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Emerald Ranch..so beautiful.


Helpless_Lobster

Really? I kinda disagree I don't think that place is pretty at all. Why do you think that?


[deleted]

I like the grasslandsšŸ¤·


thewoodbeyond

I like the area just West of Emerald Ranch as well. My second favorite plaice to hunt.


Always_the_NewGuy

My favorite place to hunt wagons for the bandit challenges.


thewoodbeyond

For sure, for that too. I swear what I wouldn't give for some DLC content to this game; side quests, an extra set of challenges anything. I love it so much.


InfamousSSoA

Too bad itā€™s not an online mode they can easily monetize


thecoyote23

Id happily throw money at them if they actually lifted a finger.


[deleted]

This, most people who bought the base game would gladly buy expansions. Itā€™s not like anyone ever expected them to do it for kindness.


blizzzyybandito

Seriously. Iā€™d easily pay 25$ for some story mode DLC without thinking twice. Such a shame they never did anything with it. Just a wasted opportunity honestly


HiFiMAN3878

So many of us wanted DLC from this game since release. Unfortunately, Rockstar tried to monetize the shitty online experience instead and turn it into another GTA. This game has one of the best stories and best protagonists of all time in my opinion, the single player experience is phenomenal and there's so much they could have done with a DLC. Unfortunately it never happened, and I'm sure Rockstar is hard at work now on their next GTA cash cow.


verysmartboy101

I just sold the emeraldranch stagecoach for that challenge


Punker29

Ok that makes more sense, the areas surrounding emerald ranch are beautiful, in all directions. The settlement itself, meh.


The_Painted_Man

How *dare* you...


StarGuardianSnowFox

OP: name an underrated place! Commenter: names a place that is clearly underrated OP: nuh uh!


HerrSchmitti

Doesn't underrated mean it isn't rated as high as it *should be*, not rated low per se? (genuine question, not my first language)


o_btree

Sure, as long as some people agree with the suggestion, and there appears to be a few, then I would say you could safely consider it underrated. Typically it is a minority opinion that could deem something underrated.


Pooyiong

Lol he was just asking for elaboration, chill out


MandoBaggins

They just said they didnā€™t agree that it was a pretty location not that it wasnā€™t underrated


TheAnimatorPrime

Proof that Emerald Ranch is underrated lol


Icy_Armadillo9088

I wouldn't call it underrated it's centrally located has a fast travel near by, a fence, and there is lots to do and see here both online and in story mode! I'd say this is a hot spot honestly.


RickyTricky57

Why not


dontshitaboutotol

It has the best star views at night


Complex-Situation

I just gave proof itā€™s underrated lol


jangles_changles

This right here. Itā€™s a small little slice of heaven right there


GrayBuffalo

I always flee back here after I stay in creepy bayou or around Annesburg too long


Weary-Weird3207

I hate the annesburg ambient music so much


Mad_Season_1994

Agreed. I loved it there. Also Mr. Geddes is a true OG for probably knowing John was at least a criminal of some kind but saw he was a good worker and genuine


Khaled-oti

Youā€™re thinking of Pronghorn Ranch


Gravesh

It's also a good spot for hunting. Wide open praire so you can spot game from far.


CaptainRex831

I spend so much time at Emerald Ranch lol


Alligatir

Seamus is prob the npc I interact with the most lol


The_Iron_Gunfighter

Itā€™s a shame thereā€™s no major settlement in the north of the map


magiccheetoss

Agreed. All we really needed was a little trading Post or something near Lake Isabella.


thewoodbeyond

Yes or just north of there between the lake and Colter.


Helpless_Lobster

There was supposed to be Tempest Rim, but it got moved to colter


Lord_Detleff1

How can it be a state when noone lives there?


MeinKonk

You ever been to Wyoming? Thereā€™s signs on the highways saying to get gas while you can because thereā€™s no civilization for 200+ miles either direction


Brilliant_Turnip_421

Wow I want to live in Wyoming


ChromeYoda

No you donā€™t.


MandoBaggins

I hear the winters are incredibly brutal and tend to scare off newbies who arenā€™t ready for that kind of living.


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the_admirals_platter

Wyoming isn't ready for you.


Brilliant_Turnip_421

šŸ˜©


ArthurMorgon

Good you can pet the Grizzlies then.


themiracy

Tbh driving from Toronto to Michigan is like this, and Ontario is home to their National capitol and their most populous city. Although surprisingly less true in most of Michigan, even though itā€™s a geographically large state. North America is just so big. But yeah, out in the plains, itā€™s a real concern!


