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BEST Road Trip Games & Activities For Kids – FREE Printables

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Road trip games are an essential addition to any long car journey with kids.  Even if you have screens, they will enjoy taking a break from their devices with these free travel games and activities.

These free printables are perfect for kids of all ages.  I’ve included games that two children can play together such as noughts and crosses and battleships.  There’s also activities for children to enjoy by themselves including a word search, crossword, word scramble and may more.

Road trip games and activities to download and print for free

There is nothing worse than driving with bored kids in the car.  It can make everyone very stressed, especially the driver.  Downloading these car travel games and popping them in your back seat organiser means you’ve always got something to hand when the kids get bored.

These travel activities aren’t just for road trips either.  If you are flying or taking any kind of long journey with kids, print off this bumper pack of free games and activities to keep them entertained.

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Battleships

Battleships Game

Battleships is a popular game to play on road trips.  Download and print at least 2 battleships grids, more if you expect more games to be played.  Each player begins by putting their 5 ships in their grid.  each player then takes turns in calling out sets of co-ordinates to sink their opponents battleships.  Record the outcome on your grid called ‘opponents ships’. The last person with battleships remaining is the winner.

Download free Battleships game here. 

Noughts & Crosses

Noughts & Crosses_Tic Tac Toe Game

Noughts & crosses is a popular travel kids games that anyone can play.  This is a perfect activity sheet for laminating and using again and again.  You can even keep track of who wins each game during your trip!

Free printable noughts & crosses template  

I Spy Game for kids

Test your observations skills with this fun travel game of I Spy.  It’s one of those kid travel games that will keep them entertained for hours while they try to find the total number of each picture hidden in the frame.  Pack some colouring pencils for this one!

Click here for free I Spy game.

Dots & Boxes Game

Dots & Boxes Game

Dots & Boxes had to be included in our road trip games for kids pack because it’s really easy to play and super addictive.  Each player takes turns in adding a line to the grid to join a pair of dots.  When you make a box, put your initial inside it.  You also get another turn each time you make a box.  At the end of the game each player counts up the number of boxes and the one with the most wins.

Free Dots & Boxes printable

Free Crossword for Kids

Free Printable Crossword

Word puzzles are great for kids.  They are really fun and educational too.  This travel and holiday themed crossword will not only keep the kids busy but also get them in the holiday mood.  Download this free crossword and add it to your car activities for kids pack.

Road trip themed crossword puzzle for kids

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

We love scavenger hunts and road trips are just perfect for this activity.  Our road trip scavenger hunt has lots of things you might spot on a long car journey, but will you be able to tick them all off?  If you like this kids activity you might also enjoy our nature scavenger hunt or neighbourhood scavenger hunt .

Free Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

Road Trip Word Search

Road Trip Word Search

Word searches are great travel activities for kids.  They are super fun and really help with spelling and word recognition.  We have a great collection of kids word searches here if you want to take some more on your trip.

Free Road Trip Word Search  

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Road Trip Colouring Page

Road trip Colouring page

I know who much creative kids enjoy colouring so I had to include these travel themed printable in the free travel kids activities pack.  I’d love to see the finished picture on social media so don’t forget to share this colouring page and tag Zena’s Suitcase on your favourite platform.

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Road Trip Word Scramble

Road trip word scramble

I’ve got another word puzzle for this list of activities for kids in the car that I hope you’ll love.  Learning should be fun and this travel themed word scramble will help with spelling and problem solving.  They won’t even realise they are learning.

Free Word Scramble Puzzle

Free Maze for Kids Download

free maze for kids

Mazes are one of my favourite kids activity printables.  They are super fun puzzles for little ones and really help with pencil control.  There’s 2 mazes on this printable download to keep your kids entertained while they are travelling.

Download your free maze puzzles here  

Free Spot the Difference Printable

Spot the Difference

Spot the Difference printables are perfect for kids to do on long car journeys or whilst they are travelling.  We hope you kids will enjoy finding the differences in these two spot the difference puzzles during their road trip. They could even colour them in for even more more!

Spot the Difference Printable  

Whether your travelling now or later I hope you will enjoy using these free road trip kids games and activities to keep your little ones entertained.  If you use these free downloads please do share them on social media and Pinterest.  We’d love these activities to reach as many children as possible and it really helps my website.

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The ULTIMATE Road Trip Scavenger Hunt (Printable)

Road trips can be long and boring, especially for kids.

While they might have brought some things along to do, they can easily get bored enough to start asking when you are going to arrive and what else they can do with their time. Stopping at places of interest can make the days or hours more fun, but you cannot stop every hour just to keep your passengers from getting bored.

The answer to your long road trip may be to plan a road trip scavenger hunt!

