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The Cult of the Tree hides in plain sight inAlan Wake 2, as evidenced by the locked boxes full of supplies that they leave for their members. Even the peaceful town of Bright Falls has several of these hidden stashes. Finding and opening them is a great way to make sure that you’re fully prepared when the Taken attack.
Most of the Cult Stashes in Bright Falls can’t be accessed until fairly late in the game, so it’s a good idea to return often and explore new areas that become available. The rewards are well worth the effort!
Updated May 30, 2025:We’ve added a video version of this guide to help you get the goodies out of these stashes.
Town Square
Look for awhite vanparked in front of the lodge where Saga and Casey are staying. There’s a large box on the driver’s side.
All you need to to to open this stash iscopy the sequencethat lights up on the lock.
Bunker Woods
When you return from Watery after completingLocal Girl, you’ll be able to explore the woods north of Bright Falls. Start bytraveling along the northwest pathfrom the Break Room; the stash there can be opened bycopying the pattern on the lock.
How Many Cars In The Factory
An abandoned truck near the edge of the lake,south of the Break Room near the Nursing Home, has a Cult Stash with a combination lock.
The combination to the lock is a word problem; you need to figure outhow many vehicles out of 200are cars, based on knowing that there are 754 wheels divided between the cars and bikes.
If C is the number of cars and B is the number of bicycles, we know that:
The correct combination to the lock is177.
Fishing Pier
After completing Old Gods, you can use the Bolt Cutters to access the docks in Bright Falls, between the hotel lodge and the Oh Deer Diner.Enter the wooden structure immediately to your rightafter crossing the fence to find a Cult Stash with a combination lock.
This box has a drawing of a wooden pylon sticking up from the water. Head out onto the pier andlook for similar pylonsin the ocean nearby. Some have placards with numbers on them.
Enter the numbersin order from the furthest from the water to the closest; the combination697will open the box.
Work Log
Use the Bolt Cutters to open the gatein the alley to the left of Oh Deer Diner. You’ll find the open plot of land between the sheriff’s office and the funeral home.
The Cult Stash here has a number of dates and objects around town listed. Head to the park in the southeast corner. There, your flashlight will reveal Cult symbols in thesatellite dish of the adjoining building, theground next to the main flower bed, and thefloor of the gazebo.
Return to the stash andenter the symbols on the lockin the order they’re shown on the list to open it.
Morgue
When you enter the Morgue under the Sheriff’s Station duringReturn 6,use the Bolt Cuttersto open the door immediately to the right at the bottom of the stairs.
The note taped to the box hasseveral shapes drawn on it; a line, a triangle with a slash through it, and a hexagon. The combination is thenumber of strokes used to draw each shape.
Enter146on the lock to get the ammo in the box.
Ranger’s Cabin
The hill opposite the Ranger’s Cabin at the southern edge of Bunker Woods has a Cult Stash with only an old black-and-white engraving as a clue. If you look closely, you’ll see that itdepicts Santa Clausand his sleigh.
Go across the trail to the Ranger’s Cabin andlook on the ground outside.The key to the stash is hiddenin the grass next to the chimney, on the left.
Hidden Arrows
The boxnortheast of the southernmost Break Roomin Bunker Woods is almost always guarded by a group of Taken - be careful as you approach!
Shine your flashlight on the tree above the box to find an arrow. Follow the arrows,paying attention to the Cult symbols painted on the rocksalong the path. The third and final symbol is awooden glyphhanging near a tree.
Enter the symbols on the lock in the order they appear on the path to access the stash.
Western Woods
Venturing deeper into the forest, you can find a Cult Stashsouthwest of the Wellness Center.
Be ready for a fight, as there are powerful Taken in this area!
Like the previous box, this one requires you to follow several arrows that appear under the flashlight.Ignore them;they’ll just take you around in a circle.
Instead, look fordiscarded navigation signson the ground, painted blue. Follow these arrows instead. The last one requires you towalk straight for a while with no further navigation, but after cutting through some bushes and going down a hill you’ll find the last sign, which points to the key.
