The Abandoned Camp is a unique new structure in Minecraft. As part of the upcoming major autumn update, this structure has been released early in the game's snapshots, Betas, and Preview versions for players to experience firsthand. Although modest in scale, it adds a distinct human touch to the otherwise somewhat monotonous forest biomes.
Below is an in-depth guide to Minecraft's Abandoned Camps, covering their generation mechanics, visual features, and loot rewards.
Minecraft Abandoned Camp Guide: Locations, Drops, and Lore
Where to Find Abandoned Camps?
Minecraft Abandoned Camps are primarily distributed across various forest biomes in the Overworld, totaling 18 types. As this structure is a new addition to the game, there are currently no specific generation coordinate patterns, so players will need to explore and search within forest areas.
Here is the full list of biomes where Abandoned Camps can generate:
- Flower Forest
- Cherry Grove
- Forest
- Birch Forest
- Dark Birch Forest
- Flower Forest (variant)
- Windy Forest
- Mottled Forest
- Taiga
- Snowy Taiga
- Old Growth Spruce Taiga
- Old Growth Pine Taiga
- Sparse Jungle
- Bamboo Jungle
- Swamp
- Savanna
- Lush Badlands
- Pale Garden
When you are lucky enough to discover this structure, you will see a delicate tent built from white wool stair blocks—a component that is also a major highlight of the autumn update.
The tent's support structure is made from the local wood type corresponding to the biome. Inside the tent, players can usually find barrels, regular chests, or bronze chests. Additionally, an unlit campfire is always placed outside the tent, with gravel laid on the ground. Sometimes, the structure may appear damaged, characterized by missing wool stairs or cobwebs, as if telling the story of an owner who has long since departed.
Abandoned Camp Loot Tables
Depending on the type of storage container found in the Abandoned Camp, the loot varies: barrels contain the most basic items, regular chests contain mid-tier items, and bronze chests often hide precious treasures.
Common items in Barrels include:
- Bone - 33.6%
- Coal - 33.6%
- Rabbit Hide - 33.6%
- Wheat - 33.6%
- Arrow - 33.6%
- Bread - 33.6%
- Glass Bottle - 33.6%
- White Candle - 33.6%
- Leather - 33.6%
- Bowl - 33.6%
- String - 33.6%
- Bundle - 33.6%
- Cobweb - 33.6%
- Fishing Rod - 33.6%
- Wooden Axe - 33.6%
Items in Regular Chests include:
- Arrow, Bone, Firework Rocket, Glass Bottle, Rabbit Hide, Leather, Lead, White Candle, Empty Map, Bundle, Cobweb, Compass, Fishing Rod, Flint and Steel, Saddle - 29.1% each
- Bow, Water Bucket, Bronze Axe, Bronze Spear, Bronze Sword, Shears, Spyglass, Bronze Chestplate, Bronze Leggings, Bronze Boots - 19.0% each
Rare items in Bronze Chests (Treasure Vaults) include:
- Bronze Ingot, Gold Ingot, Empty Map, Iron Ingot - 75.6% each
- Potion of Healing, Potion of Leaping, Potion of Night Vision, Potion of Swiftness, Diamond - 36.0% each
- Iron Axe, Iron Spear, Iron Leggings, Iron Boots - 12.5% each
The Story Behind Abandoned Camps
Mojang often maintains a sense of mystery regarding the background of most ruins in the game, encouraging players to use their imagination to build their own stories. While the patch notes remained "tight-lipped" about the details of the Abandoned Camp, clues have emerged in the actual gameplay of the Bedrock Edition.
When players create a new world in the Bedrock Beta and Preview versions and enable the corresponding experimental features, the system description explicitly states: Abandoned Camps are the secret hideouts of Wandering Traders.
This discovery strongly confirms that the owners of these simple camps are the mysterious Wandering Traders who frequently appear near players to peddle various rare treasures. This may explain why the camp loot often contains important items related to trade.