This is a great way to get everyone involved in the adventurous nature of a road trip and to help pass the time. Kids and adults alike can have a great time participating in a road trip scavenger hunt, and you won't struggle planning this event when you use this printable to help you get organized.

What is a Road Trip Scavenger Hunt?

A road trip scavenger hunt consists of a list of items, riddles, and/or clues, typically designed around the points of interest or objects typically found on the road, for passengers to track down, solve, or answer.

There are many ways that you can plan your scavenger hunt that takes place during a road trip .

Most people use a basic list and just let everyone involved in the trip work hard to spot the things on the list first. This can lead to a prize that is given at the end of the hunt or the end of the trip, whichever comes first. There is no wrong way to plan a road trip scavenger hunt and you can add as many layers of fun to your road trip hunting as you want.

You can also choose to link scavenger hunting to adventures that you are planning to engage in as you travel. This will take a little more investment of time before you leave home, but it can make the entire trip more meaningful for everyone involved. If you haven’t ever planned this kind of adventure before, you will love having this free printable on your side.

How to Make a Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

First, you'll want to come up with a list of items for passengers to find or solve which will be the crux of your adventure. These can be objects, riddles, clues, and/or trivia. Assign different point values based on difficulty figure out the right mix based on your group.

Typically, most items on this type of scavenger hunt will be object-based or location-based. For objects, consider items you might see on the highway, rest stop, restaurants, gas stations, other cars, etc.

The other option is to make check-in locations the source for clues or other forms of games, which can be done at the end of the trip when all the check-ins have been completed. If you know the route that you are taking with some reliability or you have some specific hotels or other stops that you are planning to make, you can tailor your scavenger hunt around these stops and have everyone participate in games and other adventures as you travel.

Next, assemble the materials. Print your list so that passengers can track their progress.

Lastly, provide some incentives! Keep everyone engaged by offering a small prize to the winner or top finishers. 

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Ideas, Clues, and Riddles

1. the simple list.

Giving everyone in your group a list of things to find is easiest, and it allows for the game to be played the entire time that you are driving. This is one of the most straightforward ways to plan this kind of hunt, and kids of all ages can participate in this kind of hunt. Just make sure that very young children have a pictures-only version of the sheet, so they don’t have to read.

This is by far the most common way to organize this kind of hunting adventure, and it offers the most continuous hunting experience if you have lots of hours of open highway to cover.

Road trip scavenger hunt ideas

2. Hunt At Stops Along the Way

If you have been planning a road trip that is based around specific stops that you want to make, these stops can be the places where clues are handed out, and things like puzzle pieces or words are given to the team to be used for a puzzle completion task at the end of the trip. This will not fill the hours in between stops as much as the list idea, but it can keep hunters busy at each stop and enrich the experience of visiting the places you are stopping at along the route.

This is the same as the list scavenger hunt in some ways, but it can be even easier to set up. Just give everyone a list of all the letters in the alphabet and have them find something along the way that starts with that letter. I Spy is a really classic road trip game that everyone knows, so you will not have to explain the rules to anyone to get started hunting. Make sure that everyone states these findings out loud, or they don’t count!

  • Feeling cold? Don’t Forget me! I can keep you warm and toasty! – coat
  • Take a gulp and cool yourself down. When it comes to beverages, I am the one that wears the hydration crown! – water
  • It’s been a long day and now you need to rest. Be sure to pull back the covers and enjoy me nice and fresh! – bed
  • Here I am, and there I go. I can move really fast and take you where you want to go! – Car
  • Camping out? Keep me near! I can scare away things like bears and deer! – flashlight
  • Don’t frown at me because I help make things clear. Lean close to me and you can tell what you look like without fear! – mirror
  • I am always running, but I never walk. I might sing, but I never talk. I have hands and I have a face. You can use me to tell your pace. – clock
  • Fill me up, and I will get fat. You will like me best like that. – wallet
  • Without me, your morning routine is never complete. I give you fresh breath and pretty teeth!- toothbrush
  • Jump inside me on a hot summer’s day. I will keep the heat at bay! – pool
  • Woof is what I say all day. I will love you in every possible way. – dog
  • Some people say I look like cotton candy. I am fluffy, light, and dandy. I like in the sky by the sun, I can also bring the rain, which makes me fun!- cloud
  • I am green and brown and really tall. I also change colors in the fall. – tree
  • You might see me when the weather turns cold. If you are driving in the mountains, the sight of me never gets old! – snow

Adult Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

Adults can enjoy the ideas in this guide just as much as kids can.

You can up the stakes by making sure that people get prizes for being willing to do extra-difficult tasks at each stop. Make each place that you visit a chance for your teams to fill out a small list of tasks. The team that gets the most tasks done at each stop by the end of the trip wins!

