7 regions
Belknap is the volcanic region south of the Cascade, home to Ada Tucker's Hot Springs camp and the town of Marion Forks. You come here early for Tucker's work and stay for its seven Hordes and three infestations.
Cascade is the northern starting region, in the Farewell wilderness around Copeland's Camp at Peaceful Lake. It is where you learn the game, and it still has 8 Hordes and 4 NERO research sites to come back for.
Crater Lake is the far southern region built around the real lake and Wizard Island, the Militia's headquarters. It opens in the second half of the story and has the most encampment jobs and NERO research sites in the game.
Highway 97 is the southern stretch of US highway running through Chemult and past Chemult Community College. It has more Hordes than any other region, including the 300-strong Lobert Draw Ridge Horde, so bring your best gear.
Iron Butte is the Rippers' home territory in the east, locked until late in the story. Come here for its 11 R.I.P. Sermons, two Ripper ambush camps, the Rogue Tunnel checkpoint and the Cloverdale research facility.
Lost Lake is the central region of the map, built around a resort lake that holds Iron Mike's Camp. It becomes your main base for the middle of the story and packs 6 Hordes, 3 infestations and Sherman's Camp.
Pinnacles is a cut region east of Highway 97. You cannot enter it; both ways in are blocked. Data miners found plans for a sixth camp, Fort Klamath, ranches and farms there, plus a cut Act 4 mission.
151 places in Days Gone.
Ambush Camp
Ambush Camps are hostile survivor camps you clear for the Ambush Camp Hunter storyline. There are 14 across the map, each paying XP, Trust and credits to a nearby camp, and each bunker becomes a fast travel point.
Anarchist Mine Horde
A 300-Swarmer Horde that only spawns during Just Doing My Job, the Diamond Lake job to clear an Anarchist camp and rescue Mitch Allen. It disappears for good once the mission ends, dead or not.
Aspen Butte Ambush Camp
Aspen Butte Ambush Camp is a Highway 97 camp northwest of the Chemult Community College NERO Checkpoint. It pays 5,000 XP, the joint best of any ambush camp, and clearing it stops the traps on the roads around it.
Bare Bay Ambush Camp
Bare Bay Ambush Camp sits in the far south of Highway 97, south of the Chemult College NERO Checkpoint. Like Aspen Butte it pays 5,000 XP and 2,750 Diamond Lake Trust, so it is worth the long ride.
Bear Creek Hot Springs Ambush Camp
Bear Creek Hot Springs Ambush Camp is a Belknap story job north of Tucker's Hot Springs camp. It is one of the early camps, paying Hot Springs Trust and credits, and the Bear Creek Hot Springs Horde lives nearby.
Bear Creek Hot Springs Horde
The Bear Creek Hot Springs Horde is a 50-Swarmer Horde Killer target in Belknap, north of Tucker's Hot Springs camp. It opens after We've All Done Things and pays well in Hot Springs Trust for its size.
Beasley Lake Horde
The Beasley Lake Horde is a 125-Swarmer Horde Killer target on Highway 97. It opens after For An Outlaw Biker and pays 4,000 XP plus Diamond Lake Trust.
Beaver Marsh Rest Stop Horde
The Beaver Marsh Rest Stop Horde is a 130-Swarmer Horde Killer target at a rest stop on Highway 97. It is one of the larger southern Hordes and pays 4,000 XP plus Diamond Lake Trust.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationBelknap
Belknap is the volcanic region south of the Cascade, home to Ada Tucker's Hot Springs camp and the town of Marion Forks. You come here early for Tucker's work and stay for its seven Hordes and three infestations.
Belknap Caves Ambush Camp
Belknap Caves Ambush Camp is a Belknap story job south of the Marion Forks Tunnel NERO Checkpoint. It pays Hot Springs Trust and credits and sits close to Crazy Willie's, so you can clear both in one trip.
Belknap Caves Horde
A small 30-Swarmer Horde living at the Belknap Caves Ambush Camp in Belknap. No mission needs it dead and it does not count toward Horde Killer, so you can skip it or farm it for practice.
Belknap Crater Horde
The Belknap Crater Horde is a 50-Swarmer Horde Killer target in the volcanic Belknap country. It opens after you move to Lost Lake in We've All Done Things and pays Hot Springs.
Belknap NERO Research Site 1
The first of two NERO research sites in Belknap, on a hilltop west of Hot Springs beside a crashed NERO helicopter. You need a bike jump to reach it, and it pays out a NERO Injector.
Belknap NERO Research Site 2
The second of two NERO research sites in Belknap, deep inside a Freaker cave. Time your visit for night, when the cave is mostly empty, and grab the NERO Injector.
Belknap Tunnel
Belknap Tunnel is the road tunnel linking the Cascade and Belknap regions. Swarmers lurk inside, so ride through with a plan, and you pass through it during the story mission Bad Way To Go Out.
Berley Lake Ambush Camp
Berley Lake Ambush Camp is a Lost Lake camp northwest of the Berley Lake Infestation. Clear it for Iron Mike's Trust and the Proximity Bomb recipe in its bunker, one of the best Horde tools in the game.
Berley Lake Horde
The Berley Lake Horde is a 75-Swarmer Horde Killer target in Lost Lake that uses the lake as a watering hole. It opens after We've All Done Things and pays 3,000 XP plus Iron Mike's Trust.
Berley Lake Infestation
The Berley Lake Infestation is a Lost Lake nest-clearing job with 4 nests to burn. It pays Iron Mike's Camp and sits near the Berley Lake Ambush Camp and the Santiam Tunnel checkpoint. You can clear all three in one trip.
Big Mountain Travel Center
Big Mountain Travel Center is a truck stop in Chemult on Highway 97. It has no mission of its own. Chemult is still worth a scavenging run if you keep clear of the Horde at the train station.
Black Crater Ambush Camp
Black Crater Ambush Camp is a Ripper-held camp southwest of Hot Springs in Belknap. It pays Hot Springs Trust and credits, and the Rippers here won't surrender.
Black Mountain Ridge
Black Mountain Ridge is a spot in the Iron Butte valley with a historical marker about Iron Butte itself, an old volcano. Stop by if you are filling out the historical marker collection.
Brick Oven Pizza & Pub
Brick Oven Pizza & Pub is a pizza place and bar in Chemult on Highway 97. It has no mission of its own. Chemult is still worth a scavenging run if you keep clear of the Horde at the train station.
Buck Meadow Bridge
Buck Meadow Bridge is a Cascade crossing on the trail toward Proxy Falls. It is where the hunt for Leon heads in We'll Make It Quick, and the Proxy Falls Horde roams the same trail.
Bunkers
Bunkers are underground shelters hidden at most ambush camps. Clear the camp and open the hatch to get a bed, a save point and a locker. Many also give a crafting recipe and a regional map.