In Twin Peaks Part 14 on Showtime, the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department sets out to find Jack Rabbit’s Palace. They arrive at the trail entrance, grab their gear, and set off into the woods. In reality, this scene was shot at Olallie State Park located just outside of North Bend, Washington.
WHERE IS THE TRAIL ENTRANCE TO JACK RABBIT’S PALACE LOCATED?
Located at 51350 SE Homestead Valley Road, Olallie State Park is a public recreation area that stretches about 3.5-miles along the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River. The park was used as a film location for several scenes in both Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and Season 3 on Showtime. If you plan on visiting the park, make sure you pick up a Discover Pass.
TRAIL ENTRANCE TO JACK RABBIT’S PALACE IN TWIN PEAKS PART 14
The scene opens with Sheriff Frank Truman and his team arriving at the trail entrance.
The scene was shot on October 6, 2015, the second day of filming at Olallie State Park.
Finding this location was relatively easy as I remember seeing the landscape when I was researching Agent Chet Desmond and Sam Stanley’s drive to Deer Meadow in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
This image shows the approximate location of where the trail entrance is located. The approximate coordinates for the location are 47°26’05.3″N 121°39’09.4″W.
To get to this particular spot, you need to drive down the road you would use to access the parking lot near the Ranger’s House in Olallie State Park.
PREPARING FOR THE HIKE IN PART 14
Sheriff Frank Truman parks the car and the deputies exit the vehicle.
I love that Andy Brennan and Bobby Briggs have what appear to be RR-2-GO! cups from the Double R Diner. Bobby also looks to be eating a doughnut.
There is a wide angle shot of the deputies grabbing their gear. Look carefully at the tree behind where they are standing.
You can see how details on the tree match in this image I took during my visit to this spot on September 17, 2019
There is a close up shot of the deputies passing by the truck on the way to the trail entrance.
The deputies pass by giant trees on their way to the trail.
Deputy Hawk, Sheriff Truman and Deputy Andy follow Bobby into the woods.
The tree in the image above matches the tree that Andy passes.
This is what the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department would have seen when they entered the woods. As you can tell, there is no trail. They would have had to navigate through thick brush.
I created a short video from this film location that includes me following the footsteps of the deputies as they enter the woods.
TRAIL ENTRANCE TO JACK RABBIT’S PALACE IN PART 17
The location is used again in Twin Peaks Part 17 when Mr. C parks his black Chevy Silverado at the trail entrance.
This scene was also shot on October 6, 2015, the same day as when the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department arrived at the trail entrance in Part 14.
The image above combines a scene from Part 14 and Part 17. It appears the leaves on the road are similar in both images and even the camera angle almost matches. This would follow how Season 3 was shot, where all of the scenes in a particular location where shot around the same time.
