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. Box #1 at LBJ grasslands Decatur, TX
2. CRY OF THE SANDHILL CRANE Wauchula, FL
3. Wisconsin's 250 Years of History: East Troy East Troy, WI
4. Pope Valley Hubcap King Pope Valley, CA
5. Soccer Time! Hughson, CA (2)
6. 602 Brewing Bastrop, TX
7. Brazos Valley Brewing Brenham, TX
8. Love Those Movies: Dark Water Los Angeles, CA
9. Elana Chivani - IV The Emporer ???, CA (4)
10. Boardner's 1942 Hollywood, CA
11. The Summit Register Portsmouth, VA
12. A fungus among us champaign, IL

More new letterboxes

1. Wisconsin's 250 Years of History: Delavan Founders Delavan, WI
2. Poohsticks Toms River, NJ
3. GeeTeeBee Charity Events: Spirit of Spring 5K Tolland, CT
4. Just the Write Spot Simsbury, CT
5. I Double Dog DWARE Yew Simsbury, CT (1/2)
6. Fantastic Fairies Southbury, CT (2/5)
7. The Nike Shoe Oxford, CT
8. Nod On Avon, CT
9. Musso & Frank Grill 1919 Hollywood, CA
10. National Coffee Day 2025 - Espresso Glendale, CA
11. KandK's cache Carmel, NY (1/4)
12. Oregon Butterfly Crooked River Ranch, OR

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.