Days Gone Remastered: NERO Research Site Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

NERO Research Sites in Days Gone Remastered are the 18 abandoned field stations where NERO scientists set up temporary operations before the infection overtook Oregon — and unlike NERO Checkpoints, they require no activation. No speakers to destroy, no generator to fuel, no fuse to find.

Find the white crate, collect the NERO Injector and the NERO Intel recorder inside, and leave. Completing all 18 — combined with all 12 NERO Checkpoints — finishes the "World's End" storyline and unlocks its matching trophy.

All of them can be easily tracked on our interactive Days Gone Oregon map.

World's End: Why Research Sites and Checkpoints Are the Same Trophy

"World's End" (Silver) — complete the World's End storyline.

The storyline tracks ALL 30 NERO locations as a single percentage: 12 Checkpoints and 18 Research Sites together.

At 17/18 Research Sites, the storyline sits around 90-something percent regardless of Checkpoint progress — both types must be fully completed for the trophy to trigger.

This makes the Research Sites the most likely missing pieces for players who activated all 12 Checkpoints but overlooked the harder-to-find cave and island sites.

Four Location Types, Increasing Difficulty

• Caves and mines (6 sites) — inside the White King Mine, a large grotto northwest of Pioneer Cemetery Infestation, an unmarked cave interior, a mine with its entrance south of the marked map location, a cave front, and a tunnel southwest of Aspen Butte Ambush Camp. These are consistently the most missed sites since cave entrances aren't always visible on the map marker.

• Helicopter crash hilltops (3 sites) — on high ground above crash sites, including one west of Hot Springs that requires a Nitro jump to reach, and one east of Old Sawmill NERO Checkpoint requiring a Nitro jump under a fallen tree to access the crate.

• Islands and multi-jump sequences (3 sites) — the most demanding access challenges in the entire NERO system:
• Island southeast of Wizard Island — requires a bike jump from the lakeshore. This site also has an IPCA Tech piece on the same island, making it one of the most collectible-dense single stops in the game.
• Three bike jumps across a river — the most technically demanding access in the guide, requiring consecutive Nitro jumps across cliff faces to reach the opposite bank.
• Behind a waterfall — off-road exploration required.

• Ambush Camp and road-adjacent sites (6 sites) — above the entrance to Redwood RV Park Ambush Camp, east of Old Sawmill NERO Checkpoint near Deerborn, at the end of a train track east of High Desert Logging Camp, inside a house living room, under a broken bridge, and up a mountain.

What Each Site Contains

Every Research Site has the same three items in or around the white crate:

• 1 NERO Injector (Health, Stamina, or Focus — your choice on use)
• 1 NERO Intel audio recorder (lore on the early infection)
• Often, a free fuel canister is nearby — useful for topping off the bike before continuing

Nitro Upgrade Recommended Before the Island and Multi-Jump Sites

The island site, the three-jump river sequence, and the Hot Springs west site all require sufficient Nitro speed to clear the gaps.

The Nitrous 1 upgrade is the minimum for most jumps; the island southeast of Wizard Island may require Nitrous 2 for comfortable clearance. Buy Nitrous upgrades from any Encampment mechanic before attempting the southern Research Sites.