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Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt: Quest at the West

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Get ready for a scavenger hunt adventure right in the heart of Surf City! The Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt is a self-guided walking tour powered by our interactive app, leading your team on missions through spots like Evergreen Picnic Area and Harvey West Park. Solve riddles, complete challenges, and uncover hidden gems as you compete for top

This scavenger hunt will help you explore Santa Cruz. This top rated Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt scavenger hunt is 0.64 miles and has 6 stops.

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Activity Info: Quest at the West

Santa Cruz is known as Beach Town USA, where Pacific Avenue Vibes meet coastal charm. Enjoy the lively downtown atmosphere and iconic landmarks nestled between redwoods and Monterey Bay Haven. Your adventure begins at Evergreen Picnic Area before guiding you to Friendship Garden, Harvey West Pool, and more. Each mission offers quirky trivia, local art, and fun facts about Surf City history. Locals rediscover their favorite haunts while visitors dive deep into Santa Cruz Downtown's unique culture. With flexible pacing, teamwork challenges, and plenty of sightseeing surprises, this hunt is perfect for anyone seeking fun in Coastal Paradise.

You can do our interactive scavenger hunt at any time.

Featured Locations On This Scavenger Hunt

Evergreen Picnic Area

Set out on your Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt adventure and discover quirky art, local trivia, and hidden gems. Solve clues with your team as you stroll through Beach Town USA, soaking up Pacific Avenue vibes.

The Cottage Community School

Join the hunt in Santa Cruz Downtown for lots of fun and teamwork. Tackle puzzles near historic buildings and enjoy the vibrant Boardwalk Funland atmosphere. Local tip: Look for murals only visible from certain corners!

Clubhouse at Harvey West Park

Your scavenger hunt adventure leads you past Wharf Wonders and into the heart of downtown. Learn fun facts about local art, solve trivia, and enjoy a walking tour filled with laughter and friendly competition.

Harvey West Pump Track

Explore Santa Cruz Downtown on a scavenger hunt adventure where every clue uncovers new history. Enjoy teamwork as you pass by iconic locations—locals say the best street musicians play near Pacific Avenue.

Friendship Garden

Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt brings you to places even locals miss! Complete challenges around Redwoods Retreat corners, uncovering art installations and historic sites along your walking route.

Harvey West Pool

Step into the Mystery Spot spirit during your scavenger hunt adventure! Solve clues related to neighborhood legends while exploring outdoor attractions—locals whisper about secret alleyways nearby.

How the Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt works

Download the Let's Roam app on your phone—no reservations or guides needed! Team up with friends to solve riddles, snap photos at places like Clubhouse at Harvey West Park, earn points, and unlock new clues. Compete against other teams on the city leaderboard as you explore Santa Cruz Downtown's coolest sights. Simple to start—just grab your crew and go!

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More details

Activity Type: Anytime Scavenger Hunt

Starting Area: Evergreen Picnic Area - Harvey West Park, 326 Evergreen St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

Travel Method: Walking

Walking Distance: 0.64 Mi (1.03 KM)

Time:1.5 - 2 Hours

Skill Level:Friend & Family Fun

Extra Admissions: None


Custom Events For Quest at the West

The Santa Cruz Downtown scavaHunt is made for birthdays, bachelorette parties, dates or spontaneous weekends with friends! Customize your experience with creative missions and choose who leads each challenge. Whether it is team bonding at work or just a fun day out in Surf City with family or pals—expect laughter-filled teamwork moments and memories that last.

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Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt Team Building Scavenger Hunts

Engage with your team by going spot to spot on an epic team building scavenger hunt!

Earn The Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt High Score

Craving some friendly competition? During the Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt adventure, every player gets interactive missions at spots like Harvey West Pump Track and Friendship Garden. Work together to answer trivia questions and complete hilarious photo challenges for a shot at topping the leaderboard—and ultimate bragging rights in Beach Town USA!

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Max Power

Team: Max Power

Score: 2469
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For the Lolz

Team: For the Lolz

Score: 2366
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1st not Last

Team: 1st not Last

Score: 2116

Do you have what it takes to be a Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt champion?

