Palworld Best Base Locations (2025): Map & Coordinates

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How these base locations were chosen

• Access & travel. Each site either creates a useful fast travel node or plugs a gap on the map between bosses and farm routes.
• Build volume. Prefer flat space for belts, power, and important structures; you can deal with sloped terrain only if you’re ready to scaffold or platform.
• Short-ride resources. Clusters of ore nodes/ore deposits, reachable sulfur nodes, and easy paths to early pure quartz. Ranchables that drop pal fluids or high quality pal oil are a bonus.
• Defense by layout. Natural choke points, cliffs, or ruins make it cheaper to protect the core with minimal walls.
• Future proofing. Enough room for other structures and mines as your base level rises.When two base locations look similar, prioritize the one with denser ore nodes within a short ride.

Top base locations by progression

Plateau of Beginnings (North & South) — starter hub

Coordinates: North 233, −488; South 264, −548
Pros: The safest first base. Wood, stone, and generous paldium fragments sit all around; easy access to early dungeons and a quiet road along the southern coast.
Build notes: Mostly flat, so early furnaces and crafting benches slot in neatly. Replace later once routes lean toward oil or quartz. Among starter base locations, this area teaches early paths to nearby ore nodes without risk.

West of Fort Ruins — early ore cluster

Coordinates: ~156, −396
Pros: A ridge lined with several ore nodes; fast travel is a short sprint away. The Fort Ruins area also feeds ancient civilization parts from nearby alphas.
Planner tip: Secondary shelves hide extra ore deposits platform them and keep smelters busy.

Behind Desolate Church — compact mining outpost

Coordinates: ~72, −400
Pros: Tight footprint that’s easy to guard with short walls; multiple ore deposits with wood and stone nearby.
Use case: A quick bridge between your starter zone and mid-game lines great if you want iron without long rides. Two ridgelines behind the chapel hide extra ore nodes, which is why many players keep this on their shortlists of base locations.

Southwest of Small Settlement — large flat main

Coordinates: ~8, −528
Pros: Broad flat space for factories and other structures, easy access from Small Settlement, and enough resources to scale.
When to pick: If you want a long-term main and fast base level gains. It regularly ranks among the most stable mid-game base locations in Palworld thanks to its build volume and straight roads.

North of Cinnamoth Forest — skill fruits + mixed nodes

Coordinates: ~−33, −171 (north)
Pros: Handy skill fruits and mixed resources within walking distance.
Ground truth: Pockets of sloped terrain drop foundations to keep belts straight. Run a clockwise loop to touch three ore nodes before returning to the Pal Box; it’s a simple training route for new miners.

Southern Cinnamoth Forest — mid-forest factory

Coordinates: ~−77, −310 (south)
Pros: Reliable flat space, several ore deposits, and quick routes toward the east for sulfur nodes.
Defense: Trees create soft choke points; short walls finish the job. Assign one or two mining pals here to clear nearby ore nodes while crafters handle smelting.

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Mount Obsidian (West) — coal plateau

Coordinates: around −571, −648 and −744, −442
Pros: The western rim has plentiful coal deposits, plus a nearby skill fruit tree.
Watch for: Heat bring cooling or the right gear. Use cliffs to protect the core and funnel enemies into narrow approaches. Pack heat resistant armor for daytime runs; without it, travel times spike and workers idle.
Route tip: From Mount Obsidian you can pivot eastward to sulfur pits without wasting time.

Sealed Realm of the Guardian — mixed nodes & hills

Coordinates: 180, −39
Pros: A ring of ore nodes and ore deposits around ridges; fast travel sits close by. Excellent for mid-game mining.
Map notes: The Sealed Realm loop lets you tag two nearby alphas for ancient civilization parts on one lap.

Fort Ruins (Inner complex) — natural walls

Coordinates: 172, −419
Pros: Ruins create chokepoints; the center is easy to protect with minimal walls. Alphas provide ancient civilization parts, and everyday materials sit nearby.
Pick it when: Raids pressure your open layouts and you want terrain-assisted defense. If you’re ranking defensive base locations in Palworld, the inner complex usually lands near the top.

Twilight Dunes — industrial oil & ammo

Coordinates: −224, −442
Pros: Ranch routes for high quality pal oil (think Digtoise/Dumud), with sulfur nodes and a steady coal supply a short ride away.
Reality check: Hostile enemies and weather keep paths short and place storage close to stations.

Sakurajima Oil Fields — late-game crude oil

Coordinates: −646, 270
Pros: Huge flat space for pipelines, power, and important structures; easy links via fast travel to every other hub.
Verdict: One of the best spots once crude oil dictates your queue many players relocate their main here.

Windswept Plateau — early convenience

Coordinates: area landmark
Pros: Easy access routes and safe gathering.
Use case: Drop a tiny outpost to bridge the gap between the Plateau of Beginnings and mid-game mining nodes; later retire it to a supply cache.

Mines and late-game priorities

With the current patch, placeable mines automate mid-tier inputs ore, coal, sulfur, and later pure quartz. That flips your priorities: logistics and oil matter more than raw clusters. Keep a small northern outpost if you still need quartz or hexolite quartz recipes; once the quartz mine is online, scale production and shift heavy industry to oil regions. Some “resource bases” can shrink into storage depots that just buffer materials.

Quick checklist before you place a Pal Box

• Will this base add a useful fast travel point on the map and make boss and farm loops shorter?
• Is there enough flat ground for belts, electricity, and key buildings without having to do weird multi-level hacks on steep ground?
• Are ore nodes, ore deposits, sulfur nodes, pure quartz, and ranchable pals really close by?
• Can you keep enemies from getting to the location by putting up small walls and natural choke points?
• Does it lead neatly to your next base logistics hub, raid arena, or oil field—rather than locking you in?

Internal planning notes

Don’t scrap a hub the day you move. Park it as a cache for wood, stone, coal, and everyday materials, then redeploy workers elsewhere. A chain of compact sites often outperforms one sprawling super-factory. Mark “location work” in your notes so everyone knows which outpost runs smelting, oil, quartz, or other structures. Take screenshots of layouts that flow well and reuse the pattern with small tweaks for slope or space.

FAQ

How many bases can I make, and how can I get more?

As you level up your base, new slots become available. Complete Pal Box tasks and place bases that fill gaps in fast travel.

Do I still need separate bases for ore, coal, and sulfur?

Not always. You can automate materials via mining structures. Only keep small outposts where the land has great ore nodes or deposits, or where ruins make defense easy. Move permanent production toward oil.

Where can I find pure quartz and hexolite quartz?

For early pure quartz, go to the snowy biomes in the far north. Later, place the dedicated mine and scale recipes that use hexolite quartz.

Where are the safest areas for a first base?

The southern coast edges of the Plateau of Beginnings are the safest pick. From there, head to the Windswept Plateau or the rim near Fort Ruins to start your first big mining line.

Are these really the finest places to build bases in Palworld right now?

Yes, for 2025. The list takes into account travel, resources, build volume, and the mine system. Think of it as a snapshot of the best base locations in Palworld right now, after the most recent upgrades.

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