The stops that you are making during an adult road trip might be different than those that would apply when traveling with kids. Make sure that you do not neglect opportunities to have a great time at these stops with adult-focused games and adventures! You can add these stops to your scavenger hunt planning with ease if you plan ahead a little bit.

There are various ways to make these scavenger-hunting ideas more adult-focused with just a little creativity!

You can make the riddles and clues harder, make the list of things to find longer, or add some items like visits to pubs or other adult-only places in order to check in or complete an activity. Don’t overthink your planning of an adult road trip scavenger hunt, either. All of us are just big kids at heart, after all!

Scavenger hunt on road trips

Printable Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

Using this printable will help you to get your scavenger hunt planned and ready to use as soon as you hit the road . You can change the details of your hunt with ease when you use this scavenger hunt printable. There is no reason to struggle to make a scavenger hunt all on your own when you have such great tools at hand!

If you're hosting a team building event and need something more professional and interactive, check out the Scavify app which uses, photos, videos, QR codes, GPS for check-ins, and trivia to create the best possible hunting experience. This is a great way to track the activities of your road trip scavenger hunt and share memories about the adventure later on!

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Road Trip Scavenger Hunt: Free Printable Lists for Toddlers to Teens

By: Chrissy

Posted on Last updated: March 8, 2023

Print out a road trip scavenger hunt list the next time you get ready to hit the open road with the kids. There are three printable scavenger hunt and a road trip I-spy to print out, so whether you have a little one or big kids, there’s a game here that’s just for them!

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

We took our first road trip with our fourteen year old daughter when she was just a tiny baby only a few weeks old. We were living far from family and it was the only way to bring her to meet everyone while being able to bring the dogs.

And it was a loooong trip: from Missouri to Florida. With a 4 week old baby. Two dogs. Over two long days of travel. It turns out it was just the beginning of our experiences traveling with the kids.

Since then we’ve driven thousands of miles with the kids and dogs, all over the country (literally from coast to coast) and we’ve got amazing memories to show for it.

One of the things that makes long car trips easier, and more fun, is having a few road trip games up your sleeve.

Now that the kids are getting older, I’ll admit the road trips are easier. But I still love playing some games every now and then with them, just for fun.

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Road Trip Scavenger Hunts

Scavenger hunts are one of my all time favorite games to play in the car with the kids because it gets everyone to pay attention to what’s going on outside.

It’s so fun to play together as a family, but you can also print out copies for everyone and make the games a competition. Basically whoever spots the item on the list first gets the credit for that one, but at least one other person has to also see it to confirm the item was actually there!

If you have a road trip planned for the summer or over a break you can use one of these free road trip scavenger hunt printables for your kids. I made sure to make a few since different kids have different needs.

Go ahead and take a look at the different road trip scavenger hunt ideas for different ages, then at the bottom of the post you’ll find the download link to print them out at home.

For Toddlers through Kindergarten

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt printable

This visual road trip scavenger hunt is perfect for younger kids who aren’t reading yet. The colorful pictures make it easy for little ones to play, and it’s a fun and simple language learning activity you can add to your arsenal of road trip boredom busters.

Just think of all the new words your little one will learn on this adventure to someplace new!

I recommend laminating this sheet to protect it, so that you can feel free to let your toddler or preschooler hold on to it and look closely at the pictures.

For Big Kids

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt for bigger kids

Once kids are reading on their own they’re ready for a bigger list with fewer pictures. This road trip scavenger hunt for big kids is probably a good choice for kids ages 6-10.

With a total of 26 objects to find, it fits right in the middle between the simpler picture version for younger kids and the long list below for tweens and teens. However, I would recommend having both on hand for this age in case your kids are ready for a bigger challenge when they finish this list.

For Tweens and Teens

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt for teens

Tweens and teens will be up for a bigger challenge, so this scavenger hunt list has 50 items for them to find. There are a few easy ones and some that they’ll really have to keep their eyes open for.

If your kids are reluctant to put down their phones for a few minutes to participate, don’t give up. I have a solution.

You can incorporate their phones into this game by turning it into a road trip photo scavenger hunt. Instead of calling out the items, participants must get a photo! Then, at the end everyone can look at their photo feed and see how many items everyone found.

Road Trip I Spy (A-Z Scavenger Hunt)

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The last printable scavenger hunt for your road trip is really fun and simple, and honestly you can do it without a printout.

Having this printable I Spy scavenger hunt on your long car ride will give you the option of having a friendly competition among family members since everyone can record the things they find on their own lists.

To play, you say “I spy with my little eye something that begins with A”. Then everyone looks outside the car to see who can spot something that starts with the letter A. We play pretty loosely, so if you see a bird, you could say “animal”. Then write it down and go on to B, and so on.

Play however works best for your family, but I recommend taking a couple minutes before you start playing to lay out the ground rules about what on and off limits. Like, inside vs outside the car. Words on signs or vehicles. And so on.