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Reviews for Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt: Quest at the West

5 star reviews

The scavenger hunt adventure showed me cool spots like Friendship Garden while learning quirky facts about Downtown. A must-do activity with friends or solo in Santa Cruz.

Harper Winslow

5 star reviews

As a tourist, discovering hidden gems like Harvey West Pump Track on this scavenger hunt was amazing. This is definitely a top thing to do when visiting The Beachside Hub.

Everett Frost

5 star reviews

Santa Cruzs vibrant downtown made for an awesome treasure hunt with ScavengerHunt.com. Evergreen Picnic Area was a highlight of this unique walking tour through Midtown.

Lila Wylie

5 star reviews

My partner and I had so much fun exploring Surf Citys heart together. The Cottage Community School and Clubhouse made this date one for the books in the best way.

Aiden Marlow

5 star reviews

I took my family on the Downtown Santa Cruz scavenger hunt and we loved solving the challenges at Friendship Garden and Harvey West Pool. Perfect outdoor fun for everyone.

Sierra Bishop

5 star reviews

Using ScavengerHunt.com was such a fun thing to do as a tourist in Surf City. From quirky trivia at Harvey West Pool to history near Clubhouse, we saw points of interest I never knew about.

Keegan Sullivan

5 star reviews

Exploring Surf Citys downtown with friends on this scavenger hunt was such a blast. The clues led us to hidden gems like Evergreen Picnic Area and cool murals near Friendship Garden.

Darla Winslow

5 star reviews

If you love outdoor activities then this walking tour in sunny Downtown is for you. Highlights included Clubhouse at Harvey West Park and discovering local art by The Cottage Community School.

Graham Easton

5 star reviews

Had an amazing date in Surf City with the ScavengerHunt.com app. Solving puzzles near Harvey West Pool and exploring Evergreen Picnic Area made it a unique downtown adventure.

Tessa Callahan

5 star reviews

The Santa Cruz Downtown Scavenger Hunt was the highlight of our family trip. My kids loved finding plaques at the Friendship Garden and racing to the Harvey West Pump Track.

Miles Bennett

5 star reviews

If you are looking for things to do in Surf City, this challenge is a must. We used the ScavengerHunt.com app to discover points of interest across Downtown on an awesome historic walking tour.

Selene Barker

5 star reviews

The scavenger hunt adventure around Lively Loop was such a fun outdoor activity. Our team loved solving puzzles while exploring Clubhouse at Harvey West Park and hidden gems nearby.

Rowan Ellery

5 star reviews

Downtown is full of charm and history. The walking tour led us to Evergreen Picnic Area, fun riddles, cool plaques, and memorable spots like Harvey West Pump Track.

Levi Forsythe

5 star reviews

My date and I tried the Santa Cruz Downtown scavenger hunt by ScavengerHunt.com and found quirky art at Cottage Community School. It was one of our favorite things to do in Surf City.

Tessa Marrow

5 star reviews

ScavengerHunt.com made the Surf City Downtown scavenger hunt a perfect family friendly activity. Friendship Garden and Harvey West Pool were huge hits with my kids.

Mason Slater

5 star reviews

The Santa Crew scavenger hunt was such a fun way for tourists to see points of interest like Friendship Garden while learning local history without any dull moments

Sage Landers

5 star reviews

I wanted things to do in The Boardwalk District and this walking tour hit every highlight We found plaques by Harvey West Pump Track and learned fun facts about Downtown history

Micah Harvey

5 star reviews

What a cool outdoor activity in the heart of Santa Cruz My date loved solving riddles at the Cottage School and we enjoyed all the quirky art Downtown has to offer

Elena Kerrigan

5 star reviews

My family had a blast on this Downtown hunt The missions at Evergreen Picnic Area and the Clubhouse were perfect for teamwork and kept everyone engaged

Julian Stone

5 star reviews

Exploring Surf City with the ScavengerHunt.com app was awesome Fun puzzles led us from Friendship Garden to Harvey West Pool and made Downtown feel brand new

Callie Morris

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