Best Minecraft Seeds for Survival

When people think of playing Minecraft, a survival world is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Each survival world is a unique adventure, giving players the chance to explore new worlds, fight dangerous mobs, and create their very own blocky home.

Every exciting Minecraft survival world starts with a good seed. Our list of the top 20 best Minecraft survival world seeds will help both Bedrock and Java players find the perfect seed for their next survival adventure.

Best Minecraft Survival World Seeds

Dappled Forest Village

• Seed: -4856566623736434354
• Version: Java
• Spawn: -150, -202
• Biomes: Cherry Grove, Dappled Forest, Ice Spikes, Meadow, Plains

This Plains Village is surrounded by a multitude of special biomes that you’d ordinarily never see it with. The southern half of the village pokes into an Ice Spikes biome while its northern half enters a Dappled Forest. In the distance, a much larger Ice Spikes biome collides with a Dappled Forest and a Cherry Grove. Players will find one of the new Abandoned Camp structures in the Dappled Forest. Additionally, they’ll discover two Trial Chambers hidden underground.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Plains Village: -451, 254
Abandoned Camp: -489, 132
Trial Chamber 1: -435, -23, 215
Trial Chamber 2: -802, -28, 279

Crater Lake in Jungle Mountain

• Seed: 69427194527559476
• Version: Bedrock
• Spawn: -23, 36
• Biomes: Forest, Jungle, Stony Peaks

One of Bedrock Edition’s greatest assets is its built-in shaders. This seed highlights Bedrock Edition’s wonderful views by starting players on the side of a Stony Peaks and Jungle mountain. The mountain’s crater is home to a medium-sized lake, making it a peaceful place to start a slow Minecraft life. Exploring the outside of the mountain will lead players to two abandoned camps and two ruined Nether portals.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Abandoned Camp 1: -146, 61
Ruined Nether Portal 1: 226, 252
Ruined Nether Portal 2: -423, 229
Abandoned Camp 2: 627, -173

Woodland Mansion Island

• Seed: -5416481256014985443
• Version: Java
• Spawn: 664, -283
• Biomes: Beach, Dark Forest, Ocean

A Woodland Mansion is the first structure you’ll gaze upon in this world. It has spawned on the edge of a small Dark Forest island, causing it to float in the nearby ocean. Before attempting to survive this structure, visit a buried treasure chest and a shipwreck near the starting beach. Each will give you materials to help you upgrade your gear as quickly as possible.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Buried Treasure: 745, 59, -155
Shipwreck: 598, -132
Cold Ocean Ruin Cluster: 439, -280
Woodland Mansion: 494, -450

Mansion in the Fog

• Seed: -7224312284062904787
• Version: Bedrock
• Spawn: 0, 0
• Biomes: Birch Forest, Dark Forest, Pale Garden, Old Growth Birch Forest

This Woodland Mansion stays hidden within the fog surrounding a Pale Garden biome. The fog’s ambiance makes the Mansion seem even more dangerous than usual, especially when combined with the noises of the Pale Garden and the looming threat of the Creaking. Players will find a small Abandoned Camp only a short walk away from the Mansion. You could rest here, but it might be safest to gather any remaining supplies left by the previous inhabitant and hurry to the Mansion.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Abandoned Camp: 275, 179
Woodland Mansion: 264, 232

Hilltop Campsite

• Seed: -6458097303892573183
• Version: Java
• Spawn: -9, -5
• Biomes: Forest, Meadow, Old Growth Birch Forest, Plains

The Abandoned Campsite is the newest structure added to Minecraft. This seed makes checking it out easy, as the closest Abandoned Campsite is only a short walk away from Spawn. The campsite itself is in a Forest biome with beehives and a Plains Village nearby. You can only sleep once in the campsite’s straw bed, but you could easily make a regular bed by taking some of the wool from the tent’s roof. You could also take a bed from the Plains Village if you want to leave the campsite’s original structure untouched.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Abandoned Campsite: 3, 180
Plains Village 1: -335, 232
Trial Chamber: -485, -19, 183
Plains Village 2: -708, 339

