Big Valley

Big Valley is a constituent region of the West Elizabeth territory in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Description

The northernmost region of West Elizabeth, Big Valley is separated from Great Plains and Tall Trees by the Upper Montana River. It flows from the Owanjila Dam in the western part of Big Valley, southwards, past Tall Trees, before flowing to the east, forming the border between Great Plains and Big Valley. Hawks Eye Creek empties into the river, which then empties into Flat Iron Lake just north of Blackwater. Big Valley is also bordered by the Grizzlies West in the north and The Heartlands in the east.

Big Valley is a mountainous region covered in forests. The town of Strawberry is found within Big Valley, and serves as the "capital" of the territory. The climate of Big Valley is moderately cold, with the temperature typically being under 15 °C (59 °F) at day and sometimes below 0 °C (32 °F) during the night.

The Big Valley region seems to bear a resemblance to a number of forested areas in the western United States, particularly in California and Colorado. Big Valley's most notable inspiration is the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. The town of Strawberry is largely based around the real-life Strawberry, California, while also sharing many similarities to Yosemite. Based on its close proximity to The Heartlands and Great Plains, it may also be based on parts of Colorado as the Little Creek River area is Similar to the Big Thompson River in the Rocky National Park, while the overall scenery in Big Valley is reminiscent of the San Juan National Forest.

Locations in Big Valley

Native Plants

Lady Slipper Orchid

Wildlife

Gallery

Trivia

Supposedly, the name of Big Valley was originally going to be "Great Valley", but the name was already taken; the 1988 film The Land Before Time had the Great Valley named as the most prominent location in the aforementioned original film and its subsequent thirteen direct-to-video sequels, the latest of which released in 2016, during Red Dead Redemption 2's development.
The name "Big Valley" is in line with the names of the two other regions of West Elizabeth (Tall Trees and Great Plains) where the names are preceded by an adjective describing the location.
The term "Big Valley" is often associated with various locations in California. There are at least two unincorporated communities in the state that go by the name “Big Valley.” The state also features the Big Valley Mountains, and the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria is a federally-recognized tribe of Native Americans with a reservation in Lake County, California.
The Big Valley was a Western television series that ran from 1965 to 1969. One of the show's main protagonists, Heath Barkley, was played by Lee Majors, who also played the voice of Mitch Baker in Rockstar Games's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The Big Valley television series itself was based on the Hill Ranch in California’s Calaveras County, whose county seat is San Andreas.
Big Valley can only be seen from a distance in Red Dead Redemption, but it is unreachable due to the Upper Montana River being uncrossable.

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v • d • e Locations in Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online

Ambarino	Adler Ranch • Barrow Lagoon • Beartooth Beck • Cairn Lake • Cairn Lodge • Calumet Ravine • Cattail Pond • Chez Porter • Clawson's Rest • Colter • Cotorra Springs • Deadboot Creek • Dodd's Bluff • Donner Falls • Dormin Crest • Ewing Basin • Fairvale Shanty • Flattened Cabin • Glacier • Granite Pass • Grizzlies East • Grizzlies West • Lake Isabella • Martha's Swain • Micah's Hideout** • Millesani Claim • Moonstone Pond • Mount Hagen • Mysterious Hill Home • O'Creagh's Run • Planters Baun • Spider Gorge • Tempest Rim • The Loft • Three Sisters • Wapiti Indian Reservation • Whinyard Strait • Window Rock • Witches Cauldron • Veteran's Homestead

New Hanover	Abandoned Trading Post • Annesburg • Bacchus Station • Beaver Hollow • Black Balsam Rise • Brandywine Drop • Butcher Creek • Caliban's Seat • Carmody Dell • Castor's Ridge • Chadwick Farm • Citadel Rock • Cornwall Kerosene & Tar • Cumberland Falls • Cumberland Forest • Deer Cottage • Doverhill • Downes Ranch • Elysian Pool • Emerald Ranch • Emerald Station • Fire Lookout Tower • Firwood Rise • Flatneck Station • Fort Brennand • Fort Wallace • Gill Landing • Granger's Hoggery • Guthrie Farm • Hani's Bethel • Heartland Oil Fields • Heartland Overflow • Horseshoe Overlook • Huron Glen • Larned Sod • Limpany • Lucky's Cabin • MacLean's House • Manito Glade • Meteor House • Mossy Flats • Oil Derrick • Osman Grove • Reed Cottage • Ridge View** • Roanoke Ridge • Roanoke Valley • Six Point Cabin • Sawbone Clearing • The Heartlands • Trading Post • Twin Stack Pass • Valentine • Van Horn Mansion • Van Horn Trading Post • Willard's Rest

