We offer two types of Treasure Hunts for Adults (1. & 2. below) 1. The Boots on the Ground Hunt . . . August 8, 2026 $50 per person   The BOTG hunt is like an escape room outdoors!  You and your team solve clues to hunt down a little wooden box hidden in Warren County, Ohio. The box will be hidden in a public park - free and accessible to anyone without an entrance or parking fee - i.e.. a State, County, Township or City/Village park. Fri. Aug 7th Clue 1 released around 5 p.m. Hunt online the night before . . .solution will remove a lot of Warren County, Ohio from the hunting area.   Sat. Aug 8th Remaining clues released in staggered times early a.m. and hunters head out for an adventurous day of fun. Check-in station is revealed in a clue during the hunt, but is in Warren County, Ohio too. Check-in closes at 2:15 p.m. Treasure Chest opening will be the same day at check in station tentatively scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Key holders must be present at the treasure chest opening to win the contents of one of three treasure chests. A total of $2,000 will be awarded. Although registered hunters can have non-paying friends join them on the physical hunt, only registered hunters can win an award. The more registered hunters on your team, the more likely your team will win a key to treasure. All registration fees go to the Family Promise homeless shelter, so please register all adults who treasure hunt!   There must be at least one registered adult, age 18 or over, on a team.   In 2026, the BOTG registration is open mid-June through August 7, 2026 and is $50 per person. 2. Keyword Armchair Hunt . . . . mid June - August 7, 2026 $10 All hunting is online. Clues are fairly easy and it’s a great way to sharpen your skills for the August 8th BOTG Hunt. Solve the clues at your leisure from the date you register to August 7th. You can hunt from the comfort of home, in the doctor’s waiting room, your office . . . wherever you take your device. The Keyword Armchair Hunt solution will reveal a KEYWORD needed for the August 8th Boots on the Ground (BOTG) Hunt. The Armchair Hunt clue will be released June 20th to registered hunters.  There won’t be a “race to finish first” in this hunt because there is no cash awarded to the winner. Instead, everyone who solves the Armchair Hunt will discover the KEYWORD as their reward. Solving this hunt gets your team a headstart over other August 8th hunters! A $10 donation will register you for the Keyword Armchair Hunt. Clue available through August 7th. Key holders must be present at the treasure chest opening the afternoon of Aug 8, 2026 to win contents of a treasure chest.

We can’t continue providing treasure hunts without donations and fun-loving, generous people who register for our hunts and donate to our nonprofit. The Hunt for Good is designed to help people develop relationships, become part of our active and creative community, learn and appreciate local history, and financially support the wonderful non-profits serving our area. The Hunt For Good is a 501(c)3 organization registered in the State of Ohio. EIN # 92-3713948 Please invest in our work by making a donation

Absolutely! Teams are fun and more successful. We coordinate treasure hunts for fun loving "children" trapped in adult bodies. You must be a registered adult, age 18 or over, to win. This is a fundraiser for charity and our organization counts on registrations to help make our community safe, healthy, and a great place to live, so we hope you join by registering and spreading the word. Follow us on Facebook @thehuntforgood Every registration is a much-needed donation!

Learn about common ciphers and codes and do not be intimidated by the following! Ciphers and Codes are not difficult; once you learn them, they're a lot of FUN! Successful treasure hunters are aware of: Common Ciphers: -            Playfair -            Polybius -            Bacon’s -            Book ciphers such as Ottendorf -            Substitution ciphers such as Caesar, and Keyword -            Transposition ciphers such as Rail Fence Common Codes: -            Pig Pen -            NATO Phonetic -            Morse ‘The Very Handy Common Code Sheet’ will be of great help to you! Find it at the bottom of the Hunt For Good homepage. There you'll also find a ‘Hunters in Training FREE and FUN clues’ activity. These six practice clues are a great way to get a feel for ciphers and coded messages. A helpful Website: www.findagrave AND . . . You MUST register to win! The more people you have registered on your team, the better your chances to win. Only Registered Hunters can win or be in the drawing for a key, and a Registered Hunter can win only one key to a treasure chest containing cash (Except that the winner of the Boots on the Ground Hunt wins two keys!). We hope EVERY adult registers or makes a donation to support our mission. We cannot do this without your gifts of support.