Large Dappled Forest

• Seed: 8624079405579340178
• Version: Bedrock
• Spawn: -4, -8
• Biomes: Cherry Grove, Dappled Forest, Meadow, Plains

There’s no easier way to explore Minecraft’s new forest biome than spawning directly inside it! This Dappled Forest is large, covering more than 800 blocks from its southernmost point to its northern edge. A Cherry Grove is found in the southern half of the forest. In contrast, the northern half contains an Abandoned Camp. Players exploring outside the Dappled Forest will also find two Plains Villages and a tall Pillager Outpost to the east.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Dappled Forest: -4, -8
Cherry Grove: -276, 210
Abandoned Camp: -243, -189
Plains Village 1: 141, 338
Pillager Outpost: 441, 330
Plains Village 2: 830, 66

Buried Treasure Beach

• Seed: -1287142906347159188
• Version: Java
• Spawn: 122, -31
• Biomes: Bamboo Jungle, Beach, Plains, Sparse Jungle

At first glance, beaches can look a little sparse because the only overworld structures that spawn on them are shipwrecks and the occasional ocean ruin or villager’s home. This beach blows that stereotype out of the water by being home to a shipwreck and six unique treasure chests. We recommend using the Abandoned Camp in the area as your base, then traveling along the coast to unearth each chest.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Abandoned Campsite: 62, 219
Shipwreck: 100, 400
Buried Treasure 1: 105, 52, 23
Buried Treasure 2: 281, 59, 361
Buried Treasure 3: 281, 57, 377
Buried Treasure 4: 105, 52, 409
Buried Treasure 5: 89, 59, 393
Buried Treasure 6: -151, 44, 425
Trial Chamber: 231, -33, 135

Snowy Trail Ruins

• Seed: -1204825334172343085
• Version: Bedrock
• Spawn: -41, 77
• Biomes: Frozen River, Grove, Snowy Taiga

Archaeological ruins can often go unnoticed in snowy biomes since their barely visible tops are hidden beneath blankets of snow. Luckily, we’ve provided the locations of the four Trail Ruins in this Snowy Taiga for you so you can enjoy the snowy landscapes while also mastering archaeology. Make sure to stop at a nearby Taiga Village or one of two Abandoned Camps while exploring the Snowy Taiga. Each structure is a good place to rest and resupply before traveling to new ruins.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Trail Ruins 1: 93, 176
Abandoned Camp 1: 67, 225
Ruined Nether Portal 1: 29, 34
Ruined Nether Portal 2: -268, 132
Abandoned Camp 2: -323, 128
Taiga Village: -356, 137
Trail Ruins 2: -405, 84
Trail Ruins 3: -349, 702
Trail Ruins 4: 157, 640

Taiga Village Survival

• Seed: 5521575889609666081
• Version: Java
• Spawn: 5, 7
• Biomes: Old Growth Birch Forest, Old Growth Pine Taiga, Old Growth Spruce Taiga, Taiga

Taigas are the ideal biome for discovering Trail Ruins and Abandoned Campsites while also having easy access to villages. This seed is home to two very interesting villages. The first is built on a hill to the south of spawn, next to an Abandoned Campsite. A large empty platform on the side of the hill the village is on serves as the perfect place to start a base. The second Taiga Village is north of spawn. There is a Trail Ruins inside of this village, which can only be found by finding a terracotta block placed conspicuously in front of a villager’s home.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Taiga Village 1: 177, 374
Abandoned Campsite 1: 194, 317
Trail Ruins 1: 402, 159
Campsite 2: 100, -380
Taiga Village 2: 133, -523
Trail Ruins 2: 171, -507

From Plains Village to the Nether and The End

• Seed: -7433199440656993791
• Version: Bedrock
• Spawn: 113, -40
• Biomes: Forest, Jungle, Plains, Stony Shores

