The verified update
Yes. Natsume groups traveling merchants with the Campsites & Travel System and says they offer items players cannot find elsewhere.
The evidence was checked against Natsume preorder announcement and is current to 2026-07-31. The date attached to the underlying source is 2026-05-12.
What the source establishes
- The feature section first describes resting, stamina recovery, and cooking
- it then names traveling merchants
- no fixed schedule or inventory table is given.
Why it matters
Track merchant encounters separately from campsite locations when the released game can be tested.
That distinction helps players make a release, platform, route, story, or purchase decision using the narrow fact actually supported by the source.
The remaining boundary
The grouping does not prove that every campsite has a merchant or that merchants appear only at camps.
Any later change should be dated and linked to a new first-party notice rather than silently overwriting the historical source.
Primary source
Natsume preorder announcement · 2026-05-12. Status checked 2026-07-31.