Palworld Dungeon Locations — All Dungeon Types, Levels & Where to Find Them (2026)

Basics

How Palworld dungeons work

Regular dungeons are procedurally-generated caves — different from Alpha field bosses, Tower bosses and Sealed Realms.

They're explorable caves. Dungeons are enclosed cave/grotto areas marked by a white cave icon on the map — a big opening in a cliff or mountain wall. There's no minimap inside; you pick your way from a central hub that branches into looted paths and dead ends.
Fixed spots, rotating. Entrances spawn from a fixed set of candidate locations (the ones listed below) — but only a handful are open at any moment. When one closes, another opens elsewhere, so the same spot won't always be active.
Open for ~5 hours. Once a dungeon opens it stays open 299 minutes then closes — and the timer keeps running even while you're logged out. Once you're inside, take your time; entering with minutes left is fine.
Clear others to respawn them. A closed dungeon reopens later at the same spot, gated by how many other dungeons have closed (not a fixed wait). Community trick: actively clear a bunch (~20) to keep a steady farming rotation going.
Every dungeon ends the same way. A boss room with exactly one guaranteed Alpha Pal and two guaranteed chests by the exit teleporter, plus stray chests along the route.
You can reroll the boss. The end Alpha is random from the dungeon's biome pool — back up a room or two and re-approach to respawn a different one (effectively unlimited). Kill or capture it to clear the dungeon.
Best XP loop in the game. A dungeon Alpha gives roughly 2× the XP of its overworld version, plus guaranteed Ancient Civilization Parts for ancient tech and Pal Gear.
Chests = blueprints + rares. Schematics in three tiers (blue → purple → gold), stat accessories, Skill Fruits, gold, gems and tech manuals — contents scale with the dungeon's level.
Dungeon-exclusive Pals. A few Pals (e.g. Mau, Killamari) show up in dungeons, and dungeon Alphas can appear at times of day their overworld versions normally wouldn't.
Feybreak tokens. Beating an Alpha for the first time drops its Pal Bounty Token (small permanent party buffs); some Feybreak dungeon arenas stay locked until you hold the required token.
Die inside? You're booted to the map to respawn — recover your dropped gear at the dungeon entrance, not the spot you died.
Not the same as the other "caves." Sealed Realms (red icon) drop you straight into one tougher Alpha fight; Tower bosses are fixed story duos in the world's towers; Raid bosses (Bellanoir, Moon Lord…) are summoned at your base. None of those are these explorable farm dungeons.

Heads-up: dungeon entrances rotate and respawn, so a given spot won't always be active. Use the coordinates below as the known candidate locations, and a current community/interactive map for whatever's live right now.

Reference

Dungeon types by level

Each cavern type shares a biome boss pool — the guaranteed Alpha waiting at the end comes from it. Sorted roughly by level.