Speedrunning is totally possible in this structure-rich Minecraft seed! The world begins on a coastline that contains a few buried treasure chests and a ruined Nether portal. Digging up both chests will give you iron ingots, gold ingots, and emeralds to trade with the nearby Plains Village. A Blacksmith’s home in this village will give you iron armor and enough obsidian to complete the ruined Nether portal on the coast. This portal will spawn you within a few hundred blocks of a Nether Fortress, although you’ll need to traverse the Nether’s sea of lava to reach it. As a bonus, there is an End Portal about 700 blocks from the starting portal and village.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Ruined Nether Portal: 75, 62
Abandoned Camp: 158, 37
Plains Village: 217, 62
Buried Treasure 1: 88, 58, 24
Buried Treasure 2: 88, 74, -40
Nether Fortress: -145, 53, 189
End Portal with No Eyes of Ender: 98, -21, 760

Desert Temple and Ruined Portal Buried in Desert Village

• Seed: 2146779537500016154
• Version: Java
• Spawn: 4, 5
• Biomes: Desert, Wooded Badlands

A Desert Temple and a ruined Nether portal are hidden within this Desert Village. The Desert Temple isn’t hidden well, especially since it is so large compared to the villagers’ homes. However, players will have a much harder time finding the ruined Nether portal if they don’t notice the obsidian blocks poking out of the sand. Anyone exploring this Desert will also have access to another Desert Village, a second ruined Nether portal, and an Abandoned Campsite.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Desert Village 1: 133, 5
Abandoned Campsite: 77, -419
Ruined Nether Portal 1: 49, -526
Desert Village 2: -253, -491
Desert Temple: -263, -471
Ruined Nether Portal 2: -250, -458

Savanna Island Survival

• Seed: 2928816637890925546
• Version: Bedrock
• Spawn: 35, -338
• Biomes: Beach, Lukewarm Ocean, Savanna

Being stranded on a Savanna island isn’t all that bad, especially when someone lived there before you and left items for you to use. Initially, players will assume they are out of resources since both chests in the Abandoned Camp are empty. However, the truth is that all of the treasure is secretly hidden beneath the island’s beaches! Three chests of buried treasure are hidden around the island. Digging up each one will reveal precious ores, weapons, and more to help you survive.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Abandoned Camp: 98, -365
Buried Treasure 1: 72, 58, -296
Buried Treasure 2: 24, 55, -296
Buried Treasure 3: 8, 59, -360

Jungle Ruins

• Seed: -4650901433922628370
• Version: Java
• Spawn: -5, -10
• Biomes: Bamboo Jungle, Jungle, Stony Peaks

Jungles are often one of the best biomes for archaeology-minded players because they are home to both Jungle Temples and Trail Ruins. The Jungle in this seed contains four Trail Ruins and five Jungle Temples near spawn. Players will also find one of the newest structures, an Abandoned Campsite, in this area.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Jungle Temple 1: -218, -153
Jungle Temple 2: -266, 55
Abandoned Campsite: -191, 179
Trail Ruins 1: -397, 287
Jungle Temple 3: -747, -185
Trail Ruins 2: -689, -291
Trail Ruins 3: -547, -419
Jungle Temple 4: -202, -682
Trail Ruins 4: 48, -462
Jungle Temple 5: 373, -313

Mountain Blacksmith

• Seed: -4859929854944722073
• Version: Bedrock
• Spawn: 0, 0
• Biomes: Cherry Grove, Forest, Jagged Peaks, Meadow, Snowy Slopes

A village with a Blacksmith is an ideal place to start any Minecraft survival world. This one is located in the crater of a Stony Peaks mountain, making it difficult to reach but easy to defend. The village is home to a ruined Nether portal, which can easily be completed using the Blacksmith’s materials and the many resources found in the mountain.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Plains Village: 136, -314
Ruined Nether Portal: 84, -323

Sulfur Cave Mineshaft by Desert Village

• Seed: -6592940106953233367
• Version: Java
• Spawn: -62, -371
• Biomes: Desert, Sulfur Caves, Warm Ocean, Wooded Badlands