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Printables

I hope you have so much fun on your road trip and find these scavenger hunt printables and ideas helpful for making the time pass.

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Tuesday 26th of April 2022

Love this! So great how you gave examples for all ages.

Debbie Kagan

Monday 28th of June 2021

thank you! just what my 10 year old needs for our trip!

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Road Trip Scavenger Hunt for Long Car Rides {Free Printables!}

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Do you have a long road trip planned and need to keep the kids occupied? Have a road trip scavenger hunt! It will keep the kids busy, happy, and not complaining during a long car ride!

I remember long car trips when I was a kid. There was lots of staring out the window and flipping the tape in my walkman. And sleeping. Lots of sleeping. 

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Eventually, as a young teen I had a Nintendo Gameboy, but the batteries never lasted as long as you wanted them to. 

And then there was family games. 

I actually have fond memories of big logic books as my stepmom read out questions and puzzles for all of us to figure out as we drove 8 hours north to my Grandma’s house. 

Today things look a little different. It seems like everyone, no matter the age, has a device or tablet and the ability to play non-stop games and watch movies.

And don’t get me wrong, we watch lots of movies on road trips. But if you are like me and don’t want your kids staring at a screen for 8-12 hours while you take a road trip, here are some alternative road trip games to help you all pass the time!

road trip scavenger hunt for screen free car fun

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Long Drives

Road trip scavenger hunts are a simple way to get your kids engaged and entertained while on a long road trip- and they are super easy to put into action!

Here are just a couple of ideas for scavenger hunts:

The License Plate Game:

Pretty simple and straight forward and a great travel game to play that can last an entire trip. 

Simply look at all the license plates of the cars and trucks you pass and try to find all 50 states. 

There are a ton of great apps you can download onto your phone or tablet to keep track of the plate you find. 

We take a lot of trips and we play this travel game on every single one. We even find Alaska most of the time and found Hawaii once (but missed Montana so we didn’t “win”!)

16 different US car license plates

The Alphabet Game:

Another fun travel scavenger hunt for the whole family! 

Search all of the signs you see for words that start with the letters of the alphabet in order. Keep going until you get all the way to Z!

My kids like to put in extra rules, such as the words have to be on something stationary (ie. not a car or truck) and the words have to START with the letter not just be in the word. 

This game usually goes fairly quick- though letters like X tend to take awhile to find. 

The alphabet game is great for kids of all ages- even young ones can get in on the action and reinforce letter recognition at the same time. 

girl pointing out of car with mom on a road trip

A Road Sign Scavenger Hunt

There are road signs everywhere when you are taking a trip. From construction zones to exit signs to rest stops there are a ton of different road signs to find. 

Here’s a free printable Road Sign Scavenger Hunt Printable to print out for your next road trip.

Just take the sheet, grab a pencil, and search the roads. You can even make it a competition between siblings to see who is the most observant and can find the most signs. 

Just click on the image below to download the sheet. 

printable road sign scavenger hunt with pictures of various road signs to find

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Printable

There’s a lot to see when you are on a road trip; things you might miss if you’re staring at a screen. 

This free scavenger hunt printable features common road trip sights for the kids to keep an eye out for and see who can find the most items. 

road trip scavenger hunt with pictures of different road side sights to find and check off

You can also DIY your own road trip scavenger hunt by creating a list of things you might see on your particular trip. Just write it down or type it up and let the kids cross things off as they see them!

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Growing up, I always had music in the car and car bingo . We had no movies, and Mean Mom (me) uses that same mantra for my own children.

We always took a ton of road trips, whether driving from wherever we lived at the time to Chicago to visit family or driving to Florida for vacation (and let me tell you, that drive from Minnesota is loooooong), and we did all sorts of car games.

The wee ones don’t like bingo, however. It doesn’t last long enough for them, and they inevitably find that their bingo doesn’t fit for where we happen to be at the time.

Whether it’s a trip in the car to the city where we’ll never find that elusive cow they need to be able to shout bingo or we’re on the long rural road trip where it’s semi after car with just fields on the side, they never hit bingo. They get frustrated, and so I came up with a new idea.

Road trip scavenger hunt

How to Play with the Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

Now that they’re older, we can do something more complex that will take a little more time – and be more fun for all of us. I created versions of tween and up road trip scavenger hunts.

Depending on our moods, we have various rules as to how you win, but a few things always hold constant. Your “find” has to be verified by someone else in the car, and only the first person to spot a specific item on the scavenger hunt list gets credit for that specific find.

In other words, if I see a billboard for a gas station, no one else can count that billboard. Instead, they have to wait until the next gas station billboard to earn any points.

Surprisingly, this doesn’t lead to many arguments. The wee ones are smart enough to know that if they refuse to acknowledge that the other child saw something, that denied child won’t acknowledge that they saw something – suddenly everyone plays fair, especially when I’m playing with them!

