Editing Bonanza (section)

=== Set and filming ===
[[File:Bonanza-Ponderosa Ranch-postcard-03 (5619566355).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.35|Ponderosa tour postcard – visitors tour the replica ranchhouse and its big living room with stone fireplace overlooking the east shore of [[Lake Tahoe]], in [[Incline Village, Nevada]] where several rebuilt ranch buildings were used as a set for outside filming.]]

The opening scene for the first season was shot at [[Lake Hemet]], a reservoir in the San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, and later moved to Lake Tahoe. After moving to Lake Tahoe, the opening sequence with theme music was filmed on the east side of Lake Tahoe in Bourne's meadow near Round Hill, Nevada. During the first season extra horses were rented from the Idyllwild Stables in Idyllwild, also in the San Jacinto Mountains. The first Virginia City set was used on the show until 1970 and was located on a backlot at Paramount and featured in episodes of ''[[Have Gun – Will Travel]]'', ''[[Mannix]]'' and ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''. In the 1970 premiere episode of the 12th season titled "The Night Virginia City Died", Deputy Clem Foster's pyromaniac fiancée levels the town in a series of fires (reflecting a real 1875 fire that destroyed three-quarters of Virginia City). This allowed for a switch to the less expensive Warner studios from September 1970 through January 1973. The script was initially written for the departing David Canary's Candy, but was rewritten for actors Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee) and Bing Russell (Deputy Clem Foster), who rarely appeared together on the show.

The program's Nevada set, the [[Ponderosa Ranch]] house, was recreated in [[Incline Village, Nevada]], in 1967, and remained a tourist attraction until its sale thirty-seven years later in September 2004.

The series was also partially filmed in [[Wildwood Regional Park]] in [[Thousand Oaks, California]].<ref>Schad, Jerry (2009). ''Los Angeles County: A Comprehensive Hiking Guide''. Wilderness Press. Pages 35–36. {{ISBN|9780899976396}}.</ref><ref>Stone, Robert (2011). ''Day Hikes Around Ventura County''. Day Hike Books. Page 216. {{ISBN|9781573420624}}.</ref><ref>Maxwell, Thomas J. (2000). ''Hiking In Wildwood Regional Park: Natural History, Folklore, and Trail Guide''. California Lutheran University. Page 2.</ref>