Planet of the Apes shot scenes in the United States.
Arizona ( [ ɛərᵻˈzoʊnə , _ ærᵻ - ] ) ( Hoozdo Hahoodzo [ xòːztò xɑ̀xòːtsò ] O'odham : Alĭ ṣonak [ ˡaɺi ˡʃonak ] ) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States . California ( [ kælᵻˈfɔːrnjə , _ - ni.ə ] , ) is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Glen Canyon National Recreation Area ( shortened to Glen Canyon NRA or GCNRA ) is a recreation and conservation unit of the National Park Service ( USA ) that encompasses the area around Lake Powell and lower Cataract Canyon in Utah and Arizona , covering 1,254,429 acres ( 5,076 km2 ) of mostly desert . Planet of the Apes (1968 film) . 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 . Utah ( [ ˈjuːtɔː ] or [ ˈjuːtɑː ] ) is a state in the western United States .