Lemoyne	Aberdeen Pig Farm • Argil Rise** • Bayall Edge • Bayou Nwa • Bluewater Marsh • Braithwaite Manor • Bolger Glade • Caliga Hall • Canebreak Manor • Catfish Jacksons • Clemens Cove • Clemens Point • Compson's Stead • Copperhead Landing • Crawdad Willies • Dewberry Creek • Eris Field • Face Rock • Fishing Spot • Hagen Orchards • Hill Haven Ranch • Houseboat • Lagras • Lakay • Lonnie's Shack • Macomb's End • Mattock Pond • Merkins Waller • Old Greenbank Mill • Old Harry Fen • Old Trail Rise • Pleasance • Prinz & Co. • Radley's House • Radley's Pasture • Rhodes • Ringneck Creek • Robard Farm • Saint Denis • Scarlett Meadows • Shady Belle • Siltwater Strand • Sisika Penitentiary • Southfield Flats • Théâtre Râleur • Fontana Theatre • The Grand Korrigan • Trapper's Cabin

West Elizabeth	Appleseed Timber Company • Aurora Basin • Bear Claw • Beecher's Hope • Beryl's Dream • Big Valley • Black Bone Forest • Blackwater • Broken Tree • Cochinay • Diablo Ridge • Evelyn Miller Camp • Fort Riggs • Great Plains • Hanging Dog Ranch • Hawks Eye Creek • Lenora View • Little Creek River • Lone Mule Stead • Manzanita Post • Montana Ford • Monto's Rest • Mount Shann • Nekoti Rock • Old Tom's Blind • Owanjila • Owanjila Dam • Painted Sky • Pronghorn Ranch • Quaker's Cove • Riggs Station • Shepherds Rise • Stilt Shack • Strawberry • Swadbass Point • Tall Trees • Tanner's Reach • Taxidermist House • Valley View • Vetter's Echo • Wallace Overlook • Wallace Station • Watson's Cabin

New Austin	Armadillo • Benedict Pass • Benedict Point • Brittlebrush Trawl • Cholla Springs • Coot's Chapel • Critchley's Ranch • Cueva Seca • Dixon Crossing • Fort Mercer • Gaptooth Breach • Gaptooth Ridge • Greenhollow • Hamlin's Passing • Hanging Rock • Hennigan's Stead • Jorge's Gap • Lake Don Julio • MacFarlane's Ranch • Manteca Falls • Mercer Station • Mescalero • Odd Fellow's Rest • Old Bacchus Place • Pike's Basin • Plainview • Pleasance House • Rathskeller Fork • Rattlesnake Hollow • Repentance • Ridgewood Farm • Riley's Charge • Río Bravo • Río del Lobo • Río del Lobo Rock • Scratching Post • Silent Stead • Solomon's Folly • Stillwater Creek • Thieves' Landing • Tumbleweed • Twin Rocks • Two Crows • Venter's Place • Warthington Ranch

Guarma*	Aguasdulces • Arroyo de la Vibora • Bahía de la Paz • Cinco Torres • El Nido • La Capilla • Manicato

Border regions	Bacchus Bridge • Bard's Crossing • Dakota River • Dixon Crossing • Flat Iron Lake • Kamassa River • Lannahechee River • Lower Montana River • Manteca Falls • Montana Ford • Redemption Mountains • San Luis River • Sea of Coronado • Upper Montana River

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v • d • e Red Dead Redemption 2

Characters	Arthur Morgan • John Marston • Dutch van der Linde • Micah Bell • Sadie Adler • Charles Smith • Hosea Matthews • Bill Williamson • Javier Escuella • Abigail Roberts • Uncle • Andrew Milton • Edgar Ross • Leviticus Cornwall • Colm O'Driscoll • Angelo Bronte • Category

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Locations	New Hanover • The Heartlands • Cumberland Forest • Roanoke Ridge • Valentine • Annesburg • Emerald Ranch • Van Horn Trading Post • Fort Wallace • Horseshoe Overlook • Beaver Hollow • Ambarino • Grizzlies East • Grizzlies West • Wapiti Indian Reservation • Colter • Lemoyne • Scarlett Meadows • Bayou Nwa • Bluewater Marsh • Rhodes • Saint Denis • Sisika Penitentiary • Shady Belle • Clemens Point • West Elizabeth • Big Valley • Tall Trees • Great Plains • Strawberry • Pronghorn Ranch • Blackwater • Manzanita Post • Beecher's Hope • New Austin • Cholla Springs • Río Bravo • Gaptooth Ridge • Hennigan's Stead • Armadillo • Plainview • Thieves' Landing • Rathskeller Fork • Tumbleweed • Ridgewood Farm • MacFarlane's Ranch • Fort Mercer • Guarma • Aguasdulces • Cinco Torres • La Capilla

Challenges	Bandit • Explorer • Gambler • Herbalist • Horseman • Master Hunter • Sharpshooter • Survivalist • Weapons Expert

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Fishing	Bluegill (Legendary) • Bullhead Catfish (Legendary) • Chain Pickerel (Legendary) • Channel Catfish (Legendary) • Lake Sturgeon (Legendary) • Largemouth Bass (Legendary) • Longnose Gar (Legendary) • Muskie (Legendary) • Northern Pike (Legendary) • Perch (Legendary) • Redfin Pickerel (Legendary) • Rock Bass (Legendary) • Smallmouth Bass (Legendary) • Sockeye Salmon (Legendary) • Steelhead Trout (Legendary)

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