▁write ▁the ▁two - hour ▁series ▁finale . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁locations ▁During ▁its ▁first ▁four ▁seasons , ▁Daw son ' s ▁Creek ▁was ▁primarily ▁fil med ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁at ▁E UE / Screen ▁G ems ▁stud ios ▁and ▁on ▁location ▁around ▁Wil ming ton , ▁with ▁South port ▁and ▁Wright sv ille ▁Beach ▁also ▁standing ▁in ▁for ▁the ▁fict ional ▁town ▁of ▁Cap es ide , ▁a ▁port ▁city ▁located ▁in ▁mid - C ape ▁C od . ▁The ▁Wil ming ton ▁area ▁benef ited ▁greatly ▁from ▁the ▁show . ▁While ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁films , ▁commer ci als ▁and ▁music ▁videos ▁had ▁been ▁shot ▁at ▁the ▁stud ios , ▁Daw son ' s ▁Creek ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁occup y ▁numerous ▁sound st ages ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁Other ▁shows ▁as ▁One ▁Tree ▁Hill ▁later ▁occupied ▁some ▁of ▁those ▁same ▁sound st ages ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁used ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁locations ▁in ▁Wil ming ton . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁business ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁community ▁by ▁the ▁project , ▁it ▁attract ed ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁a ▁film ing ▁location ▁and ▁boost ed ▁tour ism . ▁The ▁visitors ' ▁b ureau ▁distributed ▁a ▁special ▁guide ▁to ▁film ing ▁locations ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Le ery , ▁Lind ley , ▁and ▁Pot ter ▁homes ▁private ▁resid ences ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁H ew lett s ▁Creek , ▁a ▁stream ▁in ▁New ▁Han over ▁County , ▁were ▁used .