About us
What is Letterboxing?
Letterboxing is a delightfully niche hobby that blends hand-carved rubber stamps, outdoor exploration, puzzle-solving, and a healthy dose of nerdiness. Participants follow clues, often clever and cryptic, to hidden containers (letterboxes) tucked away in parks, trails, and unexpected places. Inside each box is a unique hand-carved stamp and a logbook to mark your find. If you want to go deeper, AtlasQuest.com is the go-to hub for the letterboxing community.
About the PNW Letterbox Club
The PNW Letterbox Club meets every other month to bring letterboxers together in person. Our meetings are relaxed, creative, and social—expect stamp trading, carving sessions, clue-solving, sharing finds, and plenty of geeking out over stamps and boxes.
Our real mission is simple: to introduce new people to letterboxing so this quirky, joyful hobby continues to thrive, and so there will be boxes to find for years to come. Whether you’re brand new or a longtime boxer, you’re welcome here.
Upcoming events
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PNW Letterbox Club Spring Meeting
Holgate Branch Library, 7905 Se Holgate Blvd, Portland, OR, USWhere
Holgate Library
7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland, OR 97206
Large Community Room 1BWhat will we do?
- Prep for Plant a Letterbox (PAL) Day, this year the club is focusing our efforts on planting in Oregon!
- Exchange Letterboxing supplies, bring supplies you’d like to donate to other boxers, and we’ll set up a free table (please be prepared to take home anything that doesn’t get taken).
If you’re new to letterboxing, we can help you:
- Create an AtlasQuest account and do some basic tutorials
- Set up the Clue Tracker app
- Brainstorm ideas for your trail name and signature stamp
- Find a nearby stamp
- Answer any general questions
What to bring
- Your logbook (a blank notebook)
- Your signature stamp (it's fine if you don't know what that is or have one yet, we'll help you)
- Snacks or drinks to share (optional)
- Yourself! If you have a friend or two who might be letterbox curious, bring them too, just be sure to RSVP with the number of people you're bringing.
The club founders will provide:
- An official club stamp
- A limited edition event stamp for this meeting
- Printed clues to nearby stamps
If you can’t make it to this meeting, no worries - we’ll meet again in June, and until then you can follow us on TikTok @PNWLetterboxClub (we’re just learning how to use this platform, so please be kind!)
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