The journey through the Twin Peaks film locations for Glastonbury Grove comes to an end with a look at Part 18 from Season 3. Once again, the crew returned to Franklin Canyon Park outside Beverly Hills, California for this episode.
The small picnic area in Franklin Canyon Park that served as Glastonbury Grove is located just off Franklin Canyon Drive. It’s down the street from the location where the law enforcement team walked after Maddy Ferguson’s death in Episode 2009. The coordinates are 34.12181, -118.40985.
LOCATING THE SPOT
Speculation that Franklin Canyon Park was used again in Season 3 dates back to March 26, 2018.
On March 26, 2018, longtime Twin Peaks fan and fellow Bookhouse Boy wondered on Twitter about the location of the “new g grove” in Season 3.  The last time Travis posed a question, I ended up finding The Zone from Part 11.
Roger Jessup Park was considered. This spot was supposedly used as the film location where Windom Earle captures Major Briggs in Episode 2020. That’s a whole other story for another time.
The challenge with Roger Jessup Park is that it is too flat.
Travis believed that the terrain from Season 3 screen caps matched the landscape from Episode 2022. He should know as he was there when Charles from InTwinPeaks.com found the spot.
I agreed, especially after comparing the tree next to Diane with a photo I took on July 13, 2010 at the park.
One thing I’ve noticed when searching for film location is landscapes, such as trees, mountains, or terrain, doesn’t change that much.
I circled a spot on the tree next to Diane that looked awfully similar to a tree in Franklin Canyon Park when I visited in July 2010.
When Ivan Bukta and I visited the Park on May 26, 2019, I took additional photos from the area which you’ll see in a moment. It was the Behind the Curtain extras from Part 18 on the Twin Peaks – From Z to A collection that confirmed they did indeed use Franklin Canyon Park for Season 3.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015
Scenes with Cooper exiting the Lodge and meeting Diane were shot on Thursday, December 17, 2015. It was the last day of shooting in 2015 before the Christmas holiday break.
This was the same day that Michael Horse shot his scenes of Deputy Hawk walking through the woods in Part 2.
This makes sense with how they shot Season 3. All the scenes for a particular location were shot around the same time, even if those scenes appeared in different episodes.
COOPER LEAVING THE LODGE
Television AcademySince no official script exists for Season 3, I’ll reference the Combined Dialogue and Continuity Lists submitted to the Television Academy.
The scene opens with Cooper (though the Continuity List calls him “Dougie”)  stepping into a “room with trees without leaves and a hole with water.” I love that the Behind the Curtain extras for Part 18 on the Twin Peaks – From Z to A set shows the set.
The drapes close behind Cooper and he looks around.
Here are more looks at the Glastonbury Grove set.
Here’s one last look at the set as compared to the actual location from May 26, 2019. I feel like I can almost see the spot where the “hole with water” was created in the bottom image.
Cooper stands at the entrance and looks for a way to navigate through the trees.
David Lynch is watching the action as it unfolds on two monitors. They did a two camera set up for many of the shots which gave more options in post. Again, I still would love to see all of the alternate angle footage.
Lynch discusses with Kyle MacLachlan how he should walk through the trees.
Missing footage we don’t see in the episode is Kyle bending down under the trees.
When Cooper entered the Lodge in Episode 2022, he walked around the left side of the hole.
SEEING DIANE
Television AcademyCooper leaves the Lodge and sees Diane Evans.
She is standing at the base of a small hill and on the same spot where Windom Earle’s cabin was constructed for Season 2.
Here is the same tree in Franklin Canyon Park on May 26, 2019.
Cooper spots Diane as he passes beyond the trees.
In Behind the Curtain, he is seen walking away from the ring of trees. It’s great to see marks on the ground. The odd part about this shot, however, is that Diane would be stand from where Jason S., the camera operator, was shooting this behind-the-scenes footage. That’s the magic of filmmaking!
Here is a similar shot from Franklin Canyon in July 2010. The giant bushes on the right side of the image are still there today.
Diane is in disbelief. She asks, “Is it  you? Is it really you?”
Cooper responds, “Yes. It’s really me, Diane.”
It’s great seeing David Lynch giving Laura Dern some direction for the scene.
Here is a similar shot of the path behind them. It’s the same path Michael Horse walks down in Part 2.
IS IT YOU?
Television AcademyThe scene continues with Cooper and Diane confirming their identities.
You can see the same grass behind Diane on the hillside in the Park.
Diane touches Cooper’s face. He asks her, “Is it really you?” She confirms it is.
I adore all these behind-the-scenes shots. I only wish we had this kind of footage from Seasons 1 and 2 and the film.
The trail behind Cooper and Diane is the same one that Cooper and Truman used when they arrived at Glastonbury Grove.
At the top of the hill, the crew placed lighting to provide some backlighting for the scene. There is a parking lot at the top of the hill which is probably where crew trailers were parked.
The scene ends with a shot of Glastonbury Grove as the red drapes disappear.
I’ll end this article with scenes of Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlan wrapping the night of filming with David Lynch. I love them so much!
