Forest West and Bear Shop Guide for Stardew Valley Expanded

Forest West and Bear Shop Guide for Stardew Valley Expanded

Forest West and the Bear Shop

Forest West is the large SVE map immediately west of the Hat Mouse area in Cindersap Forest. It connects back toward the Secret Woods in the north and to Aurora Vineyard farther west. The location is plantable and also provides a large renewable wood-gathering area.

Full map of Forest West in Stardew Valley Expanded
Forest West is much larger than the nearby vanilla forest maps.

Main routes

  • East: return to the Hat Mouse side of Cindersap Forest.
  • North: follow the upper path toward the Secret Woods connection.
  • West: continue toward Aurora Vineyard.
  • Northwest corner: the Bear Shop appears here after the bear event is complete.
Northern Forest West path toward the Secret Woods
The northern route connects toward the Secret Woods.
Forest West entrance to Aurora Vineyard
The western route reaches Aurora Vineyard.

How to unlock the Bear Shop

  1. Find and read Secret Note #23.
  2. Carry one Maple Syrup into the Secret Woods between 6:00 AM and 7:00 PM.
  3. The bear event consumes the syrup and completes event 2120303.
  4. Return to the northwest corner of Forest West. SVE patches the Bear Shop into the map after that event.
Bear who unlocks the Forest West shop
Give the Secret Woods bear Maple Syrup after reading Secret Note #23.

Bear Shop inventory

ItemPriceDaily stock
Honey1,000g10
Maple Syrup1,500g8
Pine Tar2,500g5
Oak Resin3,500g5
Fir Wax2,000g3
Birch Water1,000g3
Mahogany Seed3,000g3
Cave Carrot400g20
Salmon600g10
Baked Berry Oatmeal recipe12,500gOne-time recipe
Flower Cookie recipe8,750gOne-time recipe

King Salmon fishing rules

Fish in the Forest West river with Fishing level 8 or higher. King Salmon appears in spring and summer, from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, in either sunny or rainy weather. It has difficulty 80 with a dart pattern and a base sale price of 320g.

Forest West river where King Salmon can be caught
The Forest West river is a valid King Salmon location.

About the sword decorations

The sword-shaped objects shown near the river are map scenery, not four guaranteed Ancient Sword artifact pickups. In SVE 1.15.11, the Farm Type Manager artifact pools that explicitly include Ancient Sword are assigned to the Mountain and Adventurer Summit, not to four fixed Forest West collection tiles.

Decorative sword objects beside the Forest West river
These visible swords should not be counted as four collectible artifacts.

Version: Stardew Valley Expanded 1.15.11.