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.
Rimview Ranch Horde
Rimview Ranch Horde is a 150-Swarmer Horde in Crater Lake, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after Rimview Ranch Infestation. Clear it for 4,000 XP and 1,100 Trust at Wizard Island.
Rimview Ranch Infestation
The Rimview Ranch Infestation is a 3-nest Crater Lake job near a ranch and bed and breakfast. It pays Wizard Island, and clearing it makes the Rimview Ranch Horde show up in the region.
River Flow Farms Horde
River Flow Farms Horde is a 75-Swarmer Horde in Lost Lake, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after Not Like I Got A Choice. Clear it for 3,000 XP and 600 Trust at Iron Mike's Camp.
Rogue Camp Infestation
The Rogue Camp Infestation is a 6-nest Lost Lake job near a tunnel the Rippers used to cross the Iron Ridge. It pays Iron Mike's Camp and is one of the bigger nest jobs in the north.
Rogue Tunnel NERO Checkpoint
The Rogue Tunnel NERO Checkpoint is the only checkpoint in Iron Butte, northeast of the Redwood RV Park Ambush Camp. It pays Iron Mike's Camp, and its memo shows NERO was cleared to use extreme force on the Rippers.
Rum Rye Gulch Horde
Rum Rye Gulch Horde is a 125-Swarmer Horde in Highway 97, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after For An Outlaw Biker. Clear it for 4,000 XP and 1,650 Trust at Diamond Lake.
Sagebrush Point Horde
Sagebrush Point Horde is a 125-Swarmer Horde in Highway 97, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after For An Outlaw Biker. Clear it for 4,000 XP and 1,650 Trust at Diamond Lake.
Santiam Tunnel NERO Checkpoint
The Santiam Tunnel NERO Checkpoint is a Lost Lake checkpoint at the choked Santiam Tunnel, south of the Berley Lake Infestation. It pays Iron Mike's Camp and holds an injector.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationShadow Lake Horde
Shadow Lake Horde is a 50-Swarmer Horde in Belknap, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after Drifters on the Mountain. Clear it for 2,000 XP and 1,550 Trust at Hot Springs.
Sherman's Camp
Sherman's Camp is an abandoned historic town in Lost Lake where a survivor settlement was wiped out early in the outbreak. Now it holds an infestation and a Horde, and you visit it with Iron Mike in the story.
Sherman's Camp Horde
Sherman's Camp Horde is a 75-Swarmer Horde in Lost Lake, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after Not Like I Got A Choice. Clear it for 3,000 XP and 600 Trust at Iron Mike's Camp.
Sherman's Camp Infestation
The Sherman's Camp Infestation is a 3-nest job in the abandoned Lost Lake town that was wiped out overnight. It pays Iron Mike's Camp, and the Sherman's Camp Horde lives in the same area.
Solomon Hill Horde
Solomon Hill Horde is a 125-Swarmer Horde in Highway 97, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after For An Outlaw Biker. Clear it for 4,000 XP and 1,650 Trust at Diamond Lake.
South Oregon Crier Infestation
The South Oregon Crier Infestation has you kill 42 Criers, infected ravens, across Highway 97. Their nests sit in trees and on power poles over a wide area rather than one zone, and the job pays Diamond Lake.
Spruce Lake Ambush Camp
Spruce Lake Ambush Camp sits on a NERO checkpoint at the mouth of a barricaded tunnel in Crater Lake. A small Horde inside the tunnel wakes at any noise, but it also makes this a good place to farm ears.
Spruce Lake NERO Checkpoint
The Spruce Lake NERO Checkpoint shares its site with the Spruce Lake Ambush Camp at a barricaded tunnel in Crater Lake. It pays 3,500 Wizard Island credits and has one of the biggest loot piles of any checkpoint. A respawning Horde sleeps in the tunnel.
Sugarpine Butte
Sugarpine Butte is an Iron Butte spot where a historical marker tells the story of a giant iron meteorite found nearby. It is a collectible stop, worth a detour if you are hunting markers.
Teller Cabin
Teller Cabin is a pioneer homestead in the Cascade wilderness with a historical marker about the Teller family. It is a collectible stop with one of the darker stories in the marker set.
The Burger Mart
The Burger Mart is a burger joint 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.
The Chateau
The Chateau is a restaurant 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.
The Horseshoe Cafe
The Horseshoe Cafe is a diner-style cafe 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.
Thielsen Pass Cabin
An unmarked hut near Thielsen Pass where Deacon and Sarah sat out a blizzard before the outbreak. It has no map marker and matters only for the memory it holds.
Timber Auto Parts
Timber Auto Parts is an auto parts shop 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.
Tumblebug River Infestation
The Tumblebug River Infestation is a 3-nest Crater Lake job on the back roads to Crater Lake. It pays Wizard Island and sits next to the Cascade Lakes Railway Ambush Camp and the Volcanic Legacy checkpoint.