For the location that followed, please see Boney Burbs.
Salty Springs is a Named Location in Fortnite: Battle Royale, added in Pre-Season, removed in Chapter 2: Season 5, and returned in Chapter 4: Season OG.
Until Chapter 2: Season 5, Salty Springs was one of the four locations that has been untouched since the beginning of Fortnite: Battle Royale, surviving the destruction of the Athena map and reappearing on the new Apollo map in Chapter 2. In Chapter 2: Season 5, Salty Springs was merged with the returning Tilted Towers to create Salty Towers.
Overview[]
Salty Springs is a small residential area in the middle of the island. It consists majorly of residential houses, most with attics that contain chests. Some games it can be highly populated, and others it can be deserted, which makes landing here quite risky - however, loot tends to be above average.
History[]
Season 1[]
- Update v1.6: Salty Springs was added as an unnamed location.
- Update v1.7.1: Salty Springs is now a named location.
Season 4[]
- In Season 4, a secret bunker was added under the blue house in the Northwestern part of Salty Springs.
Season 8[]
- The house with a fallen tree on it has been renovated.
- A bunker was added under the Eastern house.
Season 9[]
The Devourer (Cattus) vs Mecha during The Final Showdown Event near Salty Springs
- During The Final Showdown Event, a huge fight between The Devourer and Mecha, The Devourer was thrown near Salty Springs, the blue house was severely damaged but if you loaded into another game the changes to Salty Springs were reverted.
Season X[]
- Salty Springs, and every other location were sucked into a black hole during The End Event.
Chapter 2: Season 1[]
- In Chapter 2 - Season 1, despite the old map being sucked into a Black Hole, Salty Springs survived, and is now placed in the center of the new map.
Chapter 2: Season 2[]
- In Chapter 2 - Season 2, the Eastern house has been invaded.
- The blue house has a golden chair upstairs that has fallen through the floor down into the first floor.
Chapter 2: Season 3[]
- In Chapter 2 - Season 3, the Eastern house and the gas station have been flooded and the Southern house basement has been flooded as well.
- The first stage of the water level decreasing, the water at Salty Springs is now gone.
The new gas station as of 13.30 update
- In Week 6 of the 13.30 update, the Pass 'N' Gas Station has been removed and replaced by a much larger one, most likely to accommodate for the cars.
Chapter 2: Season 5[]
- Salty Springs has been combined with Tilted Towers, and has created Salty Towers.
Chapter 2: Season 6[]
- Salty Springs was removed for the first time after Boney Burbs took Salty Towers place.
Chapter 4: Season OG[]
- Salty Springs has returned, along with the rest of Athena.
Challenges[]
35,000
Upgrade a weapon at Salty Springs
0 / 1
35,000
Eliminations at Salty Springs
0 / 3
35,000
| Challenge | Challenge Set | Reward | Stage (If Any) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminate players at The Yacht or Salty Springs | Meowscles's Mischief |
Notes[]
- There was a watchtower to the east that can contain chests and serves as a good lookout point.
- In the northern part of Salty Springs is a blue house that contains an underground bunker, which got removed in Chapter 2 but returned in Chapter 4: Season OG.
- Boney Burbs was deserted and no longer a hotspot.
Trivia[]
- Salty Springs, along with Pleasant Park and Retail Row have been around since the beginning of Fortnite, being the oldest POIs in Fortnite history. It is also the only POI to be in every season until Chapter 2: Season 6.
- The new gas station was added in Chapter 2: Season 3
- At the start of Chapter 2: Season 1, the gas station moved to the opposite side of the road.
- Salty Springs didn‘t have a name in Season 1 until the middle of the season.
- Salty Springs got removed in Chapter 2: Season 6 for the first time.
- Many of the houses present in Salty Springs can be seen in Pleasant Park, Retail Row, Greasy Grove and other smaller areas.