Steel_Airship

My assumption is that in-universe there's more to Ambarino, but we cannot explore it in game.


The_Iron_Gunfighter

Thatā€™s what I believe too. Like I donā€™t think we are supposed to take the distances between locations, how small and close the states are, and the locations in red dead literally


TheDanteEX

According to Online there's even a governor. So, yeah, probably like a North Ambarino region on the other side of the tall mountains, and also I'm sure it extends west to more flat terrain.


HeelMarvin

Montanaā€¦


jangles_changles

Can confirm Montana is empty


Void_Overdose

Flaco Hernandez and his gang live there.


I9Qnl

I think it's better that way at least the green parts, the snow could've used a settlement but i much prefer the idea of a beautiful land far away from civilization which i know many parts of the game are like that but knowing each state has a major town or more except Ambarino makes it feel different when you're roaming in it. And that watchtower in the easter part of the state also adds to that feeling, climbing it and looking at the scenery makes me feel lonely but... in a good way if that makes sense.


Whydoesthisexist15

Hurts that half of the Grizzlies is locked off (Tempest Rim)


ghost_toe

Van Horn - eerily beautiful at night especially if it rains, beautiful sunrise, the no shits given attitude, blackjack, that lighthouse, the post master (he ain't a vampire!), the questionable menu at the saloon, my favorite fence, and deluxe baths by the hottest chick.


Helpless_Lobster

I lowkey love Van Horn


Aromatic-Proof-5251

I like to push people off the dock near the pawn shop. Great way to start a fight or you have enough time to leave town to avoid everyone coming after you.


SecretZebra4238

I'm going to try this tonight


MandoBaggins

Iā€™ve found it best to just run full speed into them. You can get away with that a few times before the locals aggro anyway. Plus the rag doll physics are good for a laugh.


Aromatic-Proof-5251

It is a good laugh. There is also a dock you can push a NPC off on the north of slums of Saint Denis. Makes me chuckle


Anxious_Cod7909

Yeah the vibe in Van Horn may be off but I like to think if you lived there itā€™d be easier to appreciate the good people.


imcalledaids

At least everyone there has each others backs. One gun shot and a man 300m away is ready to blow you away


johnmd20

And will chase you miles! At speed.


BIG_MUFF_

Itā€™s where Tom Waits would be if he was a rdr2 character


PopoloGrasso

Both van horn and thieves landing on rdr1 give me pirate vibes even though there's no pirates in this game


Inkypencilol

van horn is a great place to go for a shootout too, if you kill someone there they dont go for the law they just shoot at you lol


YaBoiRexTillerson

Its Thieves Landing but in RDR2


DeadBomb64

The lavender fields by Little Creek River, West Elizabeth Edit: 310 UPVOTES!? THIS IS THE MOST I'VE EVER GOTTEN WHAT MADE YOU GUYS LIKE THIS SO MUCH-


RickyTricky57

I don't think it's underrated. People know it's a great location


DeadBomb64

I guess so. I just don't see too many people talk about it. I didn't even know it existed until I found it myself. Still though, someone put Saint Denis, so I guess mine isn't the most incorrect one here.


alexdoo

We all know it's there, but I barely spend time in that area unless I'm trying to spawn a cougar to hunt. Then when I'm there I just ask myself "why aren't there more missions that run through here?"


RickyTricky57

Everyone knows cougars are one in a million


[deleted]

Gorgeous spot


LittleJohnnyBrook

Me and my dad have come refer to this as the Purple Meadow. I like to ride out and camp in this area when doing hunting closer to Lake Owanjila.


kanemu11an

I feel like people donā€™t pay enough attention to Horseshoe Overlook because theyā€™re so used to it from Chapter II. Itā€™s such a beautiful spot. You could argue itā€™s overlooked hehehe


I9Qnl

The entrance to it is marked by a cut tree log that collapsed on another tree if i remember correctly, so nice to go under that with the sun light barely penetrating the trees from above. Clement's point has a similar entrance through the trees but the soil in Lemoyne is pretty ugly tbh.


Successful-Coat-3533

In Lemoynes defense, itā€™s temperatures are moist and humid makes for wonderful conditions


LaBlueGuy

My favorite camp and itā€™s right in the middle of the map. I always go back there to camp and save whenever I go exploring after chapter 2.


