (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
SRC-14641 — Turner Classic Movies (TCM) — The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again article (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
SRC-2255 — Golden Oak Ranch — Wikipedia (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-2256 — SCVHistory.com — Disney Golden Oak Ranch Grounds (Tier 2, local_history_archive; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-2257 — The Hollywood Reporter — Disney building Santa Clarita prod'n facility (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-8108 — Disney Ranch to Boost Local Filming Status (City of Santa Clarita, Economic Development Division) (Tier 1, official; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-8109 — Imagining Potential for Film Growth at Disney's Golden Oak Ranch (Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp.) (Tier 2, web; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-8177 — The Walt Disney Family Museum – New Heights: Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch (Tier 2, web; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-8179 — SantaClarita.com – Disney Ranch (Golden Oak Ranch) (Tier 3, web; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-8180 — Memory Alpha – Golden Oak Ranch (Tier 3, web; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-9853 — SCVHistory.com — 'Old Yeller,' 1957: Discussion of Scenes Filmed at Golden Oak Ranch (Tier 2, local_history_archive; retrieved June 2026)
SRC-9931 — theStudioTour.com — Golden Oak Ranch, Disney Studios (Tier 2, film_location_database; retrieved June 2026)

How we verify

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personal information are structurally barred from publication. Last reviewed June 2026.