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Treasure Hunt

Welcome to the Portland Rose Festival Treasure Hunt!

Follow this link to our recommended and endorsed Facebook group:

PDX Treasure Hunting Community

THANK YOU for your interest in the 2023 Rose Festival Treasure Hunt!

(The treasure which was being searched for in this event was a small (approximately 2.5-inch by 3-inch) block of Lucite with a special Rose Festival Medallion embedded inside.)

(2023 Clues began Sunday, May 28)

THE 2023 TREASURE HAS ENDED. PLEASE JOIN US AGAIN NEXT YEAR!

A very popular program...

...that began in 1983, the Rose Festival Treasure Hunt continued until 2005, and then restarted in 2014. A Rose Festival Medallion is hidden on public property in the Portland-metro area. Daily clues are offered to help hunters narrow down the location of the Treasure. These clues make reference to local history, as well as geography. Often they are so obscure that they generate lots of “water cooler talk” among casual observers and hunters alike, as they try to decipher the meaning of clues!

See the 2023 rules:

2023 Official Rose Festival Treasure Hunt Rules

View the PDF Map of Previous Medallion Locations:

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