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Stardew Valley Farm Maps
Farm map guide for choosing Standard, Riverland, Forest, Hill-top, Wilderness, Four Corners, Beach, or Meadowlands Farm.
Quick facts
Stardew Valley has eight farm maps, each with a different layout and specialty.
Only one farm map can be chosen when starting a save, and it cannot be changed later in normal play.
The Standard Farm offers the most open farming space, while specialty farms trade space for fishing, foraging, mining, combat, multiplayer, or animal identity.
Choosing a farm identity
Farm maps shape your daily route more than they shape your final build. Choose the map that makes the chores you enjoy easier to repeat.
- Pick Standard if you want the cleanest layout for crops, animals, sheds, and late-game design.
- Pick Forest, Riverland, Hill-top, or Wilderness when you want a stronger skill theme.
- Pick Four Corners for multiplayer or clean zoning, Beach for coastal flavor, and Meadowlands for an animal-led start.
Layout tradeoffs
Specialty maps are most satisfying when the layout perk becomes part of the plan instead of a novelty.
- Fragmented maps reward compact machine clusters and purposeful paths.
- Water-heavy maps need smaller crop ambitions and stronger fishing routines.
- Beach Farm needs a different sprinkler strategy because most sandy tiles cannot use sprinklers.