In Twin Peaks Part 14 on Showtime, the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department visits Bobby Briggs’ childhood play area, Jack Rabbit’s Palace, then heads due east about 253 yards. Upon arrival, they are greeted with a mysterious woman laying next to a strange portal. This film location, like many others from Part 14, is found in Olallie State Park just outside of North Bend, Washington. Put some soil in your pocket and let’s explore.
Olallie State Park is located just down the highway from North Bend, Washington at 51350 S.E. Homestead Valley Road. Make sure you have an affordable Discover Pass, which allows you to visit many of the Washington State Parks. Once you park in the parking lot by Weeks Falls Trail, you’ll plot a course for the following coordinates: 47°26’07.1″N 121°39’07.6″W.
Interestingly, the location of Naido’s spot is not 253 yards (or 759 feet) from Jack Rabbit’s Palace. It’s more like 427 feet according to Google Maps. Nevertheless, it’s an awesome spot as you’ll see with the screen-to-location photos below.
After a hike through the woods outside Twin Peaks, Deputy Hawk and team arrive at a gigantic tree stump.
As they pass the tree stump, they see fog rising from the forest. Funny thing is that this fog actually appears quite often at higher elevations throughout King County, Washington. This time, the fog was added to create a sense of mystery.
The camera cuts to reaction shots as the deputies approach the fog-covered area. The key to finding this particular spot is the tree with the oddly-shaped bend in the middle of the image above (just look in the oppose direction from Naido’s spot).
The fog begins to lift as the deputies approach the area. A faint outline of a nude woman laying next to a round portal in the ground appears.
The deputies examine the woman. Note that the portal, and a silver painted tree were added to the location by the crew.
In the behind-the-scenes documentary by Jason S. titled “The Man with the Grey Elevated Hair,” we see David Lynch blocking this scene on paper. The actors appear in the spots exactly as he drew them.
Andy reaches down and turns the naked woman over. He grabs her hand. First Assistant Director Scott Cameron describes this scene to David Lynch in the previously mentioned behind-the-scenes documentary.
SCOTT
As the men get right there, Andy turns, his face shows a shock and disbelief. There lying on the mossy floor is a nude woman. Andy makes his way to her. The others, now seeing, move around her.
Scott continues:
SCOTT
Sheriff Truman reaches to see if there is a pulse. Andy touches the woman’s hand. The hand moves and the woman takes Andy’s hand in hers. “She’s alive,” Truman says.
The scene cuts to Naido on the mossy floor (note – I edited Naido’s photos as I try to keep this site safe-for-work).
Andy grabs her hand as Naido tries to see and speak.
Hawk watches the scene unfold. It’s easy to spot the tree behind him.
The camera cuts to a round portal with a golden liquid in the center. This item was constructed for the scene as it doesn’t exist in the location today.
In the behind-the-scenes documentary by Jason S. titled, “The Man With the Grey Elevated Hair,” you can see David and the crew creating the portal. It appears they dug a metal ring in the ground and filled it with gold paint. Look carefully and you’ll see the bottom of the silver-painted tree.
The crew then created practical lightning effects to get the portal to glow golden and white.
Back to the scene…
Bobby Briggs watches the scene unfold. He’s standing next to that silver tree. It’s not at the state park but the green-gold leaves still are present.
Sheriff Frank Truman remarks, “It’s 2:53 fellas.”
A portal opens in the sky above the deputies and Naido (courtesy of BUF who did the computer generated special effects for Season 3). The trees in this location, however, are still towering above the spot in Olallie.
Andy Brennan is transfixed by the portal.
As the deputies stand over Naido watching the sky portal, Andy vanishes (he makes a visit to the Fireman .. which was actually shot in California at the old Tower Theatre in downtown Los Angeles).
This location will return again in Part 16 when Mr. C visits the woods. Since there are some slightly different shots, I’m saving that location for a different article.
Here’s a short atmospheric video from this location in Olallie State Park. It was raining on September 17, 2019 when I spent all day in the park.
So peaceful!
BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF THE PORTAL
I shared a few looks at the portal creation earlier in this story. According to Lynch in “The Man with the Grey Elevated Hair,” he needed special product to finish making the prop.
DAVID LYNCH
It’s kind of like a plaster, and it’s, um, called Fix-It-All or Fix-All. It’s a bag that I think comes in 20-pound bags, and it’s green and yellow. I think the bag is. And, um, you mix it with water, and it sets up in about 20 minutes. We need two bags of that so we have enough to do the job.
David was correct – green and yellow bag. It’s available on HomeDepot.com in a 25-pound bag (just in case you wanted to make your own … like I dream of doing for my backyard).
When the crew returned from the store, all they could find were “tiny little boxes of ‘FixAll’.”
David asked if it’s the same as what they were working with. It’s wasn’t. It was Plaster of Paris.
In a moment that we can all relate, Lynch expresses his feelings about Plaster of Paris …. “Plaster of Pairs … bullsh*t!” But I guess it didn’t stop them from completing the project which looked as otherworldly as its cousin from Glastonberry Grove.
I love David Lynch in these behind-the-scenes moments. He is a visionary and truly an artist. It made me appreciate his craft even more!
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Looks Mr. Lynch is wearing a yellow Swatch watch in one of the photos.
Nice!
Would anyone be able to recognize the mr Lynch yellow watch?
It looks like a Swatch but can’t find anyone similar to that.
Thank you!