Resource Areas are spots in the field where gatherable materials grow close together. This page shows 40 of them in Monster Hunter Outlanders (18 in Giantwood Locale, 15 in Searing Plains, and 7 in Rotfall Abyss): every Plant Resource Area, Local Specialty Area, Honey & Mushroom Area, and Tree Resource Area on one map, numbered in a route order so you can gather them in a single loop. You'll also find what each type gives and which Gatherer to set up there.
Gathering Spot Map (Route Order)
The numbers run through all 4 types together, so following them from 1 takes you around each map in one loop. The checklist under the map shows which type each number is. The Mineral & Fossil Area, where you mine ore and bones, is not on this map.
The numbers on the map match the checklist below. Tap a number to see a screenshot of the spot, and tick it off once you've got it. Checks are shared with the Interactive Map.
Spots are numbered in a route order, so you can work through them from 1 without crossing the map back and forth. Tap Show on map to jump to a spot.
Giantwood Locale (18)
Found 0/18
Honey & Mushroom Area
Tree Resource Area
Plant Resource Area
Local Specialty Area
- Tree Resource Area
- Local Specialty Area
- Honey & Mushroom Area
- Plant Resource Area
- Tree Resource Area
- Local Specialty Area
- Plant Resource Area
- Plant Resource Area
- Tree Resource Area
- Honey & Mushroom Area
- Plant Resource Area
- Plant Resource Area
- Local Specialty Area
- Tree Resource Area
Searing Plains (15)
Found 0/15
- Plant Resource Area
- Local Specialty Area
- Tree Resource Area
- Plant Resource Area
- Local Specialty Area
- Tree Resource Area
- Plant Resource Area
- Tree Resource Area
- Plant Resource Area
- Honey & Mushroom Area
- Local Specialty Area
- Plant Resource Area
- Honey & Mushroom Area
- Honey & Mushroom Area
- Local Specialty Area
Rotfall Abyss (7)
Found 0/7
- Tree Resource Area
- Local Specialty Area
- Honey & Mushroom Area
- Tree Resource Area
- Plant Resource Area
- Honey & Mushroom Area
- Plant Resource Area
Locations are as of November 10, 2026.
Gathering Spots by Area
How many of each type are in each part of the 3 maps. Use it to pick the area to visit when you need a certain material.
Giantwood Locale
| Location | Plant Resource Area | Local Specialty Area | Honey & Mushroom Area | Tree Resource Area | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Swamp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mistwood | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Outlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
Searing Plains
| Location | Plant Resource Area | Local Specialty Area | Honey & Mushroom Area | Tree Resource Area | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Expanse | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Desert Oasis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Rotfall Abyss
| Location | Plant Resource Area | Local Specialty Area | Honey & Mushroom Area | Tree Resource Area | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luminant Lakelands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gloomshade Gorge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
What Each Resource Area Gives
You can find gatherable materials outside Resource Areas too, but Resource Areas have many of them packed together and rarer materials are easier to get there. Some materials only grow on one map.
| Resource Area | Materials | Gatherer to Place |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Resource Area | Herb / Antidote Herb / Sleep Herb / Hot Pepper / Honey / Dustbush | Plant Gatherer |
| Local Specialty Area | Bauble Cactus (Searing Plains only) / Dragonbloom (Searing Plains only) / Island Specialty Rice / Exquisite Island Rice / Fine Honeyfruit / Exotic Honeyfruit / Moonlit Mushroom (Giantwood Locale only) / Divineapple (Searing Plains only) / Sunbloom (Giantwood Locale only) / Sunkissed Grass (Giantwood Locale only) | Plant Gatherer |
| Honey & Mushroom Area | Chillshroom / Parashroom / Nitroshroom | Plant Gatherer |
| Mineral & Fossil Area | Monster Bone S / Ancient Bone (Giantwood Locale only) / Earth Crystal (Searing Plains only) / Iron Ore / Machalite Ore (Giantwood Locale only) / Dragonite Ore (Rotfall Abyss only) / Boulder Bone (Searing Plains only) / Charred Bone (Rotfall Abyss only) | Ore Gatherer |
| Tree Resource Area | Hardwood / Ironwood | Wood Gatherer |
The Plant Gatherer works in the Plant Resource Area, Local Specialty Area and Honey & Mushroom Area, so these three share one build limit.
Tips for an Efficient Gathering Route
Unlock Watchtowers and Camps first
You can fast travel to each Watchtower and Camp, so unlock the ones near the spots you visit often. Start your loop from the nearest one, then follow the numbers.
Equip an axe and a pickaxe
You can gather without tools, but an axe such as the Wooden Axe and a pickaxe such as the Wooden Pickaxe raise the chance of getting higher-quality wood and ore. They only affect trees and ore, so they matter most in the Tree Resource Area and when mining.
Let Gatherers collect for you
After the Chapter 2 story quest Support from the Workshop, you can build Gatherers in Resource Areas: Plant Gatherer, Wood Gatherer and Ore Gatherer. They collect materials every day, and what they gather depends on the Resource Area and the map, so place them where the material you need comes from. Raising the Watchtower level, which takes Lusterwasp, lets you build more of them.