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. Westchester Woods: Letterbox S Yonkers, NY
2. National Coffee Day 2025 - Espresso Los Angeles, CA
3. Troop 58420 Holland Eagan, MN
4. National Chicken Month 2025 - Moffett's 1975 Arcadia, CA
5. Frontier Homestead Mother Cedar City, UT
6. Sierra Climb Bishop, CA
7. Bishop Pass Bishop, CA
8. God's Creation Bishop, CA
9. Iceberg Friends Mammoth, CA
10. Thousand Views Mammoth, CA
11. Sierra Beauty Mammoth, CA
12. Missing Hubcaps: Kia Sorento Sorrento Valley, CA

More new letterboxes

1. Plant a Rabbit Day 2025 - Steampunk Alhambra, CA
2. Hangman Game 139 Clifftop, WV
3. The Crest Temple City, CA
4. National Chicken Month 2025 - Moffett's 1975 Arcadia, CA
5. Troop 77511 Letterbox Cambridge, MA
6. Laughing Lizard Stockbridge, MI
7. Lupine and Blue ~ PAL 2023 Madison, WI
8. Froggin & Loggin Port Chester, NY
9. Love This Place Port Chester, NY
10. Bronx River Greenway Valhalla, NY
11. Argus's Letterbox Larchmont, NY
12. The Many Sides of Duc.... Meriden, CT (2/12)

You might be thinking to yourself, "Wow, I wonder why this home page takes so long to load?" This is to give you time to read the Tip of the Day, of course! Now when the tip is really short you may be left with too much time on your hands and start drumming your fingers on the table.

If you’re still reading this then either a) the page is REALLY slow, b) you’re a quick reader, b) you feel that you should read the whole thing because it might be important, c) the weather outside is so bad that you can’t go letterboxing, or d) you’ve found all of the letterboxes in your area and are breathlessly waiting for the next new clue to post in your area.

To answer your next question... yes, I know there are two "b" options above. Happy Hunting!