Typically, we’ll give the first person to spot an item on the list 2 points and everyone after that only gets one point. If it’s a short trip, we’ll say that only the first person gets any points for spotting an item on the list.

That holds true if we do a timed version of the game, as sometimes we just need a short distraction and will play for 15 minutes. Little Miss loves setting the timer on her watch so we know exactly when to count up points.

Most of the time, however, we play an open game for the entire trip, which is why there’s such a wide and varied list of items on the scavenger hunt. We want it to be a bit of a challenge, and it’s best when not every item can be checked off easily.

How boring if you find everything in the first fifteen minutes!

Make Your Own Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

To create these at home, print them off and then laminate them, which means you can use the tween road trip scavenger hunts over and over. It also makes them more durable and easier to write on than they would be if it was simply a sheet of printed paper.

If you don’t have a home laminator , pick one up! They aren’t super expensive, and I use mine all the time to save everything from special kid artwork to kid to do lists (which keep me from nagging and get them focused on what they need to do) to packing lists for camping or travel and so much more.

I find that gluing them to cardstock or printing them directly on cardstock and then laminating them works even better if you have kids who are hard on their belongings, but the wee ones like them this way.

I print them double sided, so it’s easy to flip over from our in town road trip scavenger hunt to a highway road trip scavenger hunt.

Laminating road trip scavenger hunt

Once they’re laminated, punch a hole in the top corner, and screw a quick link into the hole.

The quick links are great because they don’t unclip like a regular carabiner. Make sure you pick up ones in different colors for each on you print or paint them with nail polish so people know which one belongs to who!

Punch hole for road trip scavenger hunt

Tie string to your quick link and tape or glue it so that it doesn’t come undone. Ensure the string is not quite as long as the road trip scavenger hunt paper, and attach the top of a dry erase marker to the string with tape.

This way, no one can lose the top (something we have an issue with in our house!) and you have all the tools you need to play in one convenient place.

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Was looking around the web to find scavenger hunt ideas for younger kids in my Escape Room. It’s kind of an outdoor thing but want them to find things in the “room” without moving them. Eg the colour of the jewels on the Princess’ tiara, but was running out of question ideas.

Am sure I can use some of your ideas, so thanks for the inspiration.

I’m also the queen of laminating. Great idea about the pen lids but I’m inclined to find a way to attach it that’s more secure than tape.

Thanks muchly

I’m glad you find this helpful. We were using it in a fairly secure place – just sitting in the car – so tape worked for us, but if you have kids out doing a scavenger hunt, I can see where you would want a more secure way to attach them. Maybe a hot glue gun?

I love you. Thank you so much for coming up with these lists. I was in the process of making my own, when I found your site. You’ve saved me tons of time. 🙂

You’re welcome. I’m so glad you are enjoying this. We use this every road trip, and my kids are 17 and 19 now!

I love the convenience of getting my oil changed at Walmart! We don’t have kids yet but we try to look for license plates in alphabetical order, play Slug Bug, etc- this Scavenger Hunt is a great idea for when my niece and I drive to Oregon this Summer!

Oooo alphabetical order license plates is hard! I used to play slug bug all the time, but we had to stop that with kids who don’t get the ummm gentle portion of it! Definitely print this off and have fun with it when you head to Oregon. That’ll be a gorgeous road trip!

What a way to entertain on a road trip!!! No tell me what that magazine is please. I want to read those pages!!! Hazelnut spread and cucumbers…so me.

I think it’s fun 🙂 The magazine is Cooks Illustrated. It’s my all.time. favorite. All the reasons why, the testing, the science behind things. I love love love it. But I no longer have a subscription, so I check it out when I can!

That road trip scavenger hunt is an awesome idea! Forget the kids, I think I’m going to keep one of these in the car for when my wife and I go on roadtrips! Thanks for sharing. #client

I love that you would have fun with this, too! I know I’d enjoy it, too – that’s always a goal where I enjoy what they’re doing since I get to participate and play, too 😉 Just… not while I’m driving, right?

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Printable Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

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As you’re planning your next road trip and finding activities for the car ride, don’t forget to grab this free printable road trip scavenger hunt for your kids to play while you drive.

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Ideas

With this road trip scavenger hunt, you can create a fun game to keep your kids entertained during a car ride. In addition to providing your little ones with a fun way to pass the time, they’ll be learning as they play!

Since it features both words and pictures, this cute printable is great for kids of any age. Young children can check the boxes next to the pictures when they see something along the road. And older kids can practice reading as they look for items on their scavenger hunt list.

The list includes a variety of different things your kids will see as you travel. Whether you’re on a long road trip or just taking a drive to the grocery store, your little ones will love looking for different things along the road as they’re riding in the car.

