CSI: Miami is filmed primarily in the United States. Location shots are filmed in the South Florida/Miami-Dade area, while indoor scenes are shot at Raleigh Manhattan Studios in Manhattan Beach, California. Some scenes, mainly outdoor, are filmed mostly in Long BeachCA, as well as portions of Manhattan Beach. Beach areas of DowntownLong Beach are often used for other outdoor scenes: Marina Green Park,Rainbow Lagoon Park. The newly constructed high-rise condos there givethe presence of being in Miami. The sculptured walkway paying tributeto the old Pike Roller Coaster can be seen in the background in theepisode "Under The Influence" (original air date 10/04/04; there, Alexxand Horatio investigate a body found on Shoreline Drive, a street madefamous by the Long Beach Grand Prix).

Other locations of Long Beach are used such as the Naples district,where its canals and upscale homes with large boat docks and palm treesgive a feel of Miami.

In the early episodes, and gradually through to the present day,there would be a sighting of a mobile news van from CBS' Miamiaffiliate WFOR-TV Channel 4 and(nowadays) microphones and news vans from cross-state rival WINK-TV, based in Fort Myers; a similar idea was used throughout the entire 12-year run of another CBS crime drama, Hawaii Five-O, when a news van from CBS' long-time Honolulu station KGMB Channel 9 was used in a few episodes as well.