Arcata Scavenger Hunt: Arcata: Cannon, Crafts, and Coastal Charm
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Get ready for an unforgettable scavenger hunt adventure in Arcata Downtown, the heart of Humboldt Hub and Plaza City! Your team will solve riddles, complete missions, and tackle interactive challenges as you explore iconic landmarks on this self-guided walking tour. Perfect for flexible sightseeing, friendly competition, and discovering Arcata’s “M
This scavenger hunt will help you explore Arcata. This top rated Arcata Scavenger Hunt scavenger hunt is 0.93 miles and has 6 stops.
About this hunt
Local Favorite
Duration 1.5-2 Hours
Distance 1.49 KM (0.93 Mi)
Go anytime
App guided
Local Favorite
Over 1000 people completed this hunt
About this hunt
Duration 1.5-2 Hours
Distance 1.49 KM (0.93 Mi)
Go anytime
App guided
Get ready for an unforgettable scavenger hunt adventure in Arcata Downtown, the heart of Humboldt Hub and Plaza City! Your team will solve riddles, complete missions, and tackle interactive challenges as you explore iconic landmarks on this self-guided walking tour. Perfect for flexible sightseeing, friendly competition, and discovering Arcata’s “M
This scavenger hunt will help you explore Arcata. This top rated Arcata Scavenger Hunt scavenger hunt is 0.93 miles and has 6 stops.
Stops on this hunt
Natural History Museum
Tucked into Arcata’s downtown bustle, the Natural History Museum is a small doorway into big time—fossils, forests, and coastal life. Indoor exhibits are ticketed if you choose to enter, but every challenge works from outside, using the building and your own nature-sense right here.
The Arcata Veterans Memorial Building
A sturdy 1930 landmark by the Plaza, the Arcata Veterans Memorial Building mixes Craftsman warmth with unexpected, temple-like details. Indoor events may be ticketed if you choose to go in, but every challenge here is fully solvable outside—flags, forms, and a famous cannon included.
Bair-Stokes House
Bair-Stokes House is a showstopper Victorian, all roofline drama and decorative finesse, recognized as a historic landmark. There’s no ticketed interior visit here—inside access isn’t generally open—so every challenge stays on the sidewalk, where turrets, shingles, and trim do the storytelling.
Minor Theatre
Arcata’s nights have a heartbeat, and it flickers behind a classic marquee. Indoor screenings are ticketed if you choose, but the hunt lives on the sidewalk—study the façade, the vintage details, and the promise of stories glowing above the door, right where downtown strolls turn cinematic.
William McKinley Statue
This patch of Arcata Plaza is famous for what’s missing: the William McKinley statue once rose here. There’s nothing to pay for—this is open-air all the way—so claim a spot, watch the paths and lawns braid the square together, and feel how a town uses a center like a living room.
Stone House
Stone House rises like a Victorian daydream—Queen Anne curves, layered textures, and a silhouette built for foggy coastal light. Interior access is private (paid lodging if you choose), but every challenge is sidewalk-solvable, using the roofline, tower shapes, and trim you can spot from the street.
More details
Activity Type: Anytime Scavenger Hunt
Starting Area: VWF6+FX, Arcata, CA
Travel Method: Walking
Walking Distance: 0.93 Mi (1.49 KM)
Time:1.5 - 2 Hours
Skill Level:Friend & Family Fun
Extra Admissions: None
How the Arcata Scavenger Hunt works
Grab your phone and head to downtown Arcata—no reservations needed! The Let's Roam app guides your team through fun riddles and photo challenges at every step. Earn points as you complete missions around city center landmarks. Compete with other teams on the leaderboard while discovering local secrets along your walking tour.
Earn The Arcata Scavenger Hunt High Score
Love some healthy competition? On your Arcata Scavenger Hunt adventure, each teammate gets interactive photo missions at spots like Bair-Stokes House or trivia by the William McKinley Statue! Work together to solve puzzles—top our city leaderboard for ultimate bragging rights in Plaza City!
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Reviews for Arcata Scavenger Hunt: Arcata: Cannon, Crafts, and Coastal Charm
This was so much fun!!! My husband and I had a great time exploring. A great way to spend a day. Highly recommended!!
Carol Hild
Loved it! Great experience and challenging as well. Highly recommend!
Aaron Doman
Had so much fun today with my team spice girls for Laura Bachelorette party
Pam Fox
Easy and fun adventure. Good way to tour the city
Scot Branham
Super fun! Great team building for a great company function
Maggie Silliman
Lots of fun, and a great activity with a group! We took the light rail down for some extra adventure. We learned a few fun facts.
Terri Hensen
So much fun and not pricey at all. Did it with a group including kids. They had fun too. We will for sure do more hunts in the future.
Tania Paddock
It was good family fun. Great that you can pause to have lunch etc. was fairly easy but didn’t initially realise clues had time limits - hence missed out! Would definitely do another elsewhere.
Joanne Clements
Had lots of fun. Would definitely recommend this as a fun day.
Megan Prenc
Great time with family and friends would definitely do another tour!
Mike Vigil
Had an enjoyable time and visited a place I've not been before.
Stephanie Yencer
Awesome fun! You should try this. Great competition.
Ben Rathbone
Super fun experience reconnecting with my city and work team!
Sabrina Foster
Awesome way to learn more about our beautiful city! Great date night!
Laura Taylor
SO Fun!! It’s a great team bonding experience & fun to learn about the town you’re in. And an added bonus of exercise!
Monica Thomas
That’s a fun way to see the city and it’s history!
Howard Usher
Awesome game -it rocked!!
James Macie
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