This printed scavenger hunt is also great for including in a road trip gift basket . My brother and his family gave us a special gift basket before we went on our 22 day road trip across part of Canada and the United States with 6 of our kids in two. After that adventure, I would say that we are definitely road trip veterans!

The scavenger hunt printable includes 16 different common roadside elements for your kids to search for, including:

  • License plates from three places
  • Bumper sticker
  • Billboard with a phone number
  • Construction
  • Fast Food Sign
  • Gas Station

On top of keeping your kids off their screens for a little while, the best part about this fun car ride activity is that you can easily turn the game into a learning experience. Using the road trip scavenger hunt printable, you can help your kids practice their:

  • Observation skills . As your kids play, they’ll each be forced to look more closely at the world around them to find exactly what they’re looking for on their list. That can give your kids a chance to be more observant and aware of the things around them as you’re driving along the road.
  • Teamwork . Instead of playing individually, why not ask your kids to play together to find each item on the list? When your kids work together to find the items on the hunt, they can practice working as a team to accomplish a goal.
  • Memory skills . To quickly finish the game, your kids will need to remember a list of things to look for. As they mark items off their list, they will use their memory to recall other items they need to look for as you’re driving.
  • Reading and matching . Young readers will get a chance to practice their reading skills as they read through the clues on the list. But even if your kids aren’t old enough to read, they can practice their matching skills by matching the pictures on the list to the things they see out in the real world.

How Do You Do a Driving Scavenger Hunt?

A scavenger hunt is a fun adventure wherever you are. But if you’re driving in a car, you may be wondering how a scavenger hunt would work. When on a traditional scavenger hunt, you typically look around in different areas to find the items on your list. But when you’re doing a driving scavenger hunt, you simply stay in your car and mark things off your list as you see them.

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Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

Supplies Needed:

  • Printable scavenger hunt for each child ( download here )
  • Laminator or page protector
  • Dry erase markers

Instructions:

  • Print out one scavenger hunt sheet for each child that will be riding in the car.
  • Laminate each page or put each piece of paper in a plastic page protector so it can be used more than once.
  • Pass out dry erase markers to each child in the car.
  • As you’re driving, let the kids search for items on the list. When someone finds something on their page, they can place an X or checkmark in the box next to it.
  • The first person to mark off everything on their list wins.
  • If no one is able to finish their list by the time you reach your destination, the person with the most checkmarks on their page is the winner.

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Here are some printable pages of road-trip scavenger hunt lists for children of various ages and for different driving environments.

Give each child a list of items to watch for while driving. Check off each item when they find it.  The list can be made up ahead of time and adjusted for the scenery. For a younger child who can’t read, you might draw a little picture of each item next to the word so they will know what to look for. 

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Here are a few examples of items to hunt for: 

Here is an example of a road trip scavenger hunt list for younger children:.

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By: Author Brenda Kosciuk

Posted on Published: July 4, 2022  - Last updated: November 3, 2023

Hey, smart parent! I can see that you are being proactive and trying to stop the road trip meltdowns and fights before they start. Good. Idea.

There’s nothing worse than taking a long road trip (which is stressful as it is) and having your kids screaming in the backseat.

It usually happens at the worst possible time, when tensions are the highest already.

There is only so many movies kids can handle. Especially my kids. They can watch a movie no problem at home, but in the car, they get… antsy.

I created these fun and unique scavenger hunts for road trips for my kids, and of course wanted to share them with you! We tried the license plate game last summer, and it was a flop for my kids.

My husband and I loved it, but the kids? Not so much.

So I tried to come up with some games that I haven’t seen on the Internet. Yes, I do have the traditional scavenger hunt, but I have some other different ideas, too.

I thought a tally game and BINGO would be much more interesting and engaging for them. I’m hoping your young children or big kids love these, too!

These printables are a great way for the whole family to spend some fun, quality time on a long car ride.

You can of course make any of these printable games into family competitions, too! Who doesn’t love a good competitive game?

Here’s to a great start (or end!) to your next trip! I hope these road trip games are helpful!

In this post you will find:

  • The traditional check list type scavenger hunt (with or without pictures)
  • Road Trip BINGO (with or without pictures)
  • Cars Of The Rainbow Scavenger Hunt

Also, I highly suggest you check out all of my Best Car Activities for Toddlers.

This huge list will give you over 50 unique ideas for entertaining your toddler in the car.

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Scavenger Hunt For Road Trips

Road trip scavenger hunt checklist.

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

This checklist is the classic version of a scavenger hunt.

How To Play:

  • Your kids can mark off items (such as a stop signs and cows) as they find them.
  • If you want something a little more interesting, you could see who can spot each item first. Once an item is found, only the person who found it first can check the box. Everyone else will have to cross it off.

