Grounded 2: Where to Find Blueberries and Farm Blueberry Leather

Blueberries are most reliably found in Grounded 2’s southeast corner, around the Ice Cream Cart and the pond south of it. Use that route for repeat farming and Blueberry Leather. The Picnic Table also has several blueberries, but it requires a riskier climb through territory with more hostile insects.

Best Blueberry Location: Southeast of the Ice Cream Cart

The efficient blueberry farm is on the southeast side of Brookhollow Park. Travel toward the Ice Cream Cart, then continue south toward the pond-side ground and the bushes close to the bottom-right edge of the playable area. This area matters because the berries are grouped in a proper cluster, rather than appearing as isolated pickups along a route.

For players progressing through the main objectives, the instruction to find the ORC soldiers by the pond is a useful navigation marker. That pond-side path runs through the same general area as the main blueberry supply, so it is worth clearing inventory space before following the objective.

Ice Cream Cart Blueberry Route

1. Move toward the southeast edge of the map.
2. Locate the Ice Cream Cart as the main landmark.
3. Pass south of the cart instead of stopping around its immediate perimeter.
4. Follow the ground toward the nearby pond-side area.
5. Search the blueberry bushes around the southeastern edge and harvest the whole cluster before turning back.

Route warning: The common mistake is treating the first blueberry found near the route as the destination. Keep moving until you reach the bush cluster. The southeast zone is valuable because it supports bulk collection, which makes the return trip worthwhile when you need several pieces of Blueberry Leather.

What to Bring Before Farming Blueberries

The blueberry areas are accessible before every part of the park is fully explored, but they are not low-risk gathering zones. The approach near the pond and the Picnic Table can place you near spiders and other hostile insects. Prepare for the trip as a resource run with combat attached to it.

• A reliable weapon: Bring the weapon you use most comfortably against roaming insects. The goal is to remove a blocker quickly, rather than chase every enemy in the area.
• Open inventory slots: Blueberries become Blueberry Leather, so a full pack can turn a long trip into a partial haul.
• A return route: Mark the Ice Cream Cart and pond approach mentally or with available navigation tools before collecting. Retracing the same route is safer than improvising through enemy territory while loaded with resources.
• Healing and food: Carry enough recovery to survive an interrupted harvest. A berry run loses most of its value if it ends in a respawn before you bank the materials.

Grounded 2’s Omni-Tool reduces the friction of regular gathering by replacing repeated tool swaps, but it does not remove the need to plan around enemy contact. Keep the resource run focused: travel, harvest the cluster, then leave. Extending the route into an unrelated combat loop creates unnecessary inventory and durability pressure.

Second Blueberry Location: The Picnic Table

The Picnic Table is the alternative blueberry location north of the starting region. It is useful when your exploration route already takes you through the Hatchery Anthill area or when the southeast farm is inconvenient. Expect a more vertical route and a less forgiving approach than the Ice Cream Cart path.

How to Find Blueberries on the Picnic Table

1. Head north from the starting side of Brookhollow Park toward the Picnic Table.
2. Use the approach beyond the Hatchery Anthill to reach the table area.
3. Climb onto the tabletop.
4. Check beneath the tablecloth and around the upper surface for blueberries.
5. Collect the berries, then leave by the planned route instead of dropping into unexplored ground below.

Several blueberries can be found around the tabletop, with roughly six or more reported in the area. That is enough to make the detour useful, especially when combined with nearby exploration, but it is usually a weaker choice for repeated farming. Orb Weaver Spiders and other insects can turn the climb and exit into a longer recovery run than the harvest itself.

Ice Cream Cart vs. Picnic Table Blueberry Farming

Route	Location	Best Use	Main Risk	Recommendation
Ice Cream Cart / pond	Southeast Brookhollow Park	Repeat farming and Blueberry Leather stockpiles	Hostile insects on the pond approach	Use as the default farming route
Picnic Table	North of the starting area	Extra berries during exploration	Vertical traversal, Orb Weaver Spiders, difficult exits	Use when already exploring nearby
Pond objective route	South of the Ice Cream Cart	Quest progress plus berry gathering	Enemy traffic around the pond	Combine with the ORC soldiers objective

The southeast route has the better time-to-yield ratio because it leads directly to the largest known blueberry cluster. The Picnic Table earns its place as a secondary stop, not as the core supply line. If the immediate requirement is enough berries to unlock or continue a crafting step, take the shortest safe route available. If the requirement is a larger reserve of leather materials, use the southeast bushes and return once the inventory is full.

How Blueberries Become Blueberry Leather

Blueberries are a progression material because they can be processed into Blueberry Leather. This makes gathering more important than a simple food detour: the resource feeds into crafting and gear progression, so the first reliable berry route is a useful milestone for a developing save.

Collect more than the immediate recipe asks for when the southeast cluster is available. A dedicated farming trip is more efficient than returning for one or two missing blueberries after every craft, particularly when the route includes combat exposure. Turn the haul into Blueberry Leather after returning to a secure base or crafting area, then keep any spare berries reserved for the next equipment requirement.

Common Blueberry Farming Problems

You Are Searching Near the Starting Area

Move southeast toward the Ice Cream Cart and pond. The strongest blueberry cluster is away from the early starting zone, while the other major supply is on top of the Picnic Table to the north.

You Found Only One or Two Blueberries

Continue to the bush cluster south of the Ice Cream Cart. Loose berries are incidental pickups; the southeastern bushes are the intended farming destination for a larger haul.

The Picnic Table Route Keeps Ending in Death

Stop using the Picnic Table as a dedicated early-game farm. Its blueberries are useful, but the climb and nearby spiders make it inefficient when undergeared. Shift to the Ice Cream Cart and pond route until combat and traversal are more stable.

You Need Berries While Following the Story

Use the ORC soldiers by the pond objective as the route anchor. Travel toward the pond south of the Ice Cream Cart, gather the nearby blueberries, then continue the objective rather than making separate trips across the map.

Current Map Considerations

Grounded 2 remains in early access, and Brookhollow Park has expanded through the Into the Abyss update. Skunk Pond is now tied to a larger underwater layer with diving gear, underwater combat, hidden areas, base building, and the amphibious Toe Biter Buggy. These additions make the pond region more important to explore, but the practical blueberry loop remains above water: navigate from the Ice Cream Cart to the pond-side bushes, collect the cluster, and return before turning the haul into Blueberry Leather.

Recommended Blueberry Farming Plan

Build your first Blueberry Leather supply around the southeast Ice Cream Cart route. Bring combat gear, leave enough inventory space for a full collection, travel south to the pond-side bushes, and harvest the cluster rather than isolated berries. Treat the Picnic Table as a supplementary location for exploration runs. That approach minimizes risky climbing while supplying the crafting material needed for the next stage of progression.