Top 13 Scavenger Hunts in Los Angeles

1.Half Day Small Group Los Angeles Tour and Scavenger Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $81Our pick

Race through Hollywood or Santa Monica solving clues, seeing famous sights, and competing in a five-hour small-group Los Angeles scavenger hunt.

“Not too sure why we this is called a tour. Basically, you pay and get nothing out of it but frustration. We were given an envelope with puzzles, subway passes that didn't work and were told to meet back at same place for a beer in 7 hours after being on our own. HORRIBLE!!!!!! Do waste your $!”

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2.Creative Soul Scavenger Hunt of Palm Spring PS I LoveYou!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $39Top rated

Review of Palm Springs PS I LoveYou, a playful WhatsApp scavenger hunt with Tara, creative missions, local interaction, and outdoor clues.

“Tara does a great job of hosting this super fun adventure! Lots of laughs and the time just flys by! Highly recommend👍”

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3.Lancaster City Scavenger Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $24

Explore downtown Lancaster by app, solving hands-on clues at markets, shops, museums, and arcades in a lively three-hour city challenge.

“We had to much fun collectively as a group. My most favorite part was navigating Lancaster city finding different cute places. Having the reward of the hunt! Our whole team enjoyed this experience being together and solving clues and riddles. All the shops and vendors were very polite and eager to serve us.”

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4.Santa Barbara Scavenger Hunt Walking Tour and Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $24

Explore Santa Barbara by smartphone, solving clues at El Presidio, Lobero Theatre, the courthouse, and State Street.

“It was totally fine but you don’t need to buy one for every person . It’s easy to share . One person can read the clues unless you are competing against each other”

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5.Palm Springs Scavenger Hunt Walking Activity and Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $24

Solve 23 puzzles through downtown Palm Springs on a private 90-minute walking game, with local sights, trivia, flexible timing, and group pricing.

“The instructions were unclear weather was 107 I tried to contact the operator for a refund never got a response. I was 5 minutes in the game due to lack of instructions and the severe heat I didn’t continue.”

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6.Catalina Scavenger Hunt Walking Tour and Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $24

Explore Avalon, Green Pleasure Pier, and Catalina Casino with a self-guided smartphone scavenger hunt covering 19 challenges in two hours.

“This was the worst waste of time and money, the app is difficult to navigate, hard to figure out link to start and every time you get kicked off, we de 3x you have to go all the way back to the original email to log back in Wht would you start at the pier and have us walk back to the spot wr came off the ship. Why not lay it out in a more convenient order? The very 1st clue was not where stated had to go inside the pier visit center and ask about maps, not find one posted on s wall We quit after being kicked…”

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7.Palm Springs Shuffle Scavenger Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Turn Palm Springs sightseeing into a two-hour team game with puzzles, photo challenges, local stops, and a remote host.

“Fun family time running around and doing things we normally would not have. We saw lots of fun landmarks”

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8.Solvang Showdown Scavenger Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Solvang by phone on a playful scavenger hunt with remote host support, local clues, bonus challenges, and stops at two town landmarks.

“Enjoyed the beginning activities but wish we could have learned more about the history of the town . We struggled getting around with our GPS; would have been useful to have a map provided with locations in a logical order. Our preference would have probably been to do a 2-hr guided walking tour instead.”

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9.Ventura Scavenger Hunt Walking Tour and Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $24

Solve phone-based puzzles while exploring Ventura's Main Street, mission, city hall, and downtown sights at your own pace.

“Exploring Ventura with my grandson. Great experience, but difficult to navigate the start. The routes were well thought out and had a variety of places to discover.”

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10.An Epic Scavenger Hunt: Tinseltown’s Biggest Stars

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $12Best value

Explore Hollywood on a self-guided two-hour scavenger hunt with theaters, celebrity landmarks, photo challenges, and app-based riddles.

“A ripoff. Could not log into the app to get the game going. I WOULD MOT RECOMMEND THIS ACTIVITY TO ANYONE. I could not get a refund because of something I didn’t do. Very disappointed. My family was highly upset because we were visiting from out of town and this appeared to be an activity we found to interesting, not the case. Totally opposite. A scam, a ripoff, don’t waste your money or time.”

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11.Looney Los Angeles Scavenger Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Los Angeles by car and on foot with a remote-hosted scavenger hunt linking local stops, playful challenges, and photo tasks.

“We had an amazing time! This was a great way to get to know Calabasas better and find some new little places to go and things to do. 100% would do it again!”

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12.Huntington Beach Hustle Scavenger Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Huntington Beach by app, solving clues, tackling odd challenges, and competing on a live leaderboard with a remote host.

“Was not user friendly and the things they made you do was impractical . Not fun and I have been on good scavenger hunts”

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13.Santa Barbara Scavenger Hunt Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Explore Santa Barbara by smartphone on a three-hour scavenger hunt linking the wharf, courthouse, theaters, art, clues, and coastal views.

“This was so fun! We had to skip a few, but that’s ok! Only suggestion, if you walk the shuttle route (like covid times), you don’t have to walk all the way up to Sola st, because you pass your next clue on the way and have to come back. Loved it!!”

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