All Syndicate Thug camp locations in Palworld

Have you ever seen the plumes of smoke flowing up into the sky while exploring Palworld? Chances are you have and if you’ve followed the plume, you’ve discovered a Syndicate Thug camp. These camps offer a chance to ‘adopt’ Pals while taking out some Thugs in the process.

Over the last two weeks, I’ve marked down every Syndicate Thug camp that I’ve had the luck of finding. Thanks to the Palworld MapGenie map, I can finally say that I’ve found every one of them. 

Syndicate Thug camp locations

There are 28 Syndicate Thug camps in total, marked with red crosses on the map above, though not all of them appear at the same time. Like Dungeons, they spawn periodically and re-spawn after a time, usually with new Pals to free from the cages found within.

Every one of the Syndicate camps is based within the forest biome, so you can take them on pretty early into the game and grow your Paldeck as you do so. 

The Pals that are being held captive in these camps don’t necessarily reflect the Pals found wild in the surrounding area, either. You can often find rarer Pals and once you free them from the cage, they’re yours to keep and do what you want with. 

Even if you don’t attack first, if you get too close to a camp, the Syndicate Thugs stationed there will attack you and sometimes you’ll find them attacking nearby native Pals. As they’re Thugs, they’re a good source for stocking up on Coarse Ammo, which is used for the Musket and Makeshift Handgun.