All Stalker 2 Stash locations and their rewards

In Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, stashes are scattered across the Zone, providing players with vital resources like weapons, ammo, healing items, and more. Finding these hidden caches can mean the difference between survival and disaster, especially in the game's harsh environment. This guide covers all the locations of Stalker 2 Stash and their rewards, ensuring you do not miss out on such valuable resources.

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Lesser Zone Stashes Locations in Stalker 2 and their rewards

Loot from Stash in Stalker 2 (Image via GSC Game World)

Zhorik

Location: North of the post office

Look for a crashed helicopter just off the path to your left. Avoid the water surrounding the crash site to prevent radiation poisoning. Inside the helicopter, find a small blue safe containing the loot.

Rewards:

• 2 Bread
• Canned Food
• 2 Bandages
• 60 9x19 FMJ ammo
• Viper-5 SMG

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Modest Hiding Place

Location: Post office

Climb onto the water truck parked in front of the northeastern house at the Post Office. Jump onto the roof of the nearby house, and you’ll find the loot next to the chimney.

Rewards:

• Water
• Cossacks Vodka
• 5 Bandages
• 2 Medkits
• 5 9x19MM FMJ ammo

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Fence

Location: Deaf Meadow (north of the Old Mill)

Navigate to the river’s edge while carefully avoiding nearby gravitational anomalies. Slide down a ledge to find the loot hidden beside a large rock.

Rewards:

• 2 Cossack Vodkas
• 12 Bandages
• Non Stop Energy Drink
• 6 Medkits
• 34 9X19MM FMJ ammo
• 10 5.45X39MM PS ammo

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Poorly-Hidden

Location: Eastern exit of Zalissya

Head south until you spot a pile of logs leaning against a barn. Climb onto the logs and into the barn via a gap in the roof. Look left inside to locate the stash.

Rewards:

• Sausage
• Water
• Cossacks Vodka
• 3 Bandages
• Non Stop Energy Drink
• 2 Medkits
• 3 9X18MM PST ammo
• RGD-5 Grenade

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Poppy Fields Forgotten Loot

Location: Northern Poppy Fields, at the base of a small dirt ledge near the water.

Rewards:

• Vodka, Bandages, Medkits
• 12x70MM Buckshot ammo

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Small Loot Drop

Location: Left of the exit in the Sphere sewage system during Behind Seven Seals. Hidden behind a metal grate near acid piles. Accessible later from the run-off section north of the Sphere complex.

Rewards:

• High-Capacity AKM-74 Magazine
• 2x 9x18MM PST ammo
• Water, Vodka, Medkits, Bandages

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Guide's Drop

Location: Water Tower northwest of Zalissya. Climb the ladder at the tower’s base while avoiding electrical anomalies.

Rewards:

• Valik Lummox's AKM-74s
• 45x 5.45x39MM PS ammo

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Journalist’s stashes locations in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl

A still from Stalker 2 (Image via GSC Game World)

Journalist’s Stashes in Stalker 2 can be unlocked by completing the main quest A Needle in a Haystack and starting the side quest Seek, and You Shall Find. Once unlocked, these stashes offer DLC rewards from the Ultimate and Deluxe editions. Below are all 12 Journalist Stash locations in Stalker 2 and their rewards:

Lesser Zone (Zalissya)

Location: Attic of an abandoned house at the edge of Zalissya.

Use a blue truck to climb onto the roof, then drop onto a balcony on the west side to access the attic to find the loot.

Rewards:

• PTM Monolith (handgun)
• Mercenary’s Light Suit
• Journalist’s Message 2 note

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Lesser Zone (Sphere)

Location: Roof of a small building within the Sphere compound.

Climb the ladder on the western side of the building to reach the loot.

Rewards:

• AR416 Monolith
• 5.56x45MM M885 ammo

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Lesser Zone (Northern Checkpoint)

Location: White building near the checkpoint connecting Lesser Zone to Garbage.

Climb the ladder on the western side and drop onto the lower rooftop to access the loot.

Rewards:

• Viper Monolith
• 9x19MM FMJ ammo

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Garbage (South)

Location: Inside a broken minibus in a garbage pile.

Follow the map marker to find the stash in the middle of the area.

Rewards:

• M860 Monolith
• 12x70MM Buckshot ammo

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Garbage (North)

Location: Junkyard area near Slag Heap.

Find an overturned olive-green container, enter through its square opening, and locate the loot nearby.

Rewards:

• Tourist Suit

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Rostok

Location: Abandoned school west of Garbage.

Use bolts to disable anomalies and check the container near bunk beds in a large room to find loot.

Rewards:

• Riemann (Submachine gun)

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Yaniv

Location: Train container in a disused railyard.

Explore the area above the Red Forest to find the loot inside one of the train containers.

Rewards:

• Model Competitor (revolver)

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Chemical Plant

Location: Western compound near train tracks.

Jump onto a lorry, then onto a platform, and climb through a window to find the stash.

Rewards:

• Lullaby (assault rifle)

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Burnt Forest

Location: The basement of a house surrounded by a fire anomaly.

Cross the border from the Chemical Plant and descend the ladder to the loot. Use caution to avoid the anomaly.

Rewards:

• SSP-100M SIRCAA Suit

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Swamp (North)

Location: Northeastern tip of the Swamp region.

Climb cabinets and ledges near a building while avoiding a gravity anomaly.

Rewards:

• Veteran

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Swamp (South)

Location: Abandoned building in the southern Swamp.

Search near a bunk bed frame to find the loot.

Rewards:

• Wanderer Suit

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Duga

Location: Fortified area in Duga.

Sneak in from the southeastern yard to avoid sniper fire. Defeat the Burer mutant and activate the generator to unlock the loot in the armory.

Rewards:

• SA-U Gabon (assault rifle)
• SEVA-I Suit

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Stalker's Hidden Stash

Location: South of the Levitating Silo in the Lesser Zone

Search for a ruined brick building nearby. Inside, you’ll spot a stash hanging from the roof beams. To reach it, climb the broken walls in the building's northwest corner, then carefully navigate across the wooden beams above.

Rewards:

• Canned Food
• 2x Bottles of Vodka
• 3x Bandages
• Energy Drink
• 3x Medkits
• 2x 12x70MM Buckshot Ammo

Warning: The area is frequented by wild boars, so proceed with caution.