And if you’re looking for an even more fun game, make sure to checkout the other fun things in this post for a family road trip.

The version with pictures is the perfect scavenger hunt for toddlers .

Free Printable Road Trip Scavenger Hunt:

  • Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Checklist With Pictures
  • Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Checklist Without Pictures

Road Trip Bingo

Road Trip Bingo

My Road Trip Bingo printables are a PDF file that comes in two different versions:

  • with pictures (for kids who cannot yet read)
  • without pictures (for older kids)

Each version comes with 4 different BINGO boards so that four people can easily play. (If you have a group bigger than four, you can work in teams or you can use the same BINGO boards but only the first person to find an item is allowed to mark it).

  • If you would like replay-ability, these dry erase pocket sleeves are the best (and so useful for so many things).
  • Decide what the goal is: Do you have to get five in a row or fill the whole board to win?
  • Get started!

Printable Road Trip Games:

  • Road Trip Bingo with pictures version 1, version 2 , version 3 , version 4
  • Road Trip Bingo without pictures

Cars of the Rainbow Scavenger Hunt

Car Scavenger Hunt

This is a new idea that I haven’t seen anywhere else, but that would be so fun for kids of all ages, especially preschoolers who are learning their colors.

  • Your child will keep count of the amount of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple cars and trucks that he finds along the way.
  • If you want to make it more of a competition, each family member could be assigned a color or two. If you are playing with younger kids, make sure to give them the easier colors like red and blue.

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  • Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Car Find

Other Road Trip Ideas

There are so many other things that you can do that don’t require any items or preparation. We love to tell jokes in the car or play Would You Rather. Telling jokes is a great way to pass the time!

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  • Play Would You Rather
  • Ask This or That Questions
  • Make your way through the letters of the alphabet game- Starting with A, someone in the car needs to spot an object that starts with A. Once A is completed, then you move on to the letter B.
  • Have a License Plate Scavenger Hunt – I know I talked about how my kids did not enjoy the license play game above, but maybe your kids will love it! See how many license plates from different states you can spot during your long car trip!

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September and October are often seen as ideal months for family trips, given the milder temperatures.

Yet, it’s not too cold for outdoor activities, which means that you and your family can enjoy your vacation to the fullest.

Regardless of the destination you choose for your next family vacation, the trip to it is always a part of the adventure.

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Of course, while in the car, you have the option to enjoy music and keep to yourself. Or you can make the route fun with a family-friendly road trip scavenger hunt game.

Check out our tips from our Florida road trip !

A road trip scavenger hunt for adults and kids can become a great opportunity to become more connected with your family and spend hours in the car with a benefit.

A car ride scavenger hunt might take some planning, but it can transform your trip into a memorable adventure.

In this article, an expert from a trusted paper writing service who can easily do my essays of any kind will tell you more about the scavenger hunt for road trips and how you can use it to your benefit!

All You Need to Know About Scavenger Hunt For Road Trips

What’s a Scavenger Hunt? A travel scavenger hunt is a game where participants, either in teams or solo, seek out specific items.

The organizer provides a list, and the goal is for participants to locate or gather each item on that list.

What Makes a Vacation Scavenger Hunt a Perfect Road Trip Activity for Families?

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One of the biggest benefits of the scavenger hunt road trip game is that it can be played nearly anytime and anywhere: indoors, outdoors, in school, and even when you hit the road.

It doesn’t necessarily require hiding and seeking physical items. Instead of this, you can hunt for different objects you see outside the window and still have a lot of fun.

There are many reasons to play car trip scavenger hunt during trips with a family.

Apart from being incredibly fun and competitive for players of all ages, the vacation scavenger hunt game helps build observational skills, teaches teamwork and collaboration, enhances social-emotional intelligence, and even improves problem-solving and communication skills.

All these benefits make this kind of game a good choice for people of all ages, and it can be an especially good choice if you want to spend time on the road with benefits.

A road trip scavenger hunt can help your family strengthen the bond and make the trip more engaging for everyone.

4 Steps to Prepare an Unforgettable Family Road Trip Scavenger Hunt With Mystical Maps

Now that you know about the benefits of the car trip scavenger hunt game, you must be wondering how to play it while hitting the road and turn it into an unforgettable experience for all family members.

Below are the main steps with tips for preparing an exciting travel scavenger hunt experience:

1. Make a Map and a List of Items

Family Road trip scavenger hunt

Before you leave, you need to do some preparation. To begin, consider the path you’ll be taking and design a map for your road trip scavenger hunt.

Break down the journey into sections, perhaps based on the stops you intend to make. Each segment can represent a unique stage of the game, each having its own set of items to find.

After creating your map, compile a list of items to search for. This list can comprise things to spot from the car as well as tangible items concealed within the vehicle or that family members can discover at each stop.

