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Great Yeti Hunt

A graphic with blue background and an illustration of a yeti figure with the text Great Yeti Hunt in bold.

First clue coming January 13th!

Clues will be posted here.

About the Great Yeti Hunt:

A yeti is hiding in a county park near you!

Decipher clues for the park and location within the park that you think the yeti is hiding. Then, head out on a winter hike to find her! Snap a photo with her each time you find her, and submit photos to [email protected]. Hikers who find her at each stop will be entered into a drawing for a free night of camping at a JCC Campground.

The yeti's new hiding spots will be revealed on January 13, January 26, February 10, and February 25.

The time period to find the yeti at each stop are:
January 13, 3:00 PM - January 26, 9:00 AM.
January 26, 3:00 PM - February 10, 8:00 AM
February 10, 3:00 PM - March 10, 8:00 AM

Use our collection of park guides to help you solve the clues to the parks the yeti is hiding in (hint, the selected parks will be large enough to fit in a hike of at least 1/2 mile one-way):
https://www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/conser.../public-use-areas

Use the map on each guide to help you pinpoint where the yeti may be within the park.

Clues will be posted to on this webpage and on Facebook and Instagram.