GPS Scavenger Hunts

Fundraising meets adventure

Create checkpoints around your neighborhood. Participants follow clues on their phone, check in with phone location or a secret code, and earn points. Every accepted checkpoint counts toward progress and existing per-checkpoint pledges.

Create a Scavenger Hunt

How it works

Set waypoints

Drop GPS pins on a map for each checkpoint. Add a description, trivia question, or challenge at each stop.

Invite participants

Share a link or QR code. Teams or individuals join. No app download - just open the page on their phone.

Check in and score

Participants use phone location, a secret code, or either option selected by the organizer. Each accepted stop adds points to the leaderboard.

Collect donations

Sponsors can pledge per completed checkpoint or make a flat donation. After the hunt, per-checkpoint pledges are invoiced and collected through the pledge flow, not charged automatically.

What makes it work

GPS proximity when selected. For a location-based stop, participants must be inside the organizer-set radius to receive credit.

Location or secret-code check-ins. Organizers can require phone location, a secret code posted at the stop, or let participants use either. Each accepted stop counts once.

Team or individual play. Groups of friends, families, coworkers, or solo explorers. Flexible for any group size.

Educational content at each stop. Add history, trivia, or cultural information. Participants learn while they walk. Community engagement meets fundraising.

Live leaderboard. Real-time scoring. Teams race to hit all checkpoints. Competition drives participation. Display it on a big screen at the finish line.

Who runs scavenger hunts

Corporate

Team-building charity challenge

A company drops 20 waypoints around the historic district. Teams of 4 navigate on foot, follow the clue at each stop, and check in for points. The winning team picks which charity receives the company's $10,000 donation. After, everyone talks about what they learned over pizza. It's team building that actually builds something.

School

Outdoor learning fundraiser

A middle school PTA maps waypoints around the neighborhood - the old train depot, the veterans memorial, the community garden, the mural on Main Street. Students walk in groups, learn local history at each stop, check in, and raise money per checkpoint visited. Field trip and fundraiser in one.

Community

Neighborhood discovery walk

A community group maps the culturally significant spots in their neighborhood. Participants discover hidden gems, learn stories they never knew, and raise money for a local cause. Sponsors pledge per stop visited. The whole neighborhood gets involved.

Church

Faith walk and prayer stations

A church maps prayer stations throughout the community. Participants walk the route, pause at each station for reflection, check in, and have each accepted station count toward existing sponsor pledges. Combines spiritual practice with community fundraising.

Ready to send people on an adventure?

Create a draft online, then add waypoints, review the route, invite teams, and follow the scores.

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