Texas Parks and Wildlife Hosts Outdoor Summer Scavenger Hunt

AUSTIN, TX — The Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine is bringing back its Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt this summer to encourage all Texans to participate.

The magazine is encouraging Texans, who are traveling across the state this summer, to take a selfie and post it with the hashtag #GOSH2021. The challenge ends at midnight on Labor Day (Sept. 6).

Those who complete activities regionally will receive a TPWD certificate and a shout-out in a future issue of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, authorities said.

If participants complete all 30 activities (36 with bonus activities in each category) on this year’s TPWD Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt, they will receive a downloadable certificate and a two-year digital subscription to the magazine, plus bragging rights, officials said.

The challenge encourages Texans to discover history, wildlife, parks, waterways and quirky attractions — plus iconic Texas food stops as a “bonus” to enjoy along the way.

"We are so ready to have fun outdoors again," said Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine editor Louie Bond. "GOSH inspires those day trips that make lifelong memories. Pack the ice chest and your swimsuits and hit the road for a summer of fun. Share selfies everywhere you go, and you'll have bragging rights at Thanksgiving for being great Texas adventurers."

To participate, Texans can select from six regions: Dallas, Central Texas, Houston, Panhandle, South Texas and West Texas. People are encouraged to register on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine website or its Facebook page, then find the spot, take a smiling selfie and tag it on Twitter or Instagram.

Participants can also post and tag it on the TPWD Facebook Page with #GOSH2021. Partakers can visit locations regionally or statewide and complete one or all GOSH activities, officials said.

See how to enter, rules, where to upload your selfies and more information on challenge locations regionally or statewide at TPWD GOSH 2021.

What are some GOSH challenge locations in Central Texas?

• Waterfalls at McKinney Falls State Park
• Find the dwarf palmettos at Palmetto State Park
• Snap a selfie with Park Road IC signs and another in front of any of the four missions south of the Alamo on the San Antonio Missions Trail
• Do some Texas time travel with ‘Henge or one of the Easter Island Heads at Stonehenge II
• Snap a drooling selfie at Blue Bonnet Café with a slice of any of their piled-high pies.

Regional graphics highlighting GOSH challenge locations across Texas can be found on the TPWD Flickr Page.