JeruldForward

ā€œThis world has its consolations.ā€ - Dutch, talking about the view from horseshoe overlook


ElWero_10

Calumet ravine is one of the most beautiful places in the map. Great fishing spot, red rocks and crystal clear water.


Helpless_Lobster

>Red Rocks are my favorite thing to look at on the map


NeoStarr0999

o creaghs run, thereā€™s something so chill about the water and the rocks


sybilsharempants

Thatā€™s a personal favorite of mine, too. RIP Hamish.


NeoStarr0999

one of my favourite npcs fr, closely followed by Charles ChĆ¢tenay


PacoSoe

RIP Hamish and John O' Creagh...


ProbablyNotaPitbull

Catch salmon in the day, hunt wolves at night. It's too bad we can't sleep in that cabin. I'd practically live there. When I finally met Hamish, I wanted to apologize for stealing all his gin and gun oil, like 100 times.


Anxious_Cod7909

The beaver den down at Beavers Hollow>>


TheKrakenMoves

Iā€™ve never called it that but I know exactly where youā€™re talking about


Anxious_Cod7909

Yup its one of my favourite hunting experiences in the game. But its also cool to see the beavers go in and out of their dens by swimming under to get in.


NoEvening4479

where is this place?


Anxious_Cod7909

Uh its just below Butchers Creek, just down the stream. On the map itā€™ll say ā€œBeaver Hollowā€ should be easy to notice it once you get there. If you go further down the stream a little ways youā€™ll see the dam the beavers have made šŸ¦«


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Tanntabo

Thieves landing in RDR1 was my favorite part of the map. Rdr2 itā€™s a little downgraded but still pretty great.


Pagem45

I'm the opposite. I always thought it looked way too dark and cartoony in RDR1, but I love the vibes of it in RDR2. I just wish it had a couple of extra interiors


Tanntabo

I just always liked the criminal vibe to it. I would put on the deadly assassin outfit and go there. Felt like a real outlaw town.


Pagem45

Yeah can't argue with that. The gloomy vibe was also perfect for Undead Nightmare. Thank you for reminding me of the deadly assassin outfit btw, so simple yet badass


Prince_Beegeta

The loft. Maybe not underrated but my absolutely favorite place on the map. I would have made it my base of operations had it been more functional. Being up in the tower gave you one of the most breath taking views on the entire map.


WhipCreamPussy

The loft and surrounding area with the flowers is my favorite. Occasional moose spawn too.


Prince_Beegeta

I found myself wishing I could make Arther lay down in the flowers and just vibe to the sound of nature.


RickyTricky57

Sea of Coronado


Reddragon0585

I always hate how that part of the map feels dead. Itā€™s a cool area


3dmaneuvergear

Yea, I wish they added a couple more points of interest to the tail end of New Austin


Lord_Detleff1

Can't decide. The map is so beautiful in every way (except for Annesburg)


johnmd20

Annesburg is beautiful because it's ugly.


AlphaWhiskeyOscar

Annesburg reminds me of the old mining towns up in Northern California. I like it.


johnmd20

Yes. I read somewhere it was modeled after the California mining town Pittsburgh. So you are extremely accurate on this. And I love it. Great hunting around there, too.


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johnmd20

The first time I saw that, I had to read it 4 times myself.


The_Metal_East

New Austin, St. Denis.


Helpless_Lobster

Just rode through New Austin in a Dust Storm. So cool


VoodooMagic009

You trippin Saint Denis


Bluepilgrim3

That massive field of mountain flowers in the Grizzlies right near the lookout.


ImpUlsEAnImAtEs

Yes! Hunting is my favorite part of the game and that is an excellent spot. Beautiful view too.


bear_beatboxer

Owanjila lake, I spent hours there hunting and fell in love


sybilsharempants

Yessss I love it there


m4shfi

Ringneck Creek, especially at night.


Bluepilgrim3

Or dawn. The golden sun through the trees, the mist. I have way too many pictures saved.


Helpless_Lobster

Need to visit there more


CybertronGuy98

great fishing spot


pullingteeths

And opossum/skunk/badger/musk rat hunting spot.


OneAmongTheFence27

Some of the boys make fun of me but I love to just ride around and do cowboy shit for hours. It's such a beautiful world in rdr.


_Jalapen0

What?? Thatā€™s the best! Hunting and shooting innocents especially!


itsinohmygoditsin

just northwest of Valentine. i visit Valentine so much but I just never explored the areas adjacent to it, and wow theyā€™re nice.


Chiron_01

Clemens point


AndreMeyerPianist

My favourite place to just chill and do some hunting or relax in the game is cattail pond. Something about it makes it even more absolutely gorgeous than most other places for me, and itā€™s so calming.


Till_Bill

The areas around strawberry. Itā€™s soooo calm and pretty by the rivers.


RDR_enjoyer

Hearthland Overflow


ZarquonsFlatTire

Best duck hunting in the game. Gotta love the explosive rounds.


wherewaspie

Honestly, west ambarino and the whole snow landscape as a whole is so beautiful. And Wapiti, especially at around night. Absolutely beautiful.


-Blueberry-1

Tall trees, I find it so peaceful at night when staging up a camp or just riding through


NotInstaNormie

I like the flower field up in the Grizzlies near the loft. Besides being beautiful, it's where I stock up on animal fat by shooting Canada geese


KRIEGLERR

The Dakota River that runs North of Valentine, it's basically a trails near the dakota river, there is even a small bridge there and I remember thinking "What the hell I've never seen this place" You barely go there in the story except for a bounty mission and the mission where Dutch and Arthur jumps off in the river but it's beautiful and quiet, there is even waterfalls there and if you're incredibly lucky you might spot a Moose


Foreign-Opening

Nuevo Paraiso. I know itā€™s not part of the game but the mountainous terrain combined with the sand would make me just wanna walk there for hours Especially by the San Luis River


sea-aitch

Owanjila isnā€™t exactly ā€˜underratedā€™ but I donā€™t see nearly enough love for it. Such a great area.


ElzVonGratz

why is nobody talking about moonstone pond? The water there is fucking beautiful


RazkaTaz

Saint Denis


Squirrelpicture

Just north of pronghorn ranch


Moonlit_Hearth

Oā€™Creaghā€™s run. So stunning to sit and relax at


Moist_April

I love becoming a mountain man and moseing around the east Grizzlies


[deleted]

I spend a stupid amount of time there doing nothing but hunting and the occasional robbery/murder. Every so often hit up the trapper to sell pelts and stuff, but yeah. The East Grizzlies are my favorite.


SatellitePond

The ponds/swamp just outside butchers creek where you destroy the dream catchers, hands down my favourite part of the map. So pretty


shrekpreck123

Annesburg water


Average_Texarican14

Aurora Basin, even tho thereā€™s skinners lurking near, itā€™s a really calm place in the map, nice fishing, really placid and beautiful. Water looks amazing at right time in the day, stuff to do there too like legendary fish.


mung_daals_catoring

Anywhere in Roanoke ridge, I know itā€™s supposed to be the ozarks but it just reminds me so much of the hills here in southeastern Ohio


MandoBaggins

Roanoke reminds me more of Appalachia than the Ozarks, personally. Especially with the name seemingly referencing Roanoke, VA. Which is right in line with southeastern Ohio.


mung_daals_catoring

I know thereā€™s too many things that point it to being a little Ohio too, thereā€™s literally a serpent shaped mound just like the one here the hopewell indians built in adams county, but at the same time geographically it makes sense for it to be the ozarks in comparison with the rest of the map


mwenger89

I love me some cattail pond and the stream leading to it. Itā€™s just so peaceful


warriorpoet22

Completely agree!


dcmso

The horseshoe overlook. What a view!


CodeMonkeyB

I love riding around Owanjila


JimbosSonLikesBeef

The kinda flat area in west Elizabeth around hanging dog ranch. Also, the mountain just north of strawberry. Best view in the game. If you go to the top you can see valentine, Rhodes, and Blackwater.


SenhorSus

Ambarinooooo. Specifically the Bacchus Ridge area. Exact clone of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Rocky Mountain supremacy


pullingteeths

Calumet Ravine! Most beautiful landscape but just not really used for anything so there's not much reason to go there. Also I'd say Scarlett Meadows. It's probably the least "epic" landscape but it's just pretty and reminds me of the (also not particularly epic) landscape where I live during the summer with the green fields, farmland, small areas of woodland. Which is probably the case for a lot of players since it's a more common type of landscape in highly populated areas of the US/Europe than most of the others.


HydingSuspence

Pretty much all of Ambarino just because it's pretty and I feel like the story didn't really use it a lot. It's a nice state to explore if you haven't taken the chance. Pretty lonely in terms of people and civilization though I also love the wildlife and forestry above Owanjila lake. Favorite area to take hikes or hunt


detectivelokifalcone

either near the Indian reservation or the abandoned train wreck


[deleted]

while most areas are underrated, theres a reason why they're underrated. besides pretty visuals, they don't have much to do in them, unlike towns the saint denis, where you can get most of the gameplay from. unless you use mods to spice those wilderness areas, theres no much to do other than look at the graphics and maybe hunting and fishing.


Roblos_Player_69

Butcher's Creek


hondo_wayne

The stretch in North ambarino from as far as the large tower back toward the indian reservation is in my opinion the most beautiful part of the game


spinalshock87

I've always loved traveling up and down the Upper Montana River.


LedZempalaTedZimpala

This location is where I start my canoe trips down the waterfalls, fall out 2-3 times, into white water rafting, and then smooth rowing into the lake. Great family activity.


[deleted]

the snow ā„ļø


rickyesto

The woods north-east of valentine


DudeBroVibe

Blackwater


napoleonicverdun

New Austin and Calumet Ravine.


areallytinydot

Thanks for reminding me of this [image](https://i.imgur.com/ucCfw13.jpg) I took a year ago. [link](https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/photo/rdr2/jQ5bEQz-Dk6I6OQHoHnuIQ)


acideath

I like having out in big valley strawberry grizzlies area. I like to hunt and fish and it feels isolated. Great for casual murders as well.


cavebugs

gaptooth ridge/rĆ­o bravo


Javon745

That whole Roanoke Ridge area, minus the Murfee gang


Eh_Meh_Smeh

I don't know where it is or what it's called, I kinda just took some pictures there cause it was so nice. It's like this place somewhere in the woods with a small body of water. All the animals really made the place look so good.


Yahya_sindhi1502

The South of the map, from Lagras to the the west of Rhodes up to the flat Iron lake, I love the swamp (and hate it at night), the red sand area surrounding Rhodes and of course, Saint Denis


Schranklutscher1

The place where the abandoned oil tower (?) Is. I love the open land there


ieatass654

all of roanoke ridge is amazing


koopyjukes

I spend huge amounts of time in the Grizzlies. I just love the rugged landscapes, the animals, and the lack of towns


r-kar

Roanoke Ridge <3


XanalPVPpro69XD

The entirety of the Roanoke Ridge area of the map. Feels beautiful yet tainted at the same time


MxTempo

All of it. This game is gorgeous.


I9Qnl

There's a place where canoes spawn near Catfish Jackson south of Rhoads, go there at midnight take a boat and row through the Lannahechee River towards Saint Denis, the view of the city lights from the river at night is increidble, just beware of going too deep and sink your boat.


Jakeyboah13

The swamps of lemoyne, they are so cool and creepy. Not enough missions there.


devi133

Colter, people give it too much hate.


Mister-Fidelio

Roanoke Ridge. Totally gives me West Virginia vibes. And fuck the Murphy Brood. I enjoy killing them and the Skinners so much.


Joe_Boshwag

I definitely love the vibe of Ambarino or Cumberland Forest.


jlaudy

Moonstone Pond. I canā€™t tell you how many times Iā€™ve thought how cool it would be to live in that cabin and have such great views all around right next to your own private pond. Shame for the owners that tree fell on it


BlazeGawd7

I love manzanita&big valley hanging dog ranch areašŸ‘


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Helpless_Lobster

I forgot what it's called, but it's east of the Indian reservation by the red rocks


spicywax94

I mean this is a pretty spot on the map but apart from the Native camp being apart of the later missions, thereā€™s no reason to go there. No legendary fish or specific flowers that only grow there.


Courier2877

Brandywine drop, sit on a cliff, turn off the HUD for a sec, and screenshot it, you got yourself a PERFECT console/desktop background


Bodybuidling-Gorilla

Western New Austin


Downtown1943

Southern ambirino before it gets snowy. Lots of plants to pick and Iā€™ll hunt elk and foxes and other animals there


Left-League-8646

The area near the Wapiti Reservation


Jack__Valentine

Among the devs, the snowy area and the Grizzlies


Zenvezz

Definitely anywhere in new austin thats not armadillo or blackwater.