The film "Where the Crawdads Sing" was filmed in the state of Louisiana, USA.

Filming Locations:

Fontainebleau State Park

In the Movie

Scene where Kya meets Chase, who is on the beach with his friends.

In Reality

The scene was filmed I'm not 100% sure, but all information points to this part of Fontainebleau State Park as the filming location. Please leave your comment in the section below if you have evidence that it was filmed elsewhere.

Old St. Bernard Parish Courthouse

In the Movie

Scene where Kya is defended in court by Tom Milton.

In Reality

The scene was filmed A historic building originally built as a courthouse in 1916, it was recently used as part of P.G.T. Beauregard Middle School. It served as the first St. Bernard Parish courthouse until 1939 when the parish administration moved to Chalmette.

North Shore - Lake Pontchartrain

In the Movie

Scene where Tate teaches Kya to read.

In Reality

The scene was filmed The exact location is currently unknown. Lake Pontchartrain is actually not a lake but an estuary. It is approximately 40 miles wide from east to west and 24 miles from north to south. Lake Pontchartrain was named by French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville in 1699. Native Americans called it Okwata, meaning "wide water."

W. Main Street

In the Movie

Scene where Kya sees that the people in town do not consider her one of them.

In Reality