Claim: Planet of the Apes shot scenes in the United States.
Evidence: Filming took place between May 21 and August 10 , 1967 , in California , Utah and Arizona , with desert sequences shot in and around Lake Powell , Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Arizona -LRB- -LSB- ɛərᵻˈzoʊnə , _ ærᵻ - -RSB- -RRB- -LRB- Hoozdo Hahoodzo -LSB- xòːztò xɑ̀xòːtsò -RSB- O'odham : Alĭ ṣonak -LSB- ˡaɺi ˡʃonak -RSB- -RRB- is a state in the southwestern region of the United States.
Utah -LRB- -LSB- ˈjuːtɔː -RSB- or -LSB- ˈjuːtɑː -RSB- -RRB- is a state in the western United States.
California -LRB- -LSB- kælᵻˈfɔːrnjə , _ - ni.ə -RSB- , -RRB- is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area -LRB- shortened to Glen Canyon NRA or GCNRA -RRB- is a recreation and conservation unit of the National Park Service -LRB- USA -RRB- that encompasses the area around Lake Powell and lower Cataract Canyon in Utah and Arizona , covering 1,254,429 acres -LRB- 5,076 km2 -RRB- of mostly desert.