The giant Forest Haven is the home of the Great Deku Tree, the wise and ancient spirit of the forest, and his children, the Koroks. There are many things for you to see and do here. The Forbidden Woods dungeon is located right next to Forest Haven.
Beedle’s Shop Ship
Enter Beedle’s Shop Ship, which slowly sails around this island, to purchase Hyoi Pears for 10 Rupees, All-Purpose Bait for 30 Rupees, and 30 bombs for 60 Rupees.
Deku Leaf
The Deku Leaf is on a high branch of the Great Deku Tree. Refer to the walkthrough for more information (p. 112).
Boomerang
The Boomerang is found inside the Forbidden Woods dungeon, just to the west of Forest Haven. Refer to the walkthrough for more information (p. 121).
Hollo’s Forest Potion Shop
After you clear the Forbidden Woods dungeon, you can enter Hollo’s Forest Potion Shop in a separate cave inside Forest Haven. Hollo makes Blue Potions for you if you give him four Boko Baba Seeds and have an Empty Bottle on hand. This is a great source of Blue Potions, because Boko Baba Seeds are easily found all over the Forest Haven (use the Grappling Hook to snatch them from the plentiful Boko Baba enemies).
Treasure Chart #3
Once you have the Deku Leaf, you can obtain this Treasure Chart. Use the Baba Buds found inside Forest Haven to make your way up to the highest ledge along the area’s outside wall. Reaching the highest ledge requires a couple of fearless jumps and glides, but nothing too strenuous.
Exit Forest Haven from the highest ledge. A short cutscene shows a circular isle far below you with a chest sitting on top of it. Change the direction of the wind if necessary and use the Deku Leaf to float down to the circular isle. This is an easy jump if you change the camera angle so you can see your shadow as you glide. Drop from the sky as soon as your shadow appears on top of the isle, and then open the chest to find Treasure Chart #3.
Forest Firefly
If you bring Lenzo a Forest Firefly, he’ll reward you with a Joy Pendant. Forest Fireflies are located only inside Forest Haven. They look like the other fireflies in the area, except they are slightly larger and give off a multicolored glow. They’re easy to spot, and to capture one, just scoop it into a bottle.
Piece of Heart #34 (via Treasure Chart #31)
Find and open Treasure Chart #31 (found at Windfall Island [D2]) to pull a chest from the Great Sea near Forest Haven. The chest contains Piece of Heart #34.
Piece of Heart #40
During the cutscene that runs after you clear the Forbidden Woods dungeon and return Makar to Forest Haven, eight Koroks leave the sanctity of the Great Deku Tree’s lair to plant new Deku Trees on eight islands across the Great Sea. Something has happened to the newly planted Deku Trees, however—they’re withering away for some unknown reason. Help the Withered Deku Trees to get Piece of Heart #40.
You need an Empty Bottle and the “Ballad of Gales” warping song. Talk to the Great Deku Tree, who explains the entire situation to you. He also marks the locations of the eight Withered Deku Trees on your Sea Chart. They appear as faint Deku Leaf symbols. Now all you need is some Forest Water!
Fill your bottle in the Forest Haven with Forest Water, a potent brew with the power to revive Deku Trees. You can fill only one bottle, but it holds an unlimited amount of Forest Water. Forest Water turns into ordinary water just 30 minutes after you bottle it, so you must race to water all eight Withered Deku Trees before that time passes.
Here’s our strategy for watering the eight Withered Deku Trees. On our first attempt, we watered all eight with more than 5 minutes to spare.
- Cliff Plateau Isles (G6): Sail directly east from Forest Haven. Enter the Secret Cave at Cliff Plateau Isles, and use the cavern’s alternate exit to reach the Withered Deku Tree on top of the largest isle.
- Shark Island (C6): Warp to Southern Fairy Island (D6) and then sail west.
- Greatfish Isle (B4): Warp directly to Greatfish Isle and run up the southeast isle’s corkscrew pathway to reach the Withered Deku Tree at the top.
- Needle Rock Isle (A5): Sail directly southwest from Greatfish Isle (B4) to reach the next Deku Tree at Needle Rock Isle.
- Private Oasis (E5): Warp to the Tower of the Gods (E4) and sail south.
- Eastern Fairy Island (E3): Warp back to the Tower of the Gods (E4) and sail north.
- Mother & Child Isles (B2): Warp to Tingle Island (C3) and sail northwest (do not warp directly to sector B2). The Withered Deku Tree is on top of the Child Isle.
- Star Island (B1): Sail directly north after you finish watering the Withered Deku Tree on Child Isle.
Whatever watering strategy you use, the eighth Withered Deku Tree instantly grows several feet taller after you water it, becoming healthy and strong. As thanks for your help, you get Piece of Heart #40. If you didn’t make it to every Withered Deku Tree in time, you can always try again!
Nintendo Gallery
After you acquire the Deku Leaf, you can reach the small (but tall) circular isle just north of Forest Haven, where the Nintendo Gallery is located. Use the Baba Buds found in Forest Haven to reach the second-highest ledge on the outside wall, then exit Forest Haven through the doorway on the ledge.
A short cutscene shows a glimpse of the small north isle where the entrance to the Nintendo Gallery is located. Use the Deku Leaf to glide down onto the circular isle, rotating the camera so that you can see your shadow below. Drop out of the air when the Deku Leaf symbol touches the top of the isle to make sure you don’t miss it.
Talk to Manny, who is standing next to a huge metal hatch. He tells you that activating a distant switch opens the hatch. Use your telescope to examine the side of Forest Haven in the distance and spot a white, diamond-shaped switch in a small recess.
The switch is too far away to activate by conventional means. Instead, use a Hyoi Pear to take control of a nearby seagull. Fly the seagull directly into the diamond-shaped switch, and the metal hatch opens. Now you can enter the Nintendo Gallery!
Drop into the hole beneath the metal hatch and you appear in the main area of the Nintendo Gallery. Talk to Carlov, the man behind the counter, to learn about becoming a member of the Nintendo Gallery. To become an official member, show Carlov a well-taken, full-color pictograph of just about any creature or character in the game. Carlov then uses the pictograph to make a cool-looking figurine. Refer to “Nintendo Gallery” in the “Legendary Checklist” section for more information, as well as a complete list of every pictograph you need to take to complete your figurine collection.