For rare items and cool secrets, as well as unique quests, there's always a special location for you to access in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Stardew Valley. That's why between farming and gathering resources it's a good idea to actually ꦰwalk around and do a little bit of exploring. You'll never know exactly what you might find.

One special location that becomes incredibly important for rare resources is the Secret Woods area. Due to how inconspicuous its entrance is, some players might not even think🅷 of entering it or finding a way to it. Here's how you can get to the Secret Woods qui✤ckly and what you can find there.

Updated April 27, 2024 by Jacqueline Zalace: The Secret Woods holds some valuable items. As such, we've updated this guide with a bit more information on entering the Secret Woods without a steel pickaxe. Additionally, we've updated the formatting of this guide to help with readability.

What Is The Secret Woods?

The Secret Woods is a small sub-location found in the northwestern parts of Cindersap Forest. The path to the Secret Woods is found north of the Wizard Rasmodiu's tower, an🎃d west of where the Traveling Cart spawns, at the very꧋ corner of the forests.

There are often enemies inside the Secret Woods, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:so come prepared with a weapon in order to take care of some of the sl꧅imes that re🌌gularly spawn there.

Inside the woods themselves, there's also a bottom area that you can access by walking through a secret passage in the foliage. Walk around𒆙 carefully next to the edges of the southern woods to find a passage tꦇo the small alcove.

How To Unlock The Secret Woods

At the start of a game, the passage will be blocked by a fallen log, which needs to be broken with the right tool.

You can't just use any axe though; you will need a Steel Axe. This is the third axe upgrade available at the Blacksmith. Below,ꦚ you can check out the requirements to get the Steel Axe as well as the upgrades befo𝓀re it.

It will take Clint two days to complete each upgrade. After getting a Steel Axe, you can chop the log into pieces and walk into the woods.

Unlocking The Secret Woods Without A Steel Axe

You can glitch yourself in the Secrℱet Woods by using a chair!✅ If you place the chair on top of the log, you will still be able to sit on it. When you hop off, you will be on the other side of the log.

Foragables Found In The Secret Woods

Below, you can check out a list of all the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:foragable items that you can find in the Secret Woods.

Foragable	When	Chance To Find
	Spring	54%
	Spring	32%
	Spring and Fall	16% (Spring) 46% (Fall)
	Summer	78%
	Summer and Fall	22% (Summer) 15% (Fall)
	Fall	38%
	Winter	100%

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The most important forageable item you can find there is the Fiddlehead Fern.

Finding Hardwood In The Secret Woods

One of the most important resources in the Secret Woods is hardwood. Hardwood is a limited resource but is needed in abundance when it comes to unlocking some major game features, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:including farmhouse upgrades and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:repairing Will꧒ꩲy's boat to Ginger Island.

Because of this, it's good to visit the Secret Woods on a daily basis to gather up to 12 pieces of hardwood by chopping down the large stumps that spawn daily in this area.

You can also quite reliably get 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:mahogany tree seeds when killing slimes and chopping the stumps, which allows you to startౠ yꦬour own hardwood farm.

Artifact Spots In The Secret Woods

You can also find artifact spots and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:dig up secret notes in the Secret Woods. Below, you can see some of the noteworthy items that have a chance to be found in a♔rtifact spots.

Foragable	Chance To Find
	30% to 60%
Lost Books	20%
	24% (during Winter)
	16% (during WInter)
	5% (during Spring)
Secret Notes	5%

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Secret Woods Fish Pond

A small pond can also be found in the Secret Woods. In total, there are only three fish that can be found here, which you can find below. All three fish can be found during any season.

The Woodskip is a necessary catch since it's a required fish 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:inᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ the Fish Tank bundle for the Community Center. You will also have a chance to fish up a , which is a furniture iteജm that can be placed in𓂃side your house.

Quests In The Secret Woods

Old Master Cannoli

Opposite the fishpond is the aging statue of an old man. This statue is Old Master Cannoli's, and he's looking for "the sweetest taste".

In order to complete his quest, you need to bring him a . To get one, purchase a Rare Seed from the Traveling Merchant and plant it outside during Fall or inside the greenhouse whenever you want.

Bringing him a will reward you with a Stardrop, which will increase your health and your energy bar. Although it🔯 might take a while to finish his quest, it's💛 well worth the effort, considering how tough Stardrops are to come by otherwise.

Strange Note

Lastly, we have the quest associated with Secret Note 23. This note will say, "If yoo can re൲ed dis... come to seecrit wuds. Pleez bring may-pal serrup".

Basically, you will need to bring maple syrup to the Secret Woods. With syrup in your inventory, you just need to enter the area, which will trigger a cutscene. As a reward, you will get Bear's Knowledge, which increases the selling price of blackberries and salmonberries.