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About Letterboxing

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.

Letterboxer stamping into their logbook

What’s New?

  1. Remember-Freedom has a price! Mount Morris, NY
  2. My first letterbox Glendale, AZ
  3. Spicing it Up! Stafford Springs, CT (4)
  4. God’s Promise Crossville, TN
  5. Sunny Days Ahead Farragut, TN
  6. He will direct your path Lenoir City, TN
  7. World of Girls Journey Farmington Hills, MI
  8. Troop 6935 Melissa, TX
  9. Santa Monica Brew Works Santa Monica, CA
  10. June Cleaver Santa Monica, CA
  11. Backbone Trail Agoura Hills, CA
  12. Planet Of The Apes Beach Malibu, CA
More new letterboxes

Most Recently Found

  1. TX-OH Connection - Twin Sisters Florence, KY
  2. Higher Education NVCC Waterbury, CT (1/2)
  3. Waterfalls Duc #21 Waterbury, CT
  4. Happy Birthday Bookworm Southington, CT
  5. Boy Scout Bridge Trail Series Middleton, MA (1/3)
  6. Founder Of Wimberley Wimberley, TX
  7. Baby 'D' Turns 7 Salem, CT
  8. The Derby 1922 Arcadia, CA
  9. Flowering Poppies Jamestown, NY
  10. The Pizzelle letterbox Deep River, CT
  11. Little Peep Elk Rapids, MI
  12. Tarka the Otter Hamden, CT (2/2)

Tip of the Day

When searching by location, you can use GPS coordinates if you use the latitude and longitude numbers as degrees (not degrees and minutes). For example: 42.6822, -71.1393 or 42 6822 -71 1393

Image of the Day

Image of the Day
Purgatory Chasm, Sutton MA, December 2012 - photo by Choi