Diamond Lake
Diamond Lake is a Deschutes County Militia forward base in the north of Crater Lake and one of the five main encampments. It is the paymaster for Highway 97, so most southern Hordes, checkpoints and infestations earn Trust here.
- Type
- Settlement
- Region
- Crater Lake
Good to know
- Captain Derrick Kouri commands it at first.
- Lucas Monroe is the mechanic.
- Ava "Bergey" Bergstrom sells guns.
- Rumi Ikeda collects bounties.
- Highway 97 Hordes pay 1,650 Trust here each, and the Highway 97 infestations pay 1,400.
Vendors and trust
Diamond Lake has its own credits and trust levels. Highway 97 is full of work that pays it, so it can level up faster than Wizard Island if you clear the south.
What it's like
It runs as a Militia outpost, with soldiers rather than settlers. Captain Kouri gives you much of your work here.
Story eventsSpoilerShow
Kouri goes AWOL, and after Garret dies Corporal Glen Russell takes charge of the base.
- Prove It To MeDeacon rides with Captain Kouri of the Deschutes County Militia. It is your first real look at the Militia and its plans for the Freakers.
A Bunch of CavemenA Bunch of Cavemen is a camp job for Diamond Lake in the Crater Lake region. Marauders have set up a camp in the south, and Diamond Lake wants it gone, so you ride out and clear it.- A Hell Of A FightA Hell Of A Fight is a rescue job for Diamond Lake in the Crater Lake region. Marauders have grabbed Gomez and taken her to their camp east of Crater Lake, and you go in to get her out.
- Didn't Want To Join Up?A hostage rescue job for the Diamond Lake camp. A young survivor named Ethan Ross has been grabbed by marauders, and you find their area and pull him out.
- Just Doing My JobDiamond Lake wants an Anarchist Marauder camp cleared. You find the camp, kill everyone there, and free their prisoner Mitch Allen before getting out.
Keeping SouvenirsDiamond Lake has a bounty on Anderson, a killer tied to the deserter Vasquez. You track him from Mazama Village and bring back proof that he is dead.
We're Fighting A WarYou go with Captain Kouri to the Militia's Diamond Lake encampment to look for any trace of Sarah. You talk to a drifter there and search the camp before meeting Kouri back at your bike.- Encampment jobsEncampment jobs are the work the friendly camps hand out: bounties, hostage rescues and enemy camp clears. Each one pays trust and credits to the camp that posted it.
- Ava BergstromAva Bergstrom, called Bergey, is the weapons trader at the Militia's Diamond Lake camp. She sells guns and ammo to Deacon for camp credits. She is upbeat and enjoys giving him a hard time.
- Derrick KouriCaptain Derrick Kouri commands the Militia's Diamond Lake outpost and is second in command to Colonel Garret. Deacon meets him after saving two of his soldiers, and Kouri brings him into the Militia. He is wearing the Mongrels ring Deacon gave Sarah.
- Glen RussellCorporal Glen Russell is a Militia soldier at the Diamond Lake camp. You ride with him in the mission Not From Around Here. He matters more to the camp as the story goes on.
- GomezPrivate Gomez is a Militia soldier from Diamond Lake who runs supply and scouting trips for Captain Kouri. Marauders take her captive, and Kouri sends Deacon to free her in A Hell Of A Fight.
- Lucas MonroeLucas Monroe is the mechanic at the Militia's Diamond Lake camp, selling bike parts and handling fuel and repairs. He is Canadian and was on holiday in Oregon when the outbreak hit. He holds the rank of sergeant when Deacon arrives.
- Mitch AllenSergeant Mitch Allen is a Militia soldier from Captain Kouri's Diamond Lake outpost. Anarchists ambush his scouting squad and hold him in a cave system, and Deacon goes in after him in Just Doing My Job.
- Rumi IkedaRumi Ikeda is the bounty collector at the Militia's Diamond Lake camp. She pays camp credits for Freaker ears. She came to the US from Japan as an exchange student.
- VasquezVasquez is a Militia soldier who goes AWOL from Captain Kouri's Diamond Lake outpost. Kouri asks Deacon to help track him down. They find him with Marauders, holding Crystal Adkins captive in Don't Give Me Orders.
- Deschutes County MilitiaThe Deschutes County Militia is Colonel Garret's army in the south and the best-trained human force you meet. For much of the second half you work for them at Diamond Lake and Wizard Island. Their soldiers are also the toughest humans in the game to kill.
Rager BearRagers are infected black bears and the toughest animals in the game, with well over twice a normal bear's health. Treat one like a boss fight: keep your distance, set it on fire and pour in shotgun or heavy rifle rounds.
- Fishing At Diamond Lake VillageA sign about fishing rules at Diamond Lake Village in Crater Lake. It is in the Diamond Lake area, where the Militia keeps an outpost.
- Kouri - "To Have And to Hold"A photo of Captain Kouri's wife, Karie, tied to the Diamond Lake outpost in Crater Lake. It unlocks on its own through the story.
- Kouri - "To Protect and Serve"A letter to Captain Kouri from his wife Karie, found at the Diamond Lake outpost in Crater Lake. It is inside the green tent in the Diamond Lake camp.
Related places
- Settlement
Wizard Island
Wizard Island sits in the middle of Crater Lake and is the Deschutes County Militia's main base. You work for Colonel Garret here, with Dee's gun shop and Caleb Tomlinson's garage as the draw.
- Horde
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.
- Camp
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.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationSettlementCopeland's Camp
Copeland's Camp is Mark Copeland's encampment on Peaceful Lake in the Cascade, and your first real base. Go here for bounties, ammo and the bike upgrades that open the map, starting with Nitrous I and Saddlebags I.