Getting turned around under Buried City's raised roads is the main reason A Warm Place to Rest stalls for many Arc Raiders players. The quest begins with a vertical navigation problem, not a difficult fight, so bring a light kit and keep space for useful finds such as ARC Raiders BluePrints while you move. Your real goal is to reach the highway camp above street level, inspect one specific clue, and follow its trail without losing track of the route.

How to Start A Warm Place to Rest

Head to the raised highway camp in the southwestern part of Buried City. The marker can look deceptively close when you are standing below it, but the objective only updates after you reach the roadway itself. Nearby rooftops, broken structures, and connecting paths are usually more useful than trying to force a direct route from the street.

Once inside the camp, move toward the vehicle-side entrance. The quest item is a yellow-highlighted backpack, not a random container or pile of supplies. Interact with it before spending time searching the rest of the camp. This is where the mission changes from a survivor search into an environmental story about the family's final movements.

Following the Red Marker Route Safely

After checking the backpack, follow the red markers east along the elevated road. The trail eventually reaches a collapsed section that leads downward toward Piazza Arbusto. From the lower route, angle northeast toward Buried Properties, where the grave waits near the end of the objective path.

Route habits that prevent wasted runs

Check each red marker before sprinting toward the next one, because the trail is easier to miss from a bad angle.
Use cars, broken concrete, and road elevation as cover instead of crossing the center of the highway in plain view.
Pause for footsteps, gunfire, and ARC activity before leaving cover near the collapsed roadway.
Keep looting brief until the grave interaction is complete, since inventory pressure can slow the entire route.
Retrace your steps from the backpack if the final grave has no prompt, because an earlier trigger may not have registered.

Quest Progress, Rewards, and Common Errors

Inspecting the grave completes A Warm Place to Rest immediately. You do not need to extract for the quest step to remain completed, although any items collected during the run are still at risk. That distinction matters: after the grave, you can decide if extraction is safe rather than forcing a dangerous route for a mission that is already finished.

The common mistakes are simple but costly. Players often remain below the highway camp, search every container except the backpack, or run past a red marker and approach Buried Properties from the wrong side. From my experience, treating each marker as a small checkpoint is far more reliable than trying to memorize the entire path at once.

The reward package includes the Radio Renegade Outfit Goggles Variant, three Noisemakers, five Blue Light Sticks, and one Rosary. Apollo's next quest is Prescriptions of the Past. For efficient progression, finish this objective first, then use the remaining run for resource gathering or extraction planning with ARC Items for sale.