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Monster Hunter World Map — Each MHW Location Explained

Shyam Chathuranga

Monster Hunter World map contains a bunch of locations that you as a Hunter has to visit at some point in the storyline. Each of these Map Locations have different monsters, camps, gathering points, lakes and more.

Let’s take a look at each of the areas in Monster Hunter World map.

You might think there are only 5 locations in the full MHW map, but exactly there are 9 locations.

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MHW Astera Map

Astera is the base of operation of the Research Commission in the World. There are various places within Astera which you can get resources to aid in your hunting. Astera consists of following places,

Resource Center

Resource Center lets you register bounties, investigations, deliver items and more. You can earn Research Points, Armor Spheres, Wyverian Prints etc. as rewards in this place of Astera.

Smithy

Smithy is a place you visit very frequently in the beginning of the game as this place lets you use materials you collect during hunts to forge, upgrade, augment your equipment such as Weapons, Armor and Charms. You can also sell your old equipment for money at Smithy.

Botanical Research

Botanical Research is one of the three places I visit every gaming day for every 5 hunts. Because it lets you cultivate various items you need for ammo, bombs, boosts etc. I always cultivate Flash Bugs, Might Seeds, Adamant Seeds and a couple more I can’t live without. You can add fertilizer to cultivate your items in bigger quantities. Max you can add fertilizer is for 9 quests, that’s why I visit Botanical Research for every 5 hunts to refertilize.

Argosy

Argosy is another place I visit frequently to buy all the items he brings when he arrive. I have asked the Argosy to bring me 2x Consumable Items and 1x Material Items. You need to spend your Research Points to buy at Argosy.

Provisions Stockpile

If you’re a Gunner, Archer or Bomber, then you have to visit Provisions Stockpile frequently unless you love to go gathering. Of course, you have to pay Zenny to buy stuffs here. You also need to visit this place in case you need Astera Jerky, Cool Drink, Trap Tool and the most important ones — Powercharm and Armorcharm — letting you boost your Attack & Defense just carrying it in the Item Pouch.

Elder Melder

Elder Melder is a granny on top of the big pot, but it’s not that useful for me except for getting the one missing material for my equipment. I have used Elder Melder to get a couple of monster Gems.

Ecological Research

Ecological Research is the place that updates your Hunter’s Notes book to show Monster Weaknesses, HR-LR rewards and Monster Physiology data as you Level Up each monster’s Research Level by collecting tracks. Not a place I visit frequently. This place also gives you Special Investigations such as the Elder Dragon hunting quests initially.

Canteen

When I started MHW on PC release date, I used the Astera Canteen a couple of times. But after couple of quests I started using Camp’s Canteen to have meals cooked by my Handler almost all the time. In fact it’s a long way to reach Astera Canteen when I’m down near my favorite Astera Places.

Gathering Hub

Gathering Hub lets you meet other hunters when you’re playing online outside of quests, but they also need to visit Gathering Hub to meet them. Gathering Hub is a crazy useful place because it has its own Canteen and many of the above mentioned places exists within the Gathering Hub saving your time a lot. When I go there, I always eat before departing on a quest.

Other Astera Places

Other than the above important places, Quest Board and Item Box is the most frequent thing you access. You can set Decorations, change equipment and do lots more using Item Box. Then there are other places such as Armory selling crappy weapons, but very useful Mantles as a payment for delivering items.

MHW Ancient Forest Map

Even before you land on Astera, Ancient Forest is the one you get to know early in the game. Ancient Forest is also the home location of Astera. It’s a major part of the commonly visible Monster Hunter World map 5 locations. These commonly visible 5-locations are a reason why we say World is the island referred to in the Tale of The Five book.

As the name implies, Ancient Forest is a huge forest with 3 floors consisting various useful stuffs distributed among 17 Areas. It’s a big place as well as annoying since you to have to travel a lot when hunting.

I also found Rainbow bug in Ancient Forest which is an Achievement in the game.

Monster Hunter World Camp Locations — Ancient Forest

Knowing all MHW camp locations can save you a lot of time. It also increases your chances of getting better SOS support. There are 4 Ancient Forest Camps. Each campsite consists Item Box, Small Canteen, Palico spot and a Tent where you can change your equipment and items.

1. Southwest Camp (1) Ancient Forest

You access this first campsite early in the game when you fell out of sky. This Ancient Forest camp is in the Area #1 in the first floor and the only one setup automatically. This camp is the best place when hunting Great Jagras.

2. Northeast Camp (11) Ancient Forest

This is the 2nd campsite in the forest and I had a rough time finding this camp when the quest objective asked me to do that. But turns out Northeast Camp is in the Area #11 in the Northeast first floor. So this is the final Ancient Forest camp setup by the storyline. This is my favorite camp when I’m hunting on this location, but not the only one I use. And this camp is the one you need when hunting Tobi Kadachi, Rathalos and couple of other monsters depending on their location at the moment of you hunting.

3. Northwest Camp (8) Ancient Forest

Northwest Camp is a place you should find yourself to setup the camp. It’s in the Area #8 behind a tree hole in the first floor.

4. Ancient Forest Camp (17)

This is the hard one if you don’t know where to look as this camp is on the top. It’s in the third floor on the big tree in Area #17. Having this final camp makes it easier to hunt monsters such as Rathalos, Kushala Daora in Ancient Forest map.

All Monsters in Ancient Forest Map

Here are the usual large monsters in Ancient Forest Map,

Then you also can find following large monsters while on Investigations and Optional quests,

Monster Hunter World Grymalkines Location & Camp — Ancient Forest

Closest location to Ancient Forest Grymalkines Camp is the Area #17 camp. In order to access their camp, you need to chase a Grymalkine known as Bugtrappers to their camp. Actually it’s a beautiful place they have got. Look for yourself below!

Monster Hunter World Wildspire Waste Map

After you progress through a part of the MHW storyline, you get access to Wildspire Waste. It’s a big desert, but also has various plants and a big swamp and watery places including a waterfall. So the Wildspire Waste desert is the 2nd location you access. Similar to Ancient Forest map, Wildspire Waste also has 3 floors divided into 15 Areas.

MHW Wildspire Waste Camps Locations

You’ve got 4 Wildspire Waste camps making the life easier. Again having all camps will improve the support on your SOS requests.

1. Southwest Camp (1) Wildspire Waste

Similar to the first Ancient Forest camp, this one is automatically setup as you progress through the storyline when you first visit the Wildspire Waste looking for Zorah Magdaros stuffs. It’s in the Area #1 of Wildspire Waste map. This camp is closest to Rathian and Anjanath often.

2. Eastern Camp (11) Wildspire Waste

Eastern Camp is the second campsite you have to build as a part of the story similar to the 2nd camp in Ancient Forest. This camp is the closest to Jyuratodus and Barroth sometimes.

3. Central Camp (6) Wildspire Waste

Wildspire Waste’s Central Camp is a campsite you have to build yourself after finding it yourself.  Of course you have to deliver couple of materials to build all unlockable camps. This camp is the closest to Kulu YaKu as well as Barroth.

4. Northeast Camp (15) Wildspire Waste

This is my favorite camp just above the Diablos and Black Diablos nest. However finding this Northeast Camp is a bit tricky as there is only a hole to go inside and it’s not easily recognizable. Door is in the North of the Wildspire Waste where you find the biggest rocksand pillar — You’ll find a hole there. And yeah this camp is closest to Diablos, Black Diablos as well as Teostra investigations.

All Monsters in Wildspire Waste Map

Here are the usual Large Monsters in Wildspire Waste Map,

These Large Monsters also can be found on Wildspire Waste while on Investigations and Optional quests,

Monster Hunter World Grymalkines Location & Camp — Wildspire Waste

Grymalkines known as Protectors exists in Wildsspire Waste location and they have their own camp too. Funny thing is, Protectors’ camp is inside our own Northeast Camp (15). Once you enter this camp from the top floor hole, you’ll find a small space where you can find Wildspire Waste Grymalkines. They will ask you to capture 3 lost protectors with your Capture Net before becoming an ally.

MHW Coral Highlands Map

Next MHW location you get to visit as the story progresses further is, Coral Highlands. Well as the name says, it has lots of corals — Big and Small. Unlike Ancient Forest map or Wildspire Waste map, this one is much smaller and easy to travel mostly. Coral Highlands map has 3 floors divided into 15 areas and only 2 campsites.

MHW Coral Highlands Campsites Location

Since Coral Highlands map is smaller, it only has 2 campsites. While there’s 2, I always use only one camp. Though there is only 2 camps, you can also use ropelifter to travel like you do in the Arena.

1. Southern Camp (1) Coral Highlands

As the usual pattern happens, Southern Camp (1) is created automatically when you first land on Coral Highlands with the Third Fleet airship. You can even see the airship attached to the ground near this camp. Tzitzi YaKu, Odogaron are closest to this camp.

2. Northeast Camp (12) Coral Highlands

This Northeast Camp in Coral Highlands needs to be found and built by you delivering a few materials. This is the only camp I use in Coral Highlands these days as it’s the closest to Legiana, Paolumu, Kirin, Pink Rathian as well as Odogaron and Tzitzi YaKu sometimes.

All Monsters in Coral Highlands Map

Here are the usual Large Monsters in Coral Highlands Map,

You can also meet these monsters on Investigations and Optional Quests,

Monster Hunter World Grymalkines Location & Camp — Coral Highlands

Down below the Pink Rathian nest, I found Grymalkines known as Troupers on top of Shamos. They asked us to hunt 2 Tzitzi YaKu troubling them and once I did that, they invited me to their camp. Just like Bugtrappers Camp in Ancient Forest map, Troupers also built their camp on a beautiful place.

Monster Hunter World Rotten Vale Map

Fourth location you explore in Monster Hunter World is Rotten Vale with 3 floors and 16 areas. The darkness filled, ghosts traveling location in MHW. And yeah I don’t like Rotten Vale, because it’s actually rotten. It smells bad, air is acidic and the apex monster, Vaal Hazak drinks acid for all 3 meals. Rotten Vale air alone can suck up your life due to acid.

Similar to Coral Highlands, there are only 2 camps in Rotten Vale and it’s the smallest location in MHW.

People who have played Monster Hunter since the early days say, Rotten Vale is created from a dead Dalamadur bone. If Dalamadur is that big, I’m not sure if we can hunt it down alone. Maybe it’s the whole Commission thing just like Zorah Magdaros.

Monster Hunter World Camp Locations — Rotten Vale Camps

1. Southeast Camp (1) Rotten Vale

This is the first Rotten Vale camp, so built automatically when you landed from the Third Fleet Airship after scaring a Great Girros. This camp is closest to Radobaan and Great Girros.

2. Central Camp (11) Rotten Vale

Breaking the pattern, Central Camp (11) in Rotten Vale is built for you by the story itself, so nothing to find and setup here. It’s my favorite as it closer to Odogaron and Vaal Hazak nests as well as you can reach Great Girros and Radobaan faster climbing up or going through small holes or shortcuts.

All Monsters in Rotten Vale Map

Here are the usual Large Monsters in Rotten Vale Map,

You can also meet these monsters on Investigations and Optional Quests,

Monster Hunter World Grymalkines Location & Camp — Rotten Vale

Inside the nest of Odogaron, you’ll find Lynian Researcher asking you to find Grymalkines in Rotten Vale and once you find a Grymalkines known as Plunderers in that same spot, you need to chase it to the cave near the Vaal Hazak nest. You’ll find 3 Plunderers afraid of you beyond the lake inside that cave. Your Palico will ask you to put some Raw Meat on the floor to lure Plunderes and then you guys become friends.

Since the Rotten Vale sucks, Plunderers’ Camp is also sucks. BUT the Palico equipment from Plunderers are totally useful as you can craft Armor or Weapons without actually defeating a specific monster.

Monster Hunter World Elder’s Recess Map

Out of all 5 MHW locations, Elder’s Recess is my favorite. Majority of my hunts happen on Elder’s Recess map as I love to hunt Nergigante and Behemoth. Look and feel of the Elder’s Recess is totally amazing. It’s also the home of Xenojiiva’s nest Confluence of Fate location. There are 2 floors and 16 areas in Elder’s Recess.

You can also get Gajalaka Shortcuts to travel between areas, if the Elder’s Recess Camps are not enough after befriending Gajalaka.

MHW Camp Locations — Elder’s Recess Camps

Again breaking the pattern, there are only 3 Elder’s Recess camps given for all hunters and each camp is more closer to monsters in Elder’s Recess than any other camp in the other locations.

1. Southern Camp (1) Elder’s Recess

As you may have figured out already, Southern Camp (1) is the first camp automatically built as you progress the story, when you first arrive to this new location with The Admiral. This camp is the closest to Dodogama, Uragaan and Behemoth.

2. Eastern Camp (8) Elder’s Recess

Eastern Camp should be found and built by yourself. It’s located near Kushala Daora and Bazelgeuse nests. It’s also closer to Uragaan nest a bit. This camp has a lake where you can fish.

3. Northwest Camp (16) Elder’s Recess

Holy cowabanga! This is my favorite camp in Elder’s Recess map, because it’s the closest to Nergigante, Teostra, Lunastra as well as Azure Rathalos. It’s also near the Gajalaka Camp and Behemoth’s final stage.

All Monsters in Elder’s Recess Map

Here are the usual Large Monsters in Elder’s Recess Map,

You can also meet these monsters on Investigations and Optional Quests,

Monster Hunter World Gajalaka Settlement Location & Camp — Elder’s Recess

Once you find the camps of all Grymalkines and befriend with them, Lynian Researcher asks you to focus on Gajalaka. You need to find Gajalaka Doodles and then Lynian Researcher will ask you to come down below the Eastern Camp (8) at night to proceed with the operation. It can only be done at night as Gajalaka Settlement happens only at night. You can fast travel to Astera till its night.

Then you need to sneak past the dancing Gajalakas till you get inside through a Gajalaka Hole to their camp. This Gajalaka Camp is located near the Nergigante nest and you can travel through their camp to your Northwest Camp (16) by the small river.

MHW Confluence of Fates Map

Confluence of Fates is located just behind the HUGE crystals near the Rock Pillars of Kushala Daora nest. This location is not visible in your World Map and can only be access in the final boss monster, Xeno’jiiva hunt. Confluence of Fate is simply the nest of Xeno’jiiva.

It has 2 Floors with a bunch of Boulders on the first floor and ledges. Floor 2 has crystal pillars where you can walk just like in the center of Elder’s Recess. You and Xeno’jiiva can fall down in Floor 2, but will respawn in the same floor.

MHW Caverns of El Dorado Map

Just like Confluence of Fates, this one is also a special location only available during Kulve Taroth hunts. Caverns of El Dorado is the home of Kulve Taroth and Golden Gajalaka tribe.

That’s all of the locations in Monster Hunter World map you can access with natural environments. Hope the guide also helped you build all campsites as well as befriend Grymalkines in each of the main 5 MHW map locations.