The Boots on the Ground Hunt is designed for teens and adults, but children, age 12 and over, will enjoy participating with an adult. Registered hunters in the Boots on the Ground Hunt must be 18+ years or older, so an adult must register in order for minors to hunt. Minors cannot win a key or be awarded cash or prizes.

Clues for the Boots on the Ground hunt are pdf documents released on our website with a code word we email to registered hunters. After you register, you will receive a welcome email with the details. Read these! There will be tips and a list of things you’ll need to have “at the ready" on the day of the hunt. Typically, BOTG clues are void of fancy colored graphics, so if you chose to print them, it won’t drain your printer ink. Normally, clues can be solved without printing.

Although previous hunters found our adult hunt clues challenging, they agreed that they were fun and doable. Take time to learn about common ciphers such as Playfair, substitution ciphers, Book ciphers, etc. TIP: Visit our Home Page and sharpen your skills in our new “Hunters in Training” tab. These six clues will be available on-going and are a great introduction to the types of clues to expect during a hunt. Teams are more successful during a real hunt because you’ll have a collection of skills and experiences. So, team-up!

YES! Every key holder wins cash BUT . . . . . You MUST BE AT THE TREASURE CHEST OPENING ON August 8th to win your cash! The Treasure Chest Opening will be at the Check-in station at around 2:30 p.m. in Warren County, Ohio. Exact location will be announced the morning of the hunt. Eight keys will be awarded. One of those keys will open a treasure chest containing $900 cash. Two keys open a second chest containing $350, and a third chest contains $80 and 5 keys open that chest. These award dollars are provided to make this event enticing and possible, and we celebrate with our winners who receive cash. Their winnings are theirs to keep, but many give back. In addition to a registration fee, please make a donation. We greatly appreciate your support.

The BOTG treasure hunt continues until the posted ending time - even if you’re NOT first place, you can still win a key! You don’t have to be first to win a key and all key winners get cash!

Unless something unexpected happens, winners of BOTG hunt and keys will be announced in-person at the check-in station on Saturday, August 8th around 2:30 p.m. This will be immediately followed by the Treasure Chest Opening. Keys winners MUST be present to win cash in a treasure chest.

Some of the clues can be solved without leaving your home. The Boots on the Ground (physical) hunt is a mixture of puzzle solving and traveling to locations to finalize the hunt solutions and locate the hidden box. If a member on your team can walk grassy hills, bend down, traverse a typical trail through a park, go up and down stairs, and do seven jumping jacks without collapsing, EVERYONE on your team can have a blast hunting. There is absolutely NO digging, NO climbing, and NO venturing into ravines in any of our hunts.

Solutions are in a notebook at the check-in station and can be reviewed as part of the fun before the treasure chest are opened by the key winners!

Nice try, but we aren’t telling. We can say it’s hidden in a publicly accessible park in Warren County, Ohio. See official rules for more details. Happy Hunting!

Nope. Any adult U.S. citizen living anywhere can register, hunt, and win a key in the adult BOTG hunt. BUT . . . The Boots on the Ground Hunt requires actual physical hunting, so registered hunters must be physically IN Warren County, Ohio to participate in the BOTG Hunt.

Anyone hunting without registering and providing their own email address can hunt (we can't stop you), but they are NOT registered and have not contributed to this fundraiser. Plus, they are not eligible to check in during the BOTG Hunt and therefore they are not eligible for awards. Official Rules and the Terms & Conditions are on our website. By registering, you agree to follow the rules and that you understand the terms. ALL hunters, registered, or not, MUST follow the rules. Not doing so will get you removed from the list of registered hunters and remove you from eligible winners. It will also likely bar you from future events.😮 For all other questions please email the hunt coordinators at thehuntforgood@gmail.com