Golden Walnuts

Dig with your hoe in the sandy soil around the south arrival beach and dock area.

Look for twinkling spots in the sand

Crack open the Golden Coconuts found around the southern area of the island. Take them to Clint to open.

Golden Coconuts look like shiny coconuts on the ground

Received from the walnut trader when you first arrive on Ginger Island.

Automatic, no action required

Solve the mermaid statue puzzle on the southern tidal rocks. Play the flute stones in the correct order shown in Journal Scrap #5.

You need a Flute Block to play the notes

A walnut hidden near the parrot cage area in the south.

Check around the southern jungle entrance

Dig up walnuts scattered across the northern plateau, particularly around the dig site and fossil area.

Hoe the ground wherever you see sparkles

Catch walnuts while fishing in the freshwater pond on the northern plateau.

They appear as trash/special items in your catch

Walnuts hidden behind trees and in alcoves on the northern plateau. Explore every corner.

Check behind rocks and large palm trees

Walnuts found inside the island's eastern mushroom cave, behind locked doors and in hidden spots.

Bring a key and explore fully

Dig spots scattered around the eastern side of the island near the docks and lighthouse.

Check the sandy patches near the water

Fish in the small coves on the island's east side for walnut drops.

Use bait for better odds

Dig under the ferns and jungle floor in the western area. Many are hidden beneath the dense vegetation.

Clear the ferns first to see the ground sparkles

Golden Coconuts hidden in the jungle to the west. Take them to Clint to open.

Look in hard-to-reach jungle corners

Walnuts stashed behind trees, on ledges, and in alcoves throughout the western jungle.

Explore thoroughly — some require navigating around trees

Till every farmable tile on the Ginger Island Farm with your hoe. Some tiles reward walnuts.

You can replant after — the walnuts only drop once

Harvest crops grown on the island farm for the first few times. The island rewards early farming milestones.

Plant any crop on the island to start counting

Fish in the small pond on the island farm once.

The first catch from this pond drops a walnut

Dig around the farm edges and non-farmable zones on the island farm.

Check the perimeter near the trees

Open the chest on floor 5 of the Volcano Dungeon.

Found along the main path through the dungeon

Open the chest on floor 10 (the summit) of the Volcano Dungeon.

Reward for reaching the top

Open hidden chests found in side rooms throughout the Volcano Dungeon (floors 1–9).

Watch for locked side passages — they often lead to chest rooms

Walnuts dropped by monsters in the Volcano Dungeon.

Farm Lava Lurks and Magma Sprites throughout the dungeon

Kill Tiger Slimes in the western jungle area. They have a chance to drop walnuts.

Tiger Slimes only appear on the western side of the island

Give Leo specific items he loves to receive walnuts as friendship gifts.

Leo loves Duck Feathers and Rabbit's Feet

Some parrot-triggered island upgrades reward a walnut upon completion (e.g. opening the resort).

Not all upgrades give walnuts — check each parrot's request

Complete certain Qi Challenges that reward walnuts (found in Qi's Walnut Room).

Qi's room opens once you have 100 walnuts

Additional Golden Coconuts found scattered across all areas of Ginger Island.

Each cracks open for 1 walnut. Total of ~19 Golden Coconuts exist on the island.