Letterboxing is an intriguing “treasure hunt” style outdoor activity. Letterboxers hide small, weatherproof boxes in publicly-accessible places (like parks) and post clues to finding the box online on one of several Web sites. However, clues to finding some of the most highly-sought boxes are passed around by word of mouth.

There are about 60,000 active letterboxes listed on LbNA alone. Individual letterboxes usually contain a log book, an often hand-carved rubber stamp and occasionally contain an ink pad. Finders make an imprint of the letterbox’s stamp on their personal log book, and leave an imprint of their personal stamp on the letterbox’s logbook.

1. Ringo Independence, CA
2. Woodlawn Preserve Surprise Schenectady, NY
3. Flip Flop Fun! Cambria, CA
4. IT: Horror Classics Series- 1 of 6 Brookfield, VT
5. Pack 74- Mt. Misery Voluntown, CT
6. Famous Ed's Liquor El Monte, CA
7. Carollyn's Brownie letterbox Colorado springs, CO
8. Heather's 10th birthday box Colorado springs, CO
9. Country View Park Lincoln, NE
10. Girl Scout Love Webster, NY (2)
11. Rainbows (2) Bath, NY (2)
12. Dino Day Lunenburg, MA

More new letterboxes

1. Pushing Up Daisies #46 Nepaug (New Hartford), CT
2. Disney: Pearl Fullerton, CA
3. View of Mt. Whitney Lone Pine, CA
4. Lunette - Zerubbabel Collins #2 Columbia, CT
5. A Fun Friend Columbia, CT
6. Her Name ???, CT
7. The Demise of Cathy Crutch Lebanon, CT
8. Box of the Month 2008-2009: Lebanon, CT Lebanon, CT (1/13)
9. Buckeye Butterfly Covina, CA
10. Foraging Sumac Lebanon, CT
11. More Postage Due Lebanon, CT (3/4)
12. Holiday Spirit series shelton, CT (4/4)

There’s more to letterboxing than finding and placing letterboxes... letterboxing is also about getting together at events with other letterboxers. These can be small meet ups with just a few people or major events with hundreds.

LbNA doesn’t list events, but you can find them on the AtlasQuest Letterboxing Events page.