The possibilities for your list are limitless. For example, here are some things that you can spot outside the window:

  • Police vehicle
  • Specific road signs

You can also hide some items inside a car, such as keys, toys, treats, etc., or think about the objects that can be easily found during your stops.

Finally, don’t forget that your scavenger hunt road trip game can involve not only objects but also tasks, for example, taking a photo of someone asleep in the car or getting a picture of a welcome sign, etc.

Pro tip : When making a list of objects or tasks, feel free to ask other family members to participate. This way, everyone will feel involved, and the road trip scavenger hunt for adults and kids can become even more challenging.

2. Develop a System of Points

Point System for tallying in games

The competition is the most exciting part of the road trip scavenger hunt. So you need a system of points to feel more competitive.

Come up with a specific number of points (like 1 or 10) that everyone gets for completing the task or spotting an object from the list.

Also, think about double points or special bonuses that players can get for exceptional achievements, such as taking not one photo of a welcome sign but capturing two or more of them.

Once you define a system of points, be sure to communicate them and other rules of the vacation scavenger hunt game to your family members.

3. Keep Track of Everyone’s Points

Be sure to prepare a tournament chart or a simple notepad where you will be keeping track of your scores. Then, assign one or a few people to keep an eye on everyone’s points and write them down while you are playing.

4. Think of a Prize

Finally, if you want to make your road trip scavenger hunt truly exciting, you definitely need a prize. It will help spark everyone’s excitement and make the competition truly fun.

Family road trip Scavenger hunt

Think of a valuable prize that you will give to the winner of the game upon your arrival. It can be something related to your destination or just a nice surprise that will come to the liking of whoever wins it.

If your trip is rather long, you can hold daily championships and prepare a separate prize for every day.

Remember that a prize shouldn’t necessarily be something material. The winner could get an opportunity to pick the next stop or a dining location.

Also, you can let the winner pick the music and activities or take the front passenger seat. Get creative with the prize!

Final Thoughts on a Vacation Scavenger Hunt

A road trip scavenger hunt is a fun and exciting activity that can make your trips truly memorable. The travel scavenger hunt game will be fun both for adults and kids, and it can offer plenty of benefits and help you strengthen the bond with your fellow travelers.

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After reading this article, you know what the scavenger hunt for road trips is all about and how you can use it for an unforgettable vacation. Follow the steps described here to prepare the most amusing, family-friendly car ride scavenger hunt for your next trip!

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Have Fun in the Car with a Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

With summer upon us, it’s time for family road trips! Whether you’re visiting family or friends, maybe Mickey and Goofy or just headed to the beach, I’ve got a fantastic Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Printable for the kids!

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

Once again I asked the amazing illustrator Juliann Law to whip up this fabulous Road Trip Scavenger Hunt printable for kids to mark off as we travel. The kids will be on the hunt for all kinds of items on our travels, checking them off as we go. From cars and trucks to horses and cows.

Supplies for Road Trip Scavenger Hunt :

  • road trip printable in color or black and white
  • contact paper or plastic sheet protector
  • dry erase marker or sticky note
  • crayons – optional for the black and white version

Download and print out this road trip scavenger hunt printable . You can make one for the whole family or each child can have their own. We have a color or black and white version. If you pick the black and white version to print out , the kids could do the coloring as you’re traveling in the car!

Here are a few tips when printing out your scavenger hunt :

  • print out a new scavenger hunt printable for each different road trip you go on, seeing what fun items were found
  • print out and laminate this page or use a plastic sheet protector
  • use a wipe off marker or you can cover the pictures with sticky notes or tape to mark them off
  • turn your paper over and write down all the other exciting things you spotted
  • turn your paper over and draw or color something new you found.

More Family Road Trip Ideas:

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  • Make Road Trip Grab Bags
  • Play a Grab Bag Game
  • Packing Kids for the Car
  • Storybook Starters for Traveling

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Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

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Posted on Published: May 22, 2020  - Last updated: January 25, 2024

Scavenger hunt printable for road trips.

It’s that time of the year. Everyone in the family is going to be piling into the car and headed out for a great adventure or fun family vacation. But what about the hours and hours that you and your children are going to be spending in the car? This is where a Road Trip Scavenger Hunt is the perfect traveling game to play!

This free Road Trip printable will have your kiddos active and engaged during the trip and showing just how many things on their list they can spot. And who knows, you just might find out that they’re got a little bit of a competitive side to them as well!

Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post to get your free scavenger hunt printable. And check out these other car activities for toddlers !

Road trip scavenger hunt printable.

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What is a Road Trip Scavenger Hunt?

It’s pretty much like it sounds. When you and your family are heading out the door for an adventure, this printable scavenger hunt will have pictures of items for the kids to see and spot along the way.

Some items are simple while others may take a little bit more effort. