<P> Hill Valley is the fictional town in California as shown with the clock that serves as the setting of the Back to the Future trilogy and its animated spin - off series . In the trilogy , Hill Valley is seen in four different time periods ( 1885 , 1955 , 1985 and 2015 ) as well as in a dystopian alternate 1985 . The films contain many sight gags , verbal innuendos and detailed set design elements , from which a detailed and consistent history of the area can be derived . </P>
<P> Hill Valley is the fictional town in California as shown with the clock that serves as the setting of the Back to the Future trilogy and its animated spin - off series . In the trilogy , Hill Valley is seen in four different time periods ( 1885 , 1955 , 1985 and 2015 ) as well as in a dystopian alternate 1985 . The films contain many sight gags , verbal innuendos and detailed set design elements , from which a detailed and consistent history of the area can be derived . </P>
where is hill valley in back to the future
where is hill valley in back to the future
California
California