Dungeon (cavern) type	Lv	Region / biome	Boss pool	Worth it for
Hillside Cavern	Lv. 13 (Pals Lv. 10-13)	Palpagos base island — early-game temperate grassland/forest regions (Windswept Hills is a known spot; appears frequently across the world)	Early-game Alphas (shared pool with Isolated Island Cavern): Lamball, Cattiva, Chikipi, Vixy, Foxparks, Lifmunk, Tanzee, Jolthog, Gumoss, Depresso, Fuddler, Killamari, Mau, Direhowl, Caprity, Melpaca, Eikthyrdeer, Rooby, Rushoar, Nox, Pengullet, Cremis, Daedream, Hoocrates, Tombat, Teafant	Early schematics, low-tier accessories, Skill Fruits, ore/paldium. The single easiest dungeon type — go for early XP, captured Alphas, and your first blueprints.
Isolated Island Cavern	Lv. 13 (Pals Lv. 10-13)	Palpagos base island — small offshore/coastal island tiles (Sea Breeze Archipelago, Eastern Wild Island, Marsh Island, Ice Wind Island, Forgotten Island)	Same early-game Alpha pool as Hillside Cavern: Cattiva, Chikipi, Fuack, Gumoss, Hoocrates, Depresso, Daedream, Fuddler, Killamari, Celaray, Eikthyrdeer, Tombat, Caprity, Cremis, Direhowl, Dinossom, Jolthog, Lamball, Lifmunk, Mau, Melpaca, Nox, Pengullet, Rooby, Rushoar, Tanzee, Teafant, Vixy, Foxparks	Early schematics, Skill Fruits, basic accessories, ore/paldium. Functionally identical tier to Hillside Cavern; named differently because it spawns on island/coastal tiles.
Ravine Grotto	Lv. 19 (Pals Lv. ~15-19)	Palpagos base island — low-mid mountain/ravine and canyon terrain, tied to the Bamboo Groves area	Tocotoco, Woolipop, Ribbuny, Dumud, Galeclaw, Swee, Sweepa, Surfent, Arsox, Cawgnito, Digtoise, Hangyu, Kelpsea, Mozzarina, Nox, Univolt	Mid-tier schematics, Skill Fruits, accessories, ore. The step-up XP/material run once you're past the Lv.13 caves.
Mountain Stream Grotto	Lv. 29 (Pals Lv. ~25-29)	Palpagos base island — higher mountain / stream-cut highland regions (Moonless Shore, Verdant Brook)	Flopie, Bristla, Gobfin, Mossanda, Robinquill, Gorirat, Katress, Felbat, Cinnamoth, Galeclaw, Grintale, Loupmoon	Mid-game schematics, Skill Fruits, accessories, ore/coal. Good for mid-game Pal captures and gear blueprints.
Cavern of the Dunes	Lv. 38	Palpagos base island — desert / arid biome (Desiccated Desert / Twilight Dunes, southeast)	Nitewing, Incineram, Dumud, Pyrin, Flambelle, Bushi, Ragnahawk, Wixen, Blazehowl, Reptyro, Fenglope, Beakon, Cawgnito, Dazzi, Digtoise, Dinossom Lux, Fuddler, Hangyu, Leezpunk, Lovander, Rayhound, Robinquill Terra, Surfent Terra, Tocotoco	High-tier schematics (incl. firearms/armor), Skill Fruits, accessories, refined materials. Late base-game farming run; pairs with the desert region's fire/ground Pals. (Level set to paldb's data value of 38; Game8's '35' is a rounded suggested level.)
Volcanic Cavern	Lv. 40	Palpagos base island — volcanic biome (Mount Obsidian, northwest)	Blazehowl, Blazehowl Noct, Bushi, Dumud, Fenglope, Flambelle, Gobfin Ignis, Incineram, Kelpsea Ignis, Leezpunk, Leezpunk Ignis, Pyrin, Pyrin Noct, Ragnahawk, Reptyro, Vanwyrm, Wixen, Nitewing, Cawgnito, Robinquill Terra, Dinossom Lux, Surfent Terra	High-tier schematics, fire-type Alpha captures, Skill Fruits, refined ore, accessories. The top-end base-game dungeon. (Both paldb and Game8 list Lv.40.)
Astral Mountains Cavern	Lv. 45 (Pals Lv. ~40-45)	Palpagos base island — snow/ice Astral Mountains region at the north of the base island. Commonly called 'Sacred Mountain Cavern' by the community and some guides; 'Astral Mountains Cavern' is the official wiki.gg/paldb name.	Pengullet, Chillet, Reindrix, Maraith, Tombat, Vanwyrm Cryst, Elphidran, Cryolinx, Wumpo, Quivern, Suzaku Aqua, Lunaris, Mammorest Cryst, Mau Cryst, Reptyro Cryst, Sibelyx	Highest-tier base-game schematics, ice/dragon Alpha captures, Skill Fruits, refined materials, accessories. The Lv.45 endgame cave of the original map. ('Sacred Mountain Cavern' is the only soft element — a valid common alias; level/region/pool are solid.)
Cherry Blossom Cave	Lv. 52 (Pals Lv. 51-52; some boss variants 47-49)	Sakurajima island — the northwest cherry-blossom / Japanese-themed DLC region (internal code 'Sakura001'). Found across Sakurajima (~15 caves, soft count).	Bushi Noct, Wixen Noct, Katress Ignis, Sootseer, Gorirat Terra, Quivern Botan, Chillet Ignis, Dogen, Shroomer, Shroomer Noct, Helzephyr Lux, Yakumo, Lullu, Kikit, Dazemu, Croajiro, Ghangler, Palumba, Braloha (Caprity Noct / Kitsun Noct also reported)	Legendary weapon schematics (Katana, Assault Rifle, Shotgun, and legendary guns — Flamethrower, Laser Rifle, Grenade Launcher, Gatling Gun, Guided Missile Launcher), heat/cold armor schematics, Skill Fruits, Defense/Attack Pendant +2 accessories, Large Pal Souls, Legendary Spheres, guaranteed Diamond, Ancient/Future Technical Manuals. Top run for Sakurajima-exclusive Pals and legendary blueprints. (No verified drop rates — any '~40% Legendary Sphere' figure is unconfirmed; omit.)
Feybreak Cavern	Lv. 58 (in-dungeon Pals ~56-58; internal id Viking001)	Feybreak island — the southwestern endgame DLC region (Feybreak / Home Sweet Home content). Highest-tier dungeon in the game.	Starryon, Splatterina, Tarantriss, Smokie, Nyafia, Omascul, Prunelia, Gildane, Warsect Terra, Nitemary, Foxparks Cryst, Loupmoon Cryst, Ribbuny Botan, Dazzi Noct, Faleris Aqua, Cryolinx Terra, Caprity Noct, Kitsun Noct (plus other Feybreak variant Pals)	End-game schematics (top firearms/armor), Feybreak-exclusive Alpha captures, Skill Fruits, highest-tier crafting materials, accessories, Pal Souls. The hardest regular dungeon and primary endgame loot/leveling run. Some boss arenas are locked behind required Pal Bounty Tokens. (Both paldb and Game8 list Lv.58; standalone '55' is the looser figure.)

