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Chapter 6: Beaver Hollow

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The Van der Linde gang makes camp at Beaver Hollow in Roanoke Ridge as Dutch slips deeper into paranoia and Micah gains influence over him. Arthur's worsening tuberculosis forces him to confront his mortality, leading him to aid John Marston's family, the Wapiti reservation, and local strangers before the gang inevitably collapses. Players must navigate Arthur's final story missions, resolving his redemption arc either by helping John escape or returning for the gang's hidden money.

Missions in this chapter

Region
Roanoke Ridge, New Hanover
Getting there
North of the Kamassa River, tucked into the hills southwest of Annesburg
Connects to
Annesburg, Van Horn Trading Post, Fort Wallace, Wapiti Indian Reservation
Related quests
Icarus and Friends · Visiting Hours · Just a Social Call · A Rage Unleashed · The Delights of Van Horn · Archeology for Beginners · The Bridge to Nowhere · Honor, Amongst Thieves
Enemy types
Pinkerton agents · US Army infantry · Murfree Brood · Cornwall guards

Services and people

Merchants 1

  • Simon Pearson · maintains provisions and crafting stationnear the camp's cooking wagon outside the cave entrance

Quest NPCs 6

  • Dutch van der Linde · gang member met by ArthurBeaver Hollow camp
  • Micah Bell · gang member met by ArthurBeaver Hollow camp
  • Sadie Adler · gang member met by ArthurBeaver Hollow camp
  • John Marston · gang member met by ArthurBeaver Hollow camp
  • Susan Grimshaw · gang member met by ArthurBeaver Hollow camp
  • Reverend Swanson · gang membersitting by the lower camp pathway and tree line

Invaders and enemies 2

  • Murfree Brood · hostile faction occupying the camp and chambersBeaver Hollow camp
  • Pinkertons · hostile faction raiding the campBeaver Hollow camp

Services 1

  • Arthur's cot · local sleep and save pointinside/near the cave

The short version

What matters

  • •The letter from Penelope Braithwaite resting on the bedside table, required to launch The Course of True Love IV.
  • •The rear cavern escape passage, which provides an exit route during the Pinkerton raid on the hideout.

Common mistakes

  • •Finishing Chapter 6 before resting at camp to read Penelope's letter from the bedside table; the camp is permanently abandoned when the chapter ends.

What you can skip

  • •Searching Beaver Hollow for the letter from Mary Linton, as that correspondence strand originated at Horseshoe Overlook rather than this camp.

Walkthrough May be incomplete

The area in the order you play it. Tick things off as you go: they tick off in the checklists below too.

  1. 1

    Settle at Beaver Hollow

    When you reach the Roanoke Ridge camp after the Lakay gathering and clearing out the Murfree Brood, explore the exterior cavern mouth and interior limestone cave system. You will find Dutch van der Linde, Micah Bell, Sadie Adler, John Marston, and Susan Grimshaw throughout the site. Outside near the cave entrance, Simon Pearson runs his cooking and crafting wagon, while Reverend Swanson sits near the tree line and lower path.

    Tip: Save your progress and rest using Arthur's bedroll set up near or inside the cavern.

  2. 2

    Scout the Cavern Interior

    Head inside the main cavern room toward the southern rock wall to spot Dutch's gang savings lockbox positioned right by a wagon without wheels.

  3. 3

    Undertake Regional Operations

    Leave camp to execute major operations across the surrounding territories, including springing John Marston from Sisika Penitentiary. You will also confront Leviticus Cornwall over in Annesburg and stage an ambush against a dynamite convoy traveling through Van Horn.

  4. 4

    Collect Penelope's Letter

    Look at the small table resting directly beside his personal cot to pick up Penelope Braithwaite's letter, allowing you to start The Course of True Love IV.

    Watch out: If you finish Chapter 6 without reading this letter, Beaver Hollow is abandoned and the document is permanently lost.

  5. 5

    Execute the Final Heist and Ambush

    Coordinate the gang's climactic train robbery before returning to camp for the final collapse during the mission Red Dead Redemption. When the Pinkertons launch their raid on the hideout, fall back through the rear cave escape tunnel as Arthur mounts his desperate last stand.

Checklists

Don't miss 0/2

Items May be incomplete

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Enemies
Murfree Brood
Weak to headshots

Feral ambushers inhabiting the Roanoke Ridge caves and forests, often using machetes and pit traps

US Army Soldiers
Weak to headshotsSteal / drop ammunition and standard provisions

Well-equipped military units encountered during the Wapiti and Fort Wallace operations

Shops and people
  • Annesburg Gunsmith: Firearms, ammunition, weapon upgrades, and maintenance supplies
  • Van Horn Fence: Black market goods, crafting recipes, and purchasing stolen valuables

Tips
  • Sell or convert Arthur's accumulated valuables and finish all desired stranger quests before launching "Our Best Selves", as camp, standard cash, and Arthur's horses do not carry over to the Epilogue.

Not listed for this area: secrets.

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