COD MW4: All Notes & Collectibles Locations

TL;DR

• MW4 has 90 total collectibles: 64 notes and 26 Yellow Supply Crates.
• Collectibles only appear in three missions: Following Orders (Mission 3), Stranded (Mission 10), and Escape (Mission 13).
• You need all 4 notes and 4 contraband items in Following Orders for the No Stone Unturned achievement.
• Collect any 50 of the 58 notes in Stranded for the Noteworthy achievement.
• Collect all 26 Yellow Supply Crates in Stranded for Time to Crate.
• Grab the safe in Escape (code 8410) for Never Forgotten.
• Notes 58–62 in Stranded unlock automatically by upgrading your gear at base camp.

Most Call of Duty games scatter intel across every mission. Modern Warfare 4 keeps things cleaner. The campaign hides its collectibles across three missions, not the whole story. Clear all of them and you walk away with four trophies: No Stone Unturned, Time to Crate, Noteworthy, and Never Forgotten.

This guide covers every single collectible in order, mission by mission, including all keypad codes, contraband locations, and tips to avoid missing anything.

Before diving in, check out our Modern Warfare 4 all choices and consequences guide so you know which decisions in Following Orders affect what you can collect. And for a full list of every trophy in the game, visit our COD Modern Warfare 4 campaign trophy and achievement list.

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Modern Warfare 4 Collectibles Overview

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 contains 90 collectible locations: 64 notes and 26 Yellow Supply Crates. Here is what each collectible type unlocks:

Collectible	Total	Required	Achievement
Notes (Following Orders)	4	All 4	No Stone Unturned
Contraband (Following Orders)	4	All 4	No Stone Unturned
Notes (Stranded + Escape)	60	Any 50	Noteworthy
Yellow Supply Crates (Stranded)	26	All 26	Time to Crate
Safe (Escape)	1	1	Never Forgotten

Important: You only need 50 notes for Noteworthy. While you can collect any 50 notes, you need the four notes from Mission 3 – Following Orders specifically for No Stone Unturned.

All Following Orders Collectibles (Mission 3)

Following Orders is the third campaign mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, set in a North Korean village where you play a soldier searching homes for contraband and a hidden defector. There are four notes and four contraband pieces across the mission.

Key tip: Grab all four contraband items and two notes in the first house before you question the husband. The last two notes are in the third house. The second house has nothing to collect.

For the full breakdown of how choices interact with collectibles in this mission, read our No Stone Unturned achievement guide and our No Harm Done achievement guide.

Following Orders — First House (Notes 1–2 and All 4 Contraband)

Everything you need from the first house is listed below. Search all rooms before speaking to the husband, or you will miss the dialogue options that unlock No Harm Done.

Item	Type	Location	Notes
Baekseolgi-Tteok Recipe	Note 1	Kitchen cabinet on the left as you enter	Sitting in plain sight
MP3 Player	Contraband	Bathroom cabinet	Plays state-sanctioned music only
Western Novel	Contraband	Kitchen closet	Husband says it belonged to his son
Note From Your Friend	Note 2	Lockbox in the right-side bedroom	Code: 214 (written on a note in the kitchen cupboard)
South Korean Medicine	Contraband	Toolbox (also opened with code 214)	This is the key item — reveals the defector’s location when you ask the husband about it

The toolbox in Following Orders opens with code 214, which you can deduce from the recipe stored in the kitchen. Inside you will find the South Korean medicine contraband and Note 2.

Once you have at least two contraband items, the husband will talk. Question him about the South Korean medicine and he reveals the defector’s location. Work through all three contraband prompts to keep the peaceful route alive for No Harm Done.

The fourth contraband item is found separately — see the table above. Don’t talk to the husband until every cabinet is empty.

Following Orders — Third House (Notes 3–4)

The second house has nothing to collect. Follow Ko through it and move directly to the third house.

Item	Type	Location	Notes
Note From Your Neighbor	Note 3	Second bedroom cabinet, behind the double sliding doors on the right	Easy to walk past if you go straight to the hatch
Note From Mom	Note 4	Shelf inside the hidden cellar room, below the floor hatch	You must get the woman out first — leaving her hidden blocks access to this note

Critical: Note 4 is inside the hidden room under the floor hatch. You cannot reach it if the woman is still hiding inside. Force her out with dialogue first (“Open the hatch, or else”), then drop down and grab the note. No Stone Unturned unlocks the moment you read Note From Mom, as long as all four contraband items were confiscated.

All the keypad codes used in the campaign are covered in our COD Modern Warfare 4 all code solutions guide.

All Stranded Collectibles (Mission 10)

When you leave base camp, select “I’ll find my own path…” to walk around alone. Also make sure to grab any supplies that you see while collecting the notes and crates. You need a total of 195 supplies to upgrade everything for the Scavenger achievement.

Stranded is a large open-world mission. There are 58 notes and 26 Yellow Supply Crates spread across the whole map. You only need 50 notes for Noteworthy, but all 26 crates are required for Time to Crate. Notes 58–62 are not found in the world — they unlock by upgrading gear at base camp.

For puzzle codes and Yellow Crate-specific help, see our dedicated guide on MW4 Stranded puzzle codes and Yellow Crate locations.

Stranded Keypad Codes — All 8 Codes

Several notes and Yellow Supply Crates are locked behind keypads. Here are all the codes you need.

Location	Code	What It Unlocks
Container in front of base camp	0024	Supplies inside the container
Island Hidden Bunker	0008	Notes 14–15 and Yellow Crate 4
Container outside the village (southwest area)	0078	Yellow Crate 7
Container north of base camp	0600	Yellow Crate 18
Container southeast of Jamming Station	8609	Notes 35 and Yellow Crate 16
Container at road crossing	1234	Notes 43–44 and Yellow Crate 19
Lake island container	6789	Note 48 and Yellow Crate 21
Farm field hidden bunker	0330	Notes 46–47

Stranded Notes — Base Camp and Radio Tower Area

Start here as soon as you leave base camp. Five notes share a single desk inside base camp, making this the fastest cluster in the mission.

Note	Coordinates	Location
Snow Ghillie Suit Repair Note	646, 156	Desk left of Base Camp entrance
Silenced Sniper Repair Note	646, 156	Same desk
Grenade Launcher Info	646, 156	Same desk
Tactical Gloves Info Note	646, 156	Same desk
Tactical Boot Info	646, 156	Same desk
Base Camp Keypad Note	644, 158	Container door right of the radio tower
Note 5 (Radio Tower container)	644, 158	On the container next to the tower. Code 0024 opens it for supplies.
Note 6 (Radio Tower mid-platform)	644, 158	Climb the tower ladder to the second platform
Note 7 + Yellow Crate 1 (Tower summit)	644, 158	Climb to the very top of the radio tower
Cliff Near Base Camp Note	646, 149	In front of the container near the cliff edge

Stranded Notes — Smuggler Buildings and Water Treatment Area

Note	Coordinates	Location
Note 8 + 9 (Smuggler House)	653, 162	Blue and grey building. Note 8 on a table inside. Note 9 in the building right next door.
Note 10 (Garage)	West of 653, 162	Small garage. Note is on the ground on the left side.
Note 11–12 + Yellow Crate 2 (Sewers)	639, 164	Climb down the ladder opposite Note 10. Gate with Yellow Crate behind it. Note 11 in front of the gate. Note 12 found after crawling through the tunnel system. Follow the arrows on the tunnel walls.
Water Treatment Note	640, 166	Inside the water treatment building. Turn left at the entrance. Note is in the corner with supplies.
Sewers Note	639, 164	Opposite the ladder leading down to the sewers
Sewer Smuggler Remains Note	639, 165	Far end of the sewer maze
Under Bridge Note	643, 165	Directly beneath the bridge

Stranded Notes — Command Posts and Outposts

Note / Crate	Location
Yellow Crate 3 + Note 13	Southwest guarded command post. Crate and note inside the building with the red and white sign out front.
Note 14 + Yellow Crate 4 + Note 15	Bunker to the west. Note 14 above the keypad. Enter code 0008 to drop in and find Note 15 and Yellow Crate 4.
Yellow Crate 5 + Note 16	South end of the map. Guarded command post. Crate and note inside the main building.
Note 17	Big statue area, about 200 meters above Crate 5. Climb the structure next to the statue. Note is at the very top.
Note 18	Under a bridge northeast of Note 17.
Yellow Crate 6	Above Note 18. Guarded command post. Crate is inside the grey building.
Note 19	Southeast of Yellow Crate 6. Building with the note on a table inside.
Note 20	South of Note 19. Little school. Enter the front door and go through the first door on your left. Note is on the desk.
Note 21 + Yellow Crate 7	Outside the village. Note is on the outside of the container. Code 0078 opens it. Yellow Crate 7 is inside.
Yellow Crate 8	Go over the bridge from Crate 7 and turn right. Climb the big water tank to find the crate at the top.
Yellow Crate 9	The moving train that passes by the water tank. Jump onto the train when it passes. The crate is on the train itself.

Stranded Notes — The Bunker (Main Objective Area)

Note / Crate	Location
Yellow Crate 10	At the entrance of the main bunker objective. Hard to miss during the story.
Note 22	Climb down the ladder near Crate 10. Inside the pump control room — the first door your teammate opens during the main objective. Go straight forward to find the note on a table.
Note 23	Further into the bunker, near the submarine. After turning on the power to open the metal door, look for a yellow cart on the right. Pull it to the right side and climb on it to reach the note above.
Note 24	After Note 23, move forward past the submarine. Turn left and go all the way to the end. Go through the door to find the note on a table.
Note 25	After Note 24, drop into the water-filled room. Go through the door on the left. Pick up three explosives first if needed to unlock it. Follow the path, swim through the water section, then go upstairs. Note is on the table to your left.
Note 26 + Note 27	Northeast of the bunker. Two train wagons. One note in each wagon.
Yellow Crate 11	Directly north of Notes 26–27. Guarded outpost. Crate is inside the building behind the tower.
Yellow Crate 12	Follow the street north from Crate 11. Another guarded outpost. Crate is in the building next to the tower.

Stranded Notes — Jamming Station Area

Note / Crate	Location
Yellow Crate 13	Below the Jamming Station on the northeast part of the map. Inside the building in the middle with the Korean sign on it.
Note 28	Right before the stairs that lead up to the Jamming Station main objective. Instead of turning right and going upstairs, pick up the note directly in front of you first.
Note 29	Bottom floor of the blue building inside the Jamming Station. First building on the right at the station entrance.
Note 30	On barrels on the helipad on the left side of the Jamming Station.
Note 31	Inside the main Jamming Station building at the entrance. You enter here for story purposes anyway — hard to miss.
Note 32	Same building as Note 31. Go through the door and upstairs. Turn left and move forward to the end of the corridor.
Note 33	Same building. Go back downstairs and turn right. Note is on a table.
Yellow Crate 14	Go through the door near Note 33. Climb up the first ladder on the tower.
Yellow Crate 15 + Note 34	Northeast part of the map, west side of the Jamming Station. Guarded outpost. Crate inside the right building.
Yellow Crate 16 + Note 35	Southeast of Yellow Crate 15. Note is on the outside of the container. Code 8609 opens it. Crate is inside.
Note 36	Leave Crate 16, move forward, turn left. Another container with the note on it.
Note 37	West of Note 36. Statue area. Search the body lying below the statue.
Note 38	Southwest of Note 37. Look for a large black column of smoke. Enter the house next to it. Note is in the bedroom.
Note 39 + Yellow Crate 17	Yellow house with a destroyed roof, near Note 38. Enter through the roof. Note is directly below when you drop down. Crate is in the next room.

Stranded Notes — North of Base Camp and Lake Area

Note / Crate	Location
Note 40 + Yellow Crate 18	Just north of base camp. Note is on the outside of the container. Code 0600 opens it. Crate is inside.
Note 41	Main road west from Note 40, then head north. Broken-down house to the right. Note is inside.
Note 42	Head forward from Note 41 and swim past the submarine. Little building ahead with the note inside.
Note 43–44 + Yellow Crate 19	Road crossing northwest of Note 42. Two notes on the outside of a container. Code 1234 opens it. Yellow Crate 19 is inside.
Note 45	Turn left after leaving Crate 19. Climb up the pipes on the right side of a road sign to reach the top. Note is up there.
Yellow Crate 20	Follow the street through the sign. Guarded outpost ahead. Enter and turn left. Container blocked by wooden crates. Destroy them with a grenade. Crate is inside.
Note 46–47	Return to the Notes 43–44 location. Head north on the main street. Bunker to the right. Note 46 is next to the keypad. Code 0330 opens the bunker. Note 47 is inside.
Note 48 + Yellow Crate 21	Northern end of the lake. Small island with a watchtower. Note on the outside of the container. Code 6789 opens it. Crate is inside.
Note 49–50 + Yellow Crate 22	Guarded outpost south of the lake island. Note 49 is in the green building near the scaffolding. Note 50 is on the elevator of the scaffolding. Climb the scaffolding stairs, jump to the broken elevator, keep climbing, and jump back to find Yellow Crate 22 at the top.
Note 51–52	Single house north of the Notes 49–50 outpost. Note 51 is next to the bathroom on a table. Turn right from Note 51 to find Note 52 on a table in the corridor.

Stranded Notes — Moving Truck, SAM Site, and Final Outposts

Note / Crate	Location
Yellow Crate 23	Fast travel to the northeast outpost. A moving truck spawns somewhere inside. Yellow Crate 23 is on the back of the truck. Kill all enemies and open it. If the truck does not appear, fast travel away and back.
Yellow Crate 24	Last guarded outpost in the northern middle of the map. Crate is inside the building opposite the watchtower.
Note 53–54 + Yellow Crate 25	Northeast of the SAM site. Two buildings. Note 53 in the smaller building. Note 54 and Yellow Crate 25 in the bigger building. Warning: the bigger building is full of trip mines. Use grenades to clear them or move carefully.
Note 55	SAM site. First house on the left side as you enter.
Note 56	Concrete block at the end of the SAM site, near the big statue.
Note 57 + Yellow Crate 26	Right next to the statue at the SAM site. Note is above the crate. Also: pick up the Vulkan Sniper near the crate — you need it for the Scavenger achievement.

Stranded Notes 58–62 — Base Camp Upgrades

Notes 58–62 unlock automatically by upgrading and repairing your equipment at base camp. You need to upgrade all gear for the Scavenger achievement anyway. To upgrade everything you need 195 supplies, which you should have by getting every other collectible in this mission.

These five notes cannot be missed if you do the full upgrade run at base camp.

All Escape Collectibles (Mission 13)

Escape has two notes and one safe. Simple to clean up as long as you know where to look.

Escape — All Notes and Safe Locations

Item	Location
Note 63	Very beginning of the mission. First door on the left side. Go through it immediately after the mission starts.
Note 64	Inside a guard station you must pass during the mission. Comes shortly after you kill the first guard. You cannot miss it as long as you check the station interior.
Safe (Never Forgotten)	Code: 8410. Opening this safe unlocks the Never Forgotten achievement.

Which Collectibles Are Tied to Achievements?

Here is a fast summary of which collectibles unlock which achievements.

• No Stone Unturned (Silver) — All 4 notes and all 4 contraband items in Following Orders. Requires bringing the woman out of the cellar to access Note 4.
• No Harm Done (Silver) — Find the defector in Following Orders without harming any civilian. Related to how you interrogate, but not directly a collectible requirement.
• Noteworthy (Gold) — Read any 50 of the 64 campaign notes. Notes 1–4 from Following Orders, 58 in Stranded, and 2 in Escape.
• Time to Crate (Gold) — Open all 26 Yellow Supply Crates in Stranded.
• Never Forgotten (Gold) — Open the safe in Escape with code 8410.
• Scavenger (Gold) — Collect 195 supplies and upgrade all gear at base camp in Stranded. Picks up Notes 58–62 automatically.

For a full breakdown of every achievement including combat-related ones, check our COD Modern Warfare 4 campaign trophy and achievement list. And for the Incoming achievement guide, visit our Modern Warfare 4 Incoming achievement guide.

Can You Replay Missions to Get Missed Collectibles?

Yes. Every completed mission stays accessible from the mission select menu. If you missed a note in Following Orders or skipped a Yellow Supply Crate in Stranded, you can go back at any time without affecting campaign progress.

The only thing to be careful about in Following Orders is the Note From Mom (Note 4). You cannot get it if you left the woman hidden in the cellar. If that happened, replay the mission, bring her out, then grab the note before the gallows scene.

Want to know how long it takes to clean everything up? See our guide on how long to beat the Modern Warfare 4 campaign. And for a full look at every reward the campaign unlocks in multiplayer, visit our COD Modern Warfare 4 all campaign rewards page.

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