Locations

Palpagos Islands (base game map) — Palworld v0.7.x dungeons

Area / nearest landmark	Coords	Notes
Windswept Hills (NE of the starting Plateau of Beginnings)	263, -542	Hillside Cavern (Lv. 13). Candidate spot — RoyalCDKeys (263,-542), corroborated by PalNerd (263,-540).
Windswept Hills (near Rayne Syndicate Tower / Small Settlement)	123, -485	Hillside Cavern (Lv. 13). Candidate spot — RoyalCDKeys (123,-485) + GameSkinny (123,-486).
Windswept Hills (western edge, near Plateau of Beginnings)	20, -522	Hillside Cavern (Lv. 13). Candidate spot — PalNerd (20,-522) + GameSkinny (19,-523) + RoyalCDKeys (21,-525).
Windswept Hills (south-central)	146, -400	Hillside Cavern (Lv. 13). Candidate spot — GameSkinny (146,-399) + PalNerd (146,-400).
Sea Breeze Archipelago (small SW islands off Windswept Hills)	-127, -567	Isolated Island Cavern (Lv. 13). Candidate spot — PalNerd (-127,-567) + GameSkinny (-127,-566).
Sea Breeze Archipelago (far-west island cluster)	-165, -670	Isolated Island Cavern (Lv. 13). Candidate spot — PalNerd (-165,-670) + GameSkinny (-167,-669).
Bamboo Groves (north, central Palpagos)	-373, -220	Ravine Grotto (Lv. 19). Candidate spot — RoyalCDKeys (-375,-217) + PalNerd (-373,-220).
Bamboo Groves (south)	-276, -466	Ravine Grotto (Lv. 19). Candidate spot — RoyalCDKeys (-274,-466) + PalNerd (-276,-466).
Bamboo Groves (south-central)	-226, -416	Ravine Grotto (Lv. 19). Candidate spot — RoyalCDKeys (-225,-417) + PalNerd (-226,-416).
Moonless Shore / Verdant Brook (central-east)	103, -252	Mountain Stream Grotto (Lv. 29). Candidate spot — PalNerd (103,-252) + GameSkinny (104,-253).
Marsh Island / east-central (toward Verdant Brook)	388, -265	Mountain Stream Grotto (Lv. 29). Candidate spot — PalNerd (388,-265) + GameSkinny (389,-264).
Desiccated Dunes / Twilight Dunes (SE desert)	647, 185	Cavern of the Dunes (Lv. 38). Candidate spot — PalNerd (647,184) + GameSkinny (647,189).
Desiccated Dunes (SE desert, inland)	330, 312	Cavern of the Dunes (Lv. 38). Candidate spot — PalNerd (330,311) + GameSkinny (330,314).
Mount Obsidian (volcanic NW region)	-726, -613	Volcanic Cavern (Lv. 40). Candidate spot — RoyalCDKeys (-727,-611) + PalNerd (-726,-613).
Mount Obsidian (volcanic NW region)	-799, -360	Volcanic Cavern (Lv. 40). Candidate spot — RoyalCDKeys (-798,-359) + PalNerd (-801,-362).
Astral Mountains (snowy highlands)	-95, 214	Astral Mountains Cavern / 'Sacred Mountain Cavern' (Lv. 45). Candidate spot — PalNerd (-96,214) + GameSkinny (-94,215).
Astral Mountains (snowy highlands)	-120, 316	Astral Mountains Cavern / 'Sacred Mountain Cavern' (Lv. 45). Candidate spot — PalNerd (-121,315) + GameSkinny (-120,317).
Forgotten Island (far-west isolated island)	-515, -4	Isolated Island Cavern (Lv. 13). Candidate spot, medium confidence — PalNerd (-515,-4) + GameSkinny (-514,-6).
Ice Wind Island (west, cold island)	-290, 33	Isolated Island Cavern (Lv. 13). Candidate spot, medium confidence — PalNerd (-291,32) + GameSkinny (-290,36).

