Ginger Island was added in Stardew Valley update 1.5. This introduced a massive new area to the game with lots of new things to do. However, to unlock most of these features, players must acquire Golden Nuts, which function as currency on Ginger Island.
Players will need to collect and use these golden nuts to unlock new areas and features on Ginger Island. There are a total of 130 Golden Nuts to find, six of which are random drops that can be acquired through fishing. The rest of the Golden Walnuts have fixed spawn locations tied to questing or finding certain locations on the map.
We’ve put together a list of all the fixed locations where Golden Nuts can be found in each section of Ginger Island as well as the Volcano Dungeon.
List of all Golden Walnut locations in Stardew Valley
North Ginger Island
Golden nuts: 28
This section has a fair amount of golden nuts to start with. It also contains the Volcano Dungeon sub-region, which will be covered in the latter part of this list.
| Task | Reward |
| Complete the Large Animal Fossil | Six Golden Nuts |
| Complete the snake fossil | Three Golden Nuts |
| Complete two Island Investigation Challenges | Two Golden Nuts |
| Donate a mummified frog | A golden nut |
| Donate a mummified bat | A golden nut |
| Hit the tree growing on the side of the volcano using a slingshot | A golden nut |
| Follow Journal Scrap #10 and dig on the target location | A golden nut |
| Dig inside the entrance to North Ginger Island | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot in the pebble circle northwest of the island | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot in the pebble circle east of the volcano entrance | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot in the pebble circle at the top of the stairs from the north of the previous dig site | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot in the sand next to a grassy area at the entrance to the main beach | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot inside the entrance to the main beach in a diamond made of flowers | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot in a sandbox southeast of the island field office | A golden nut |
| Walnut bush on a hidden path through the cliff and across the rope bridge | Two Golden Nuts |
| Nut bush on a hidden path west of the volcano | A golden nut |
| Nut bush behind a palm tree southeast of the volcano | A golden nut |
| Walnut bush up the stairs across the bridge crossing the river | A golden nut |
| Nut bush on a hidden path west of the trees near the Island Trader | A golden nut |
Eastern Ginger Island
Golden nuts: 11
This section of Ginger Island has some of the easiest golden nuts to find, among which there are a few. The only difficult aspect of this area would be the Gem Birds puzzle.
| Task | Reward |
| Solve the gem bird sanctuary puzzle | Five Golden Nuts |
| Trade a banana with a gorilla by placing it on an altar near Leo’s staircase | Three Golden Nuts |
| Hit the tree inside Leo’s house with an ax | A golden nut |
| Ask Clint to open a golden coconut | A golden nut |
| In one of the bushes near the Gem Birds Shrine puzzle | A golden nut |
West Ginger Island
Golden nuts: 52
This area of Ginger Island has the most Golden Walnuts, but most of them can be found surprisingly easily. Most of them can be found through quest rewards, as well as harvesting crops and mining rocks.
| Task | Reward |
| Give the greedy frog a melon, wheat and garlic (in the same order) | 15 Golden Walnuts |
| Complete the female pirate quest | Five Golden Nuts |
| Harvest the crops | Five Golden Nuts |
| Mussel rock mine | Five Golden Nuts |
| Solve the Simon Says puzzle in a cave north of Tiger Slime Grove | Three Golden Nuts |
| Hit the whack-a-mole creature on the beach | A golden nut |
| Follow Journal Scrap #6 and dig on the target location | A golden nut |
| Defeat the Slimes in the Tiger Slime Grove | A golden nut |
| Search the wreckage | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot behind the mahogany in a grassy area | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot between a triangle of three blue starfish near the farm | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot between a diamond of blue and yellow starfish near the tidal pools | A golden nut |
| Dig the place marked with an X on the sand | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot between the recesses near the southwest of the Tidal Pools | A golden nut |
| Dig behind Birdie’s Shack | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot in the center of a diamond made of stones east of the Parrot Express station | A golden nut |
| Nut bush outside the Qi Nut Hall | A golden nut |
| Nut bush on a hidden path in front of the Qi Nut Hall | A golden nut |
| Walnut bush behind the mahogany tree in the Tiger Slime Grove | A golden nut |
| Walnut tree hidden behind a palm tree west of the farm | A golden nut |
| Walnut bush behind some trees across the bridge west of the Parrot Express station | A golden nut |
| Walnut south of the bridge on a ledge east of the river | A golden nut |
| Walnut bush on a hidden path in front of the stone diamond | A golden nut |
| Walnut on a narrow path east of Tiger Slime Grove | A golden nut |
South Ginger Island
Golden nuts: 12
Coming to the final region of Ginger Island, these Golden Nuts can be found in the area southeast of the main beach, which can only be accessed once players have built the resort. However, there is a Golden Walnut that can be acquired before the complex is built.
| Task | Reward |
| Complete the mermaid puzzle (the mermaid only appears on rainy days) | Five Golden Nuts |
| Play darts with pirates inside Pirate Cove (pirates only spawn on rainless nights) | Three Golden Nuts |
| Fish in the center of the star-shaped tidal pool | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot between a diamond of several yellow starfish on the beach | A golden nut |
| Dig a spot in a patch of sand next to barrels east of the lagoon | A golden nut |
| Walnut tree on a hidden path to the right of the South Ginger Island entrance (this one can only be acquired before the resort is built) | A golden nut |
Volcano Dungeon
Golden nuts: 21
The Volcano Dungeon is an optional dungeon location on Ginger Island where the Last Golden Nuts of Stardew Valley can be found. This area is located on North Ginger Island and the Golden Nuts present here are significantly easier to obtain.
| Task | Reward |
| Open chests, mine, defeat monsters | 17 Golden Walnuts |
| Walnut trees near the Forge on the upper level of the Volcano Keep | Two Golden Nuts |
| Walnut bushes outside the Volcano Keep (this area can only be reached by clearing the lava path with the watering can and then crossing the path) | Two Golden Nuts |
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