Like Lush Caves, Sulfur Cave biomes can be difficult to find if you don’t see any clues of them above ground. There are no visible Sulfur Springs in the Desert above this Sulfur Cave. However, there is a crack in the ground that drops players into a mineshaft that leads to this vibrant biome. A Desert Village next to this cave entrance is the perfect place to grab food and gear before heading underground.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Desert Village: -243, -502
Sulfur Cave Entrance: -333, -509
Mineshaft: -341, 22, -553
Sulfur Cave: -336, -5, -559
Trial Chamber: -233, -24, -445

Desert Island

• Seed: 1834060468965684873
• Version: Bedrock
• Spawn: -702, 357
• Biomes: Desert, Mushroom Island, Warm Ocean

A good island seed can be hard to come by. This one stands out because players spawn on a Desert island with plenty of structures only a short swim away from a Mushroom Island. The Desert island has a few handy structures, including a Desert Temple, a Trial Chamber, and a Desert Village above a Stronghold. In contrast, the Mushroom Island only has underwater structures scattered around it. Crafty players can build a bridge between the two islands to make the best of both biomes.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Desert Village: -866, 259
Desert Temple: -949, 153
Trial Chamber: -761, -31, 295
Shipwreck: -470, 261
Mushroom Island: -333, 189

Mushroom Island Across Coral Reef

• Seed: -8481762451482346337
• Version: Java
• Spawn: 557, -279
• Biomes: Desert, Mushroom Fields, Stony Shore, Warm Ocean

A Mushroom Island is always a great place to start any survival world since hostile mobs won’t spawn on Mycelium. This island is near the coast you spawn on, making it both easy and fast to reach. On the path to the island, swing by a shipwreck and a cluster of Warm Ocean Ruins. Make sure to write down the ruins’ coordinates so you can come back later with a brush in hopes of finding Sniffer Eggs. Players will also have access to a shipwreck next to the island and a Trial Chamber beneath it.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Shipwreck 1: 500, -306
Warm Ocean Ruin Cluster: 434, -137
Mushroom Island 1: 274, 54
Mushroom Island 2: 111, 72
Shipwreck 2: -137, 271

Abandoned Camp Outside Desert Village

• Seed: 4618397006389640785
• Version: Bedrock
• Spawn: 0, 0
• Biomes: Desert, River, Wooded Badlands

Abandoned Camps don’t naturally generate in Desert biomes, so finding this one near a Desert Village is a treat! Rather than spawning unnaturally in the Desert, it has actually generated on a small patch of Wooded Badlands biome. This camp has plenty of useful items in its barrels, making it a truly wonderful structure as far as Abandoned Camps go. Players will discover a Desert Temple in this area, plus a Desert Village near Spawn.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Desert Village 1: 47, 33
Desert Temple: -182, 123
Desert Village 2: -332, 104
Abandoned Camp: -378, 147

Sunken Campsite

• Seed: 5482638524424527335
• Version: Java
• Spawn: -69, 7
• Biomes: Cherry Grove, Forest, Frozen Peaks, Plains, Savanna, Snowy Slopes

An Abandoned Campsite lies at the bottom of a large hole. If you fill the top of the hole with grass blocks, you could transform the campsite into a safe hidden base. This campsite is a bit of a walk from Spawn. However, the walk is worth the effort since you’ll travel through another Abandoned Campsite and a Plains Village along the way.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Abandoned Campsite: 51, 348
Plains Village: -323, 391
Pillager Outpost: -392, 664
Sunken Campsite: -203, 740

Savanna Sulfur Spring

• Seed: -3843307572950895760
• Version: Bedrock
• Spawn: 29, 14
• Biomes: Savanna, Sulfur Cave

A small Sulfur Spring pokes through this Savanna, hinting at the much larger cave system below. The Sulfur Cave is deep enough underground to reach deep slate, so you’ll have to dig toward it carefully or risk dying from fall damage at the bottom. We would recommend stopping by the Savanna Village before attempting to dig into the Sulfur Cave. Players will also find a Trial Chamber beneath this village.

Key Locations and Their Coordinates
Sulfur Spring: 124, 27
Savanna Village: 149, 113
Trial Chamber: 215, -16, 163

That’s all for our list of the top 20 best Minecraft survival seeds. If you want to discover more fun survival seeds, explore our Minecraft seeds hub for even more unique worlds.

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