Humboldt County · a walking treasure hunt
Find the local monuments
Murals, landmarks and hidden corners across the county. Walk to each one, stamp your passport with your phone, and turn stamps into free coffee and local discounts.
Free to play
No app store download
Runs in your browser
Footprint Finder
Coming soon
Mobile trail launch
QR access will appear here when the trail opens
Mobile trail coming soon
We're preparing the phone-based mural hunt, check-ins, and passport experience. QR access will return when it is ready.
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Step zero
You sign in first — then the hunt starts
Signing in connects the trail to your one Humboldt.fyi account — the same one holding your reviews and trip history — so your stamps, points, photos, and rewards travel with you and aren't stuck on one device.
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Mobile launch coming soon
QR access will open when the phone-based mural trail, check-ins, and passport experience are ready.
2
Sign in with your account
The same Humboldt.fyi account as your reviews and trip history. No payment, ever.
Ties your progress to your account
3
Allow location & camera
GPS proves you're standing at the monument. The camera takes your stamp photo. Both are asked once, at your first check-in.
Why an account
Your stamps follow you across days and devices — start in Eureka, finish in Arcata next weekend.
Rewards are protected
A free coffee is tied to your account, so a closed tab or a dead battery can't cost you what you earned.
Your photos stay private
Every shot lands in your own gallery. Nothing is shown publicly unless you specifically opt in.
On the trail
The monuments of Humboldt County
Painted walls, Victorian landmarks and bronze on the bay — the trail runs from Old Town Eureka out through the little towns along the coast.
More added each season
AR Bigfoot here
Plus the ones
we haven't
told you about
we haven't
told you about
New stops are added across Humboldt County each season — Arcata, Ferndale, Trinidad and beyond.
The loop
How a monument gets stamped
01
Pick a monument on the map
Twelve murals and landmarks to start. Tap a pin for the story, the artist, and how far you are from it.
02
Walk there with directions
Directions hands you off to your Maps app for a walking route. Clue cards give you the riddle version if you'd rather hunt.
03
Check in at the wall
Stand within a short radius, take the mural photo in the app, and the stamp hits your passport. GPS keeps it honest.
04
Stack bonus points
A selfie at the mural, an AR Bigfoot photo, or an Instagram post of your shot — each one adds points on top of the stamp.
05
Cash stamps in at the counter
Show your reward screen to staff and tap to redeem together. No scanner, no printout, one per visit.
What you get
Stamps become real local rewards
5
Free coffee
Five stamps unlocks a drink on the house at a participating café.
9
10% off at partners
Nine stamps turns on a standing discount at reward-partner shops on the trail.
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Finish the trail
Complete all twelve and take home the Humboldt calendar — plus a spot on the finishers' wall.
Reward partners on the map
Amber tag pins are the places that honor your rewards. Filter the map to show only them.
Fair play
Four rules, that's the whole rulebook
Be there in person
Check-ins only count inside a short radius of the monument.
Live camera only
Shots are taken in the app. The one exception is an Instagram screenshot for social proof.
One stamp per monument
Bonus actions add points, but each place stamps your passport once.
Respect the art
Don't touch the walls, don't trespass, and keep out of traffic to get the shot.
Footprint Finder is coming soon
The mobile mural trail, passport stamps, and local rewards are being prepared. Check back soon for launch access.
Footprint Finder
Coming soon
Mobile trail launch
QR access will appear here when the trail opens
Footprint Finder · a Humboldt County walking trail
Free to play · works in your phone's browser · no app store