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Letterboxing

Girl Scout families and troops are invited to join in the fun, outdoor hobby of Letterboxing! Brownie Girl Scouts can earn a badge and all other levels can earn a fun patch by trying this unique treasure-hunt-inspired activity.

Letterboxing combines artistic ability with treasure-hunting in parks, forests, and cities around the world. Participants seek out hidden letterboxes by cracking codes and following clues. The prize: an image from a miniature piece of art known as a rubber stamp—often a unique, hand-carved creation.

Letterboxers stamp their discoveries in a personal journal, then use their own rubber stamp, called a signature stamp, to stamp into the letterbox’s logbook.

To start collecting letterbox stamps, all you need is: 

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Signature Stamp – each person in your troop or family designates their own stamp. This can be made or purchased from a craft or thrift store.

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Ink pad

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Log Book (small notebook without lines) or index cards

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Pen


Learn More

Get started with letterboxing
Brownie Letterboxing Badge
GSACPC Letterboxes

GSACPC has a list of Letterboxes in Arizona. New hunts will be added as the project grows. 

There are two websites that list the thousands of hidden letterboxes to be found in your city, state or the world! letterboxing.org and atlasquest.com

Additionally, post photos of Girl Scouts finding and creating letterboxes on our Padlet Bulletin Board


Letterboxing Hunt as of Oct. 6, 2020

Additional letterboxes in Flagstaff, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Payson and more coming soon! 

  1. Daisy’s Fire – North Phoenix
  2. Brownie Magic – South Phoenix
  3. Snedigar Park Letterbox – Chandler
  4. Lizard Acres – Scottsdale
  5. South Mountain Park – Mormon Trailhead
  6. Verrado Treehouse – Buckeye
  7. Coffee and Baked Goods – Avondale
  8. Make New Friends – Avondale
  9. Finding Sanctuary – Avondale
  10. Nothing But Hoop – West Phoenix
  11. House Sparrow – Prescott
  12. Brownlow Trail – Prescott
  13. Doggie In Park
Letterboxing Awards

Visit the Council Shop to purchase your letterbox badge or patch.