In 1976, the Fox Ranch became part of Malibu Creek State Park, but MASH still had permission to film and the site remained up. Typically, the production would shoot all the scenes needed the ranch before the season began, getting all of the exteriors, then they would spend the rest of the season filming on the Fox backlot. Anything shot on the chopper pad, with the choppers, or just very obviously outdoors was filmed at the Fox Ranch. The rest of the interiors-the OR, the CO’s office, pre-op and post-op-were also filmed on soundstage 9. With only a handful of very rare exceptions, interiors inside the tents (the Swamp, the mess tent, etc.) were filmed on the Fox backlot. Watch a few episodes and the scenes at the ranch quickly standout, while the “outdoor” scenes on stage 9 become obvious. MASH was filmed both on location at the Fox Ranch (now Malibu Creek State Park) and on the Fox studio backlot on stage 9. Please be aware that you may have to get over the river without a bridge during those times, and if there has been heavy rain, passage may be impossible. Note: The bridge (more info below) over Malibu Creek to get to the site is removed for winter (by November 30, and sometimes earlier if heavy rain is forecast) and reinstalled in the spring. For the diehard MASH fan, it feels like deja vu. Nearly anytime the characters in the series are driving outside of the camp, they are on the dirt road that you hike to reach the set. MASH fans will instantly recognize the terrain long before they reach the filming site. If you ever have the chance, I do recommend visiting. If you have anything to add, please comment and I can edit the post to include helpful suggestions. After another poster tried to go but the bridge was gone, I thought it might be helpful to write this for people who want to visit in the future and if they search, hopefully this will come up. Despite doing a bunch of research beforehand, I still felt a little unsure a couple of times where to go when I visited the MASH site.
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