Locations

Sakurajima Island — Palworld v0.7.x (all Cherry Blossom Cave, Lv. 52, internal 'Sakura001') dungeons

Area / nearest landmark	Coords	Notes
Sakurajima (northwest, near volcano slopes)	-357, 135	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (northwest)	-430, 184	Candidate spot — PalNerd.
Sakurajima (west)	-484, 107	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated verbatim by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (west)	-530, 146	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated verbatim by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (west-central)	-504, 230	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (west-central)	-610, 178	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated verbatim by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (central, near Mossanda Forest / shrine area)	-578, 200	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (central)	-584, 217	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (central-south)	-577, 261	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (south-central)	-595, 291	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (south-central)	-621, 272	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (central-east)	-642, 234	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (eastern/southeastern coast)	-655, 288	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (east)	-678, 238	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.
Sakurajima (east)	-675, 188	Candidate spot — PalNerd, corroborated by AxentHost.

Locations

Feybreak Island — Palworld v0.7.x (all Feybreak Cavern, Lv. 58, internal 'Viking001') dungeons

Area / nearest landmark	Coords	Notes
Scorched Ashland (near Feybreak landing waypoint)	-846, -955	Candidate spot — Game8 (archives/440211) + ProGameTalk; level confirmed by paldb.
Scorched Hill	-1100, -825	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Scorched Hill	-1084, -1005	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Scorched Hill	-1001, -1032	Candidate spot, medium confidence — Game8 (-1001,-1032); ProGameTalk lists -1002,-1033 (1-unit variance).
Scorched Hill	-883, -1092	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Scorched Hill	-1205, -1192	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Scorched Hill	-1019, -1342	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Scorched Hill	-1095, -1125	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Deserted Ash Plateau	-1301, -1152	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Emberstone Hill	-763, -1194	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Loess Plains	-970, -1471	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Loess Plains	-1060, -1471	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Frozen Coral Hill	-1042, -1329	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Frozen Coral Hill	-1142, -1468	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.
Frozen Coral Hill	-1226, -1568	Candidate spot — Game8 + ProGameTalk.

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Breeding Calculator — plan the Pal you want to take in.
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FAQ

Palworld dungeons FAQ

How long does a Palworld dungeon stay open?

299 minutes — about 5 hours — from when it opens, then it closes. Some guides round this to 300; 299 is the precise figure. The timer keeps running even while you're logged out, so dungeons cycle on and off when you're not playing. Once you're inside you can finish at your own pace, even if you entered with only minutes left.

Are dungeon locations random or fixed?

Both, in a way. Entrances spawn from a fixed set of predetermined candidate spots that are always in the same places — but only a limited number are active at any time. When one closes, another opens elsewhere on the 299-minute cycle. So the coordinate lists you'll find (including ours) are known candidate spots, not guaranteed live pins. Check your in-game map for what's currently active before a run.

Do dungeons reopen after they close, and how do I keep them spawning?

Yes — a closed dungeon reopens later at the same fixed location; it's not gone for good. Reopening is gated by how many OTHER dungeons in the world have closed rather than a simple timer. The community trick is to actively clear around 20 dungeons to keep a constant rotation going, so there's always something fresh to farm.

Can I reroll a dungeon's final boss if I don't like it?

Yes. The end Alpha is randomized from that dungeon's biome pool. If you want a different one, back up to the previous room (often described as a room or two, or about 3 rooms) and re-approach to respawn a new boss. Rerolls are effectively unlimited, though the same boss can occasionally come up again. You can kill OR capture the boss to clear the dungeon.

Why are dungeons worth farming?

They're the most efficient single loop in the game. The final Alpha gives roughly 2x the XP of its overworld version, drops guaranteed Ancient Civilization Parts for ancient tech and Pal Gear, and each dungeon ends with two guaranteed chests (plus extras on the route) holding schematics, accessories, Skill Fruits, gold, gems, and tech manuals. Some Pals — like Mau and Killamari — can only be found inside dungeons. Since the Feybreak update, first-time Alpha kills also drop Pal Bounty Tokens for permanent passive damage bonuses.

How are dungeons different from Sealed Realms, Tower Bosses, and Raid Bosses?

Regular dungeons use white cave icons and are explore-and-clear mazes ending in one Alpha boss. Sealed Realms use red icons and a teleporter that drops you straight into a single tougher Alpha fight — no maze. Tower Bosses are fixed, story-gated human+Pal duo fights inside the world's towers that unlock progression. Raid Bosses (Bellanoir, Moon Lord, Xenolord) are endgame events you summon at your base with an altar and a slab item — not map caves at all.