Cave
Southern Passage
Zion's southwestern gateway, where the Happy Trails caravan is ambushed, where you leave at the end, and where the reward footlocker appears.
- Map
- Zion Canyon
- Faction
- White Legs
- Danger
- Medium
- Map position
- 8 × 17
The Southern Passage, in the far southwest corner of Zion, is where the Happy Trails caravan arrives after its weeks-long trek from the Northern Passage in the Mojave, and where you return home at the end. It is one of only two routes in and out of the canyon, the other being the Pine Creek Tunnel. New Canaan traders used it for years before maps of the route spread to other caravans.
Arrival at Zion starts with a White Legs ambush just past the entrance. The caravan guards, Stella and Jed Masterson are killed no matter what you do, and Ricky dies too unless you talked him into leaving earlier. You can fight or run across the nearby rope bridge, where Follows-Chalk shoots a raider aiming at you and offers to guide you to Joshua Graham. Stella's recharger pistol can be taken from her body.
Three duffle bags against the rocks just north of the entrance never despawn, so they are safe storage until the add-on ends. During Departing Paradise, if you helped the tribes, a footlocker appears in front of the cave with Joshua and Daniel's gifts: A Light Shining in Darkness, Joshua Graham's armor, Daniel's outfit and hat, Chalk's headdress, Salt-Upon-Wounds' helmet and power fist, and Scripture.
How to get there
You arrive here automatically when Honest Hearts starts; afterwards, follow the river canyon to Zion's southwest corner.
Notable loot
- Recharger pistol (on Stella's body after the ambush)
- Reward footlocker during Departing Paradise: A Light Shining in Darkness, Joshua Graham's armor, Daniel's outfit and hat, Chalk's headdress, Salt-Upon-Wounds' helmet and power fist, Scripture
- Three duffle bags usable as safe storage (north of the entrance)
Related quests
- Arrival at Zion
- Departing Paradise
Notable characters
- Jed Masterson
- Stella
- Ricky
- Follows-Chalk
Tips
- The ambushing White Legs have reduced health, so fighting them is easy even at low level.
- Use the three duffle bags here to stash gear you do not want to carry around Zion.
- Do not leave before checking the reward footlocker in front of the cave.
Collectibles and items here
- Main quest Arrival at ZionStarts on its own when the caravan reaches Zion Canyon at the southern passage, shortly before a White Legs ambush.
- Main quest Departing ParadiseAfter the ending of Flight from Zion or Crush the White Legs you are placed in front of the southern passage, next to a footlocker of unique rewards.
- Unique armor Joshua Graham's armorWorn by Joshua Graham. After the main story ends with the tribes' help, a copy is in the reward footlocker in front of the Southern Passage.
- Unique armor Daniel's outfitWorn by Daniel at the Sorrows camp. If Daniel survives the add-on, a copy is in the reward footlocker in front of the Southern Passage.
- Unique armor Daniel's hatWorn by Daniel at the Sorrows camp; a copy comes with Daniel's outfit in the reward footlocker in front of the Southern Passage.
- Unique armor Chalk's headdressIn the reward footlocker in front of the Southern Passage at the end of Honest Hearts; Follows-Chalk also drops it if he dies.
- Unique armor Salt-Upon-Wounds' helmetWorn by the White Legs war chief Salt-Upon-Wounds in the final quest; a copy is in the reward footlocker in front of the Southern Passage.
- Unique weapon A Light Shining in DarknessCarried by Joshua Graham at Angel Cave. After the main story ends with the tribes' help, a copy waits in the reward footlocker in front of the Southern Passage.
- Unique weapon Salt-Upon-Wounds' power fistUsed by the White Legs war chief Salt-Upon-Wounds, who appears only in the final quest at the Three Marys or outside Pine Creek Tunnel. A copy is also in the reward footlocker in front of the Southern Passage.