Where is Alone filmed?
Short answer: all over the world, and almost always somewhere cold, wet, and hard to reach. The show started on northern Vancouver Island and has since gone to Patagonia, Mongolia, the Canadian subarctic and Arctic, South Africa's Karoo, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Here is every region the franchise has used, with the seasons filmed there.
Quatsino Territory
Quatsino Territory, Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Alone Season 1 (2015)
- Alone Season 2 (2016) · Quatsino, near Port Hardy, northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Alone Season 4: Lost & Found (2017) · Quatsino Territory, Vancouver Island, near Port Hardy, British Columbia
Patagonia
Patagonia, Andes foothills near Lago Escondido, Lago Soberanía, and Lago Montes (Río Negro Province)
- Alone Season 3: Patagonia (2016)
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Khonin Nuga valley
Khonin Nuga valley, Selenge Province (near Züünkharaa)
- Alone Season 5: Redemption (2018)
East Arm of Great Slave Lake
East Arm of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories (approx. 400 km south of the Arctic Circle, 120 km south of the arctic tree line)
- Alone Season 6: The Arctic (2019)
- Alone Season 7: Million Dollar Challenge (2020) · East Arm of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories (near Łutselk'e)
Chilko Lake
Chilko Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Big River
Big River, Nunatsiavut region, northern Labrador, Canada (approx. 35 km / 21 mi south of Makkovik)
- Alone Season 9: Labrador (marketed on some platforms as "Alone: Polar Bear Island") (2022)
- Alone: Frozen (2022) · North Atlantic coast of Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Reindeer Lake
Reindeer Lake, northern Saskatchewan, Canada
Mackenzie River Delta
Mackenzie River Delta, ~125 miles north of the Arctic Circle near Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Alone Season 11: Arctic Circle (2024)
- Alone Season 13: World Championship (2026) · Richardson Mountains, Beaufort Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada, near Aklavik
Great Karoo
Great Karoo, a semi-arid desert region in the Eastern/Western Cape, South Africa
- Alone Season 12: Africa (2025)
South West Tasmania
South West Tasmania, Australia (Tasmanian wilderness)
- Alone Australia Season 1 (2023)
- Alone Australia Season 3 (2025) · West Coast Range, lutruwita/Tasmania, Australia
Fiordland
Fiordland, New Zealand's South Island (Te Waipounamu)
- Alone Australia Season 2 (2024)
Sápmi
Sápmi, Arctic Circle, Finland
- Alone Australia Season 4 (2026)
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No single filming site
No single filming site, each of the three head-to-head competitors in a given episode builds on their own home turf/terrain across the continental US (contestants' home regions include Georgia/Ohio/Virginia, Washington State, Arizona/Iowa, Oregon, Idaho, Florida/Idaho, and Indiana); the judge does not appear on-site.
- Alone: The Skills Challenge (2022)
Shopping examples
From filming locations to camp gear
The seasons above show how much camp work the setting demands. If you are exploring tools for your own camping trips, compare these examples and the contestant gear lists. Gear choices and local land-use rules vary by destination.
Example folding saw
Silky BIGBOY 360 mm folding saw
A 360 mm folding blade with large teeth for cutting camp wood. Check the delivery estimate before ordering.
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Example camp shovel
Cold Steel Special Forces shovel
A compact shovel with a carbon steel blade and wood handle, measuring 20 inches overall. The linked 92SFS listing includes a sheath.
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For the rest of the kit, browse the Alone gear list and cooking-pot comparisons.
Wondering what people are allowed to bring to these places? See the rules and approved item list.