Pioneertown is an unincorporated community of the Morongo Basin region of the High Desert in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
It is an 1880s-themed town developed as a shooting location for actors working on Western films and TV series which includes businesses and residences.
[3] Hundreds of Westerns and early television shows were filmed in Pioneertown, including The Cisco Kid and Edgar Buchanan's Judge Roy Bean.
[8] Among the buildings saved was Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, a longtime local club and landmark built within the town's original and only gas station, which counts among its regular patrons notable musicians, including Eric Burdon and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.
On January 18, 2019, the Kidz Bop Kids used Pioneertown as the set for their music video for the cover of Lil Nas X's song, "Old Town Road".
In 2023, San Bernardino County officials announced plans to apply generic commercial zoning to Pioneertown's historic district.