Stony Shore biome in Minecraft
The Stony Shore is a rocky coast where bare stone meets the sea instead of sand. Gravel runs through the rock in thin bands, and no animal spawns there, so it feels empty. It is a quick source of stone and gravel and a natural spot for a harbor or a lighthouse.
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s 376 100 728 0 25Climate
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.2
- Downfall
- 0.3
- Weather
- Rain
How to find a Stony Shore
/locate biome minecraft:stony_shoreMap by Chunkbase, shown as a companion to this guide. Without your seed, it shows an example world. Results depend on the edition and version you pick.
Stony Shore in numbers
- Share of the world
- 1.2%of the Overworld surface
- Rarity rank
- 30 / 521 = the rarest
- Distance from spawn
- ~770 blocksaverage, 1,000 worlds
- Within 1,000 blocks
- 69.7%of worlds
- Spawn biome
- 1.2%of worlds start here
Ocean11.4%
Frozen Ocean3.6%// 1,000 random seeds, normal world. Java 26.2 world generation computed with cubiomes, plus the 26.3 Dappled Forest rule. Estimates, not exact 26.3 values.
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s 408 73 760 -60 10Mobs in the Stony Shore
Structures in the Stony Shore
What a Stony Shore looks like
Where a Beach would be a gentle slope of sand, a Stony Shore is a ledge of Stone that runs straight down to the water. Thin, winding strips of Gravel cut through the rock, the only change in an otherwise gray landscape. On the sea side lies the Ocean, on the other the land biome the coast belongs to.
There is no sand here, so no sugar cane farm on the shore and no turtle nests. The ground stays bare, which also makes it easy to read: anything that moves stands out.
No animals, normal monsters
The biome has no passive mob in its spawn list. Cows, sheep, pigs and turtles never appear on their own, so bring food. At night, the usual monsters spawn as anywhere else: zombies, skeletons, creepers and spiders. A Ruined Portal can stand among the rocks, worth a look for its chest and its obsidian.
What to do on a Stony Shore
- Collect stone without digging down. Mining the surface gives you Cobblestone right away, enough for tools, a furnace and a first shelter.
- Get flint. Mining gravel sometimes gives Flint instead of the block, the base of arrows and flint and steel.
- Build a harbor. The rock gives you solid foundations right at the water's edge: perfect for docks, a boathouse or a lighthouse facing the sea.
- Start your sea trips here. Grab an Oak Boat and set out to explore the ocean and its wrecks.
✓ Checked in Java Edition 26.3 · updated 1 November 2026
Stony Shore — FAQ
Why do no animals spawn on a Stony Shore?
The biome has no passive mob in its spawn list, so cows, sheep or turtles never appear there on their own. Bring animals with a lead or breed them in a pen.
What is the difference between a Beach and a Stony Shore?
A Beach is sand over sandstone and has Turtles. A Stony Shore is bare stone with bands of gravel and no animals, and Buried Treasure or beached shipwrecks only generate on beaches.
Which mobs spawn in the Stony Shore?
Spider, Skeleton, Creeper, Slime, Zombie, Enderman, Zombie Villager, Witch, Bat and Glow Squid.
Which structures generate in the Stony Shore?
Mineshaft, Ruined Portal, Stronghold and Trial Chambers.
How do you find the Stony Shore?
With cheats on, /locate biome minecraft:stony_shore gives the coordinates of the nearest one. Without cheats, a seed map of your world shows where it is.
