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Finding the perfect spot to place your C.A.M.P. in Fallout 76 can make all the difference in how smoothly your post-apocalyptic life unfolds. You need access to resources while also having a strategic position that allows you to easily travel the wasteland. As a Fallout 76 veteran with 200+ hours exploring West Virginia, I‘ve uncovered the 10 best camp locations to give your home base everything you need to not just survive, but thrive.
Factors for an Ideal C.A.M.P. Location
When evaluating potential spots for your C.A.M.P., there are several key factors you need to consider:
Access to essential resources – You‘ll want easy access to clean water, wild plants to harvest for food/crafting, sources of wood, and rare minerals used to craft ammo and repair gear. Nearby water is especially crucial.
Buildable terrain – The area needs to have relatively flat, open ground on which you can easily construct buildings and defensive walls/turrets. Building on steep hills or cramped spaces is extremely difficult.
Strategic position – Is your camp located centrally to key areas of the map for efficient fast travel? Is it far enough from other landmarks to make it worth fast traveling to? Can it be easily defended from hostile creatures and players if needed?
Aesthetics – Ultimately, you‘ll be spending a lot of time at your camp, so make sure you like the scenery! Having a beautiful view from your shelter really enhances the experience.
Now that you know what to look for, these are the 10 best C.A.M.P. sites I‘ve found in Fallout 76 for building your perfect home base.
1. Twin Lakes
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Region: Forest
This gorgeous site features two small lakes surrounded by hilly woodlands located just east of Vault 76. It offers the following perks:
- Plentiful clean water
- Abundant wild blackberries, soot flowers, etc. to harvest
- Trees to cut down for wood
- Open, buildable lake shore property
- Scenic views from all angles
The only downside is the lack of other major resources nearby, but there are enough essentials here to make getting by easy. And the beauty of waking up every morning to mist rising over the lakes can‘t be overstated.
2. Monongah Power Plant
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Region: Savage Divide
The Monongah Power Plant makes up for its lack of beauty with an extremely tactical position combined with essential resources. Benefits include:
- Built-in power generators to easily connect things like lights
- Junk pile for scrap steel, wood, and other crafting materials
- Close proximity to lead and iron ore veins (great for ammo)
- Travel hub linking much of the Savage Divide region
- Makeshift defensive fortifications already in place
Set up some artillery on top of the plant and you have one heavily armed base overlooking a key travel corridor through Appalachia‘s mountainous spine.
3. Whitespring Golf Club
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Region: The Forest
This once elite golf club for the rich has opened up its sprawling, meticulously landscaped grounds to new occupants in exchange for a few minor creature comforts…like security from the nuclear wasteland outside! Benefits here include:
- Automated security bots patrol the perimeter
- Clean, irradiated water features throughout
- Already flat, open terrain surrounded by trees
- High-traffic area ensures trading opportunities
- Nearby workshop sites provide almost every crafting material
Basically, it‘s an idyllic and secure sanctuary strategically located at the crossroads of post-war society. The perfect spot to build a thriving camp, populate it with allies, and become the envy of Appalachia!
4. Relay Tower 1DL-109
Region: Forest
This lone radio tower on a hilltop perch yields the following prizes:
- Flat ground with 360 degree views
- Close to key Forest locations like Flatwoods, Vault 76, etc.
- Junk node below for steel, wood, crystal, etc.
- Existing wire fences provide wall templates
- Makeshift structures offer partial shelter
Add some turrets atop the tower and a few walls turning its feet into a compound, and you have a highly defensible watch post allowing you to monitor the entire valley!
5. Landview Lighthouse
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Region: Forest
Who doesn‘t want to turn an epic, abandoned lighthouse into their own personal fortress? This one yields:
- 360 degree views atop cliff overlooking river
- Secluded from enemies
- Buildable grounds around exterior
- Makeshift structures within offer shelter
- Close to Vault 76, Flatwoods, etc.
Outfit the lighthouse with missile or plasma turrets and no one will dare approach by land or sea!
6. Sunnytop Ski Lanes
Photo by Skylar Kang on Unsplash
Region: Savage Divide
This abandoned ski resort/lodge offers:
- Secluded woodland location
- Flat terrain surrounded by stunning mountain views
- Makeshift shelter in lodge buildings
- Nearby junk node for crafting materials
- Close to trainyard and ammo workshop
The ski lane trails have plenty of room for custom structures while protecting you from the winds whipping through the divide!
7. Top of the World
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Region: Savage Divide
This broad summit hosts:
- 360 degree views from central peak
- Flat enough for buildings
- Natural trenches/ravines provide defensive positions
- High elevation ensures vantage on threats
- Workshops nearby have almost every resource
With enough turrets, you‘ll be unassailable atop this strategic nerve center overlooking much of Appalachia‘s mid-section.
8. Bleeding Kate‘s Grindhouse
Photo by Henry Pohl on Unsplash
Region: Mire
Unique location featuring:
- Built-in structures around creepy carnival
- Near prime harvesting grounds for rare plants
- Adjacent to lead, acid, oil veins
- Eerie ambiance!
This disturbing yet practical base location has a sinisterly decorated cafeteria sheltering your team from the outside horrors while offering gear/chem crafting galore!
9. Hawks Nest Bunker
Photo by Mitchell Mason on Unsplash
Region: Cranberry Bog
This Brotherhood of Steel bunker yields:
- Fully enclosed underground lair
- Automated defenses already set up
- Junk piles above provide raw crafting goods
- Adjacent to prime fissure site
- Protects from aerial attack
Finally, life in post-nuclear Appalachia can be lived in total comfort and security 50 feet below the surface!
10. Abandoned Mine Shaft Elaine
Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash
Region: Ash Heap
For an impenetrable fortress with ample crafting capability, look no further than this cavern:
- Maze-like tunnels prevent easy access
- Build out interior halls and chambers
- Central mine shaft allows for elevator
- Rich veins of iron, coal, gold, etc. throughout
- Nearby workshops provide anything else needed
This subterranean web of corridors and veins makes gathering resources, crafting whatever you need, and avoiding surface threats an absolute breeze!
Those are my picks for the top 10 C.A.M.P. sites in Fallout 76 for building your perfect survivor sanctuary. No matter your playstyle or priorities, one of these locations should provide an ideal blend of security, resources, buildability and convenience as you strive to not just rebuild, but thrive! So journey forth, claim your base, and create a home that rivals even the legendary Vaults of the old world. The wasteland is yours for the taking!
