Golden Walnuts are the newest currency in Stardew Valley. This currency is used on Ginger Island, which can be unlocked after completing the community center and repairing Willy’s boat. Golden Walnuts must be obtained from a variety of actions and are exchanged to the birds of the island to unlock areas, fast travel, and build needed facilities. In total, there are 130 golden walnuts; for players to unlock everything on the island, they will need to obtain 116 walnuts.
This can be a daunting task as playing without using a guide makes walnut acquisition seem a bit random. The guide below is here to help you locate every golden walnut so that you can enjoy the entirety of Ginger Island.
Finding Golden Walnuts Through General Actions
The first thing that you’ll notice is that you’re gaining walnuts from is actions like fishing or harvesting. Below are the actions that can get you walnuts and how many you can expect to obtain from each action:
- Fishing - Five Golden Walnuts Harvesting Crops On The Farm - Five Golden Walnuts Mining Mussle Nodes - Five Golden Walnuts Killing Grove Tiger Slimes (Island West) - One Golden Walnut Processing Golden Coconuts - One Golden Walnuts Complete Pirate’s Wife Quest - Five Golden Walnuts
Golden coconuts can be found when fishing or when shaking coconut trees, and mussle nodes can be found at the beach near the island farm.
Finding Golden Walnuts In The Volcano Dungeon
By exploring and reaching the top of the volcano dungeon, you can gather a total of 19 golden walnuts from the following actions:
- Mining, Fighting, and Chests - 17 Golden Walnuts Forge Exploration - Two Golden Walnuts
There are also a large number of golden walnuts all over the island.
All Golden Walnuts In The East Of The Island
There are two walnuts hanging around in this area; the first will be visible on a bush as soon as you enter the jungle. The second is in the foliage at the bottom of the bird shrine map.
All Golden Walnuts In The West Of The Island
Walking around the west side of the island will yield seven golden walnuts.
Two are found by exploring small paths up near the bridge.
Two are found just before reaching the bridge on the far west side, one behind the Tiger Slimes and one hidden in the dark foliage.
The final three out in the open are found in the far west at sea level. One is next to the pond, another is beside Mr. Qi’s secret room, and the final one requires you to follow the ocean next to Mr.Qi’s secret room as far north as possible!
Golden Walnuts In Other Island Locations
Another eight will be found by dealing in various locations around the map:
Center of the Blue Starfish Centre of the Yellow and Blue Starfish
X in the Tide Pools Middle of the Beach Diamond
Grass Circle in Slime Grove Middle of the Diamond Pebbles near Parrot Express
Digging in the Sand north of Birdie’s Hut Next to the curved Palm Tree
Finally, a secret walnut can be found in a small path to the right of the parrot express. Enter into the trees and navigate your character slowly up the hidden path. The last can be found by entering the pirate ship wreckage - just follow the path of stones that enters the water on the left-hand side of the wreckage.
All Golden Walnuts In The North Of The Island
You can find four golden walnuts after repairing the bridge to the fossil quarry by simply walking the paths around this section of the island.
There’s another one in a bush, hidden behind a tree just below the volcano entrance.
Another eight walnuts can be found by digging in the following locations:
Two are located in stone circles near the southern entrance
A half-circle made of stones to the right of the volcano entrance that you can dig inside In the curved tree above the parrot express. To knock it down, hit the tree with your slingshot
In between the four grass patches at the bottom of the map Unusual sand near the Island Field Office
Stone Circle in Dig Site Stone circle near where Leo stands at the cliff Under the curved palm tree on the cliff near the volcano entrance
There are also two secret paths containing walnuts, one near the left side of the volcano dungeon…
…and the other under a curved palm tree near the southern entrance.
Finally, two are located by going through the volcano and coming back out a side entrance. Use your watering can to go left at the lava river, rather than straight across. You’ll eventually go south and find a platform with an exit. When you go through it, you’ll be back outside next to two golden walnuts.
All Golden Walnuts In The South Of The Island
The first will need to be obtained by going to the northern part of the island and then walking directly under the first tree to your right.
The other three are actually in the Southeast (which is only unlocked after building the Resort) and can be obtained by doing the following actions:
- Fishing in the star Digging in between the barrels in the pirate cove Digging in the middle of the four gold starfish on the beach
Finding Golden Walnuts By Solving Puzzles
You can also solve these puzzles ot be awarded Golden Walnuts
Leo’s Tree - One Golden Walnut
Hit the tree inside of Leo’s hut with an axe to receive the hidden walnut.
Gem Bird - Five Golden Walnuts
On rainy days a bird will appear on the island. Take a gemstone of the same color to the shrine in the jungle. After placing the gem on the right podium, a golden walnut will appear.
Banana Offering - Three Golden Walnuts
Place a banana on the pedestal near Leo’s hut in the jungle to get three golden walnuts from the resident gorilla.
Gourmand Frog - 15 Golden Walnuts
The frog will cryptically request a melon, garlic, and wheat, all at different times. Bringing him each of these crops will award 15 golden walnuts in total.
Whack A Mole - One Golden Walnut
Find the green mole on the beach and cover three of the holes with furniture. Hit him with your pickaxe at the fourth hole to win a walnut.
Crystal Puzzle - Three Golden Walnuts
For this puzzle, find the hidden cave under the tree that is across from the parrot express in the Island West. This is rather simple; simply interact with the same crystals that light up to earn the walnuts.
Musical Rocks - Five Golden Walnuts
During a rainy day, go to the beach near the resort to find a mermaid. There will be six rocks on the beach that you will need to place flute blocks around and tune in order to win the walnuts.
Darts - Three Golden Walnuts
On clear nights head to the pirate cove and play a game of dart three times.
Finding Golden Walnuts By Helping Out The Field Office
Survey - Two Golden Walnuts
Answer the two survey questions correctly; the answers are 22 purple flowers and 18 purple starfish.
Donations - 11 Golden Walnuts
Find and donate all pieces of the snake, mummified frog, mummified bat, and large animal to earn 11 golden walnuts.
Find the Snake Vertebrae:
- Digging up Artifact Spots on the west side of the island (where the island farm is)
Find the Snake Skull:
- Digging up Artifact Spots on the west side of the island (where the island farm is) Digging up Artifact Spots at the Dig Site (the area across the bridge from the Field Office, where the mushroom cave is) Fishing on the west side of the island (where the island farm is)
Find the Mummified Bat:
- Mining rocks in the Volcano Dungeon on any level
Find the Mummified Frog:
- Cutting weeds with a scythe in the Jungle (the east of the island, just before reaching Leo’s Hut)
Find The Fossilized Leg:
- Mining Bone Nodes at the Dig Site (the area across the bridge from the Field Office, where the mushroom cave is)
Find The Fossilized Ribs:
- Digging up Artifact Spots on the southern section of the island (where the Resort and Docks are) Mining Bone Nodes at the Dig Site (the area across the bridge from the Field Office, where the mushroom cave is)
Find The Fossilized Skull:
- Opening a Golden Coconut using a Geode Crusher or by visiting Clint
Find The Fossilized Spine:
- Digging up Artifact Spots on the southern section of the island (where the Resort and Docks are) Fishing in the river at the Dig Site (the area across the bridge from the Field Office, where the mushroom cave is)
Find The Fossilized Tail:
- Panning in the Dig Site river (the area across the bridge from the Field Office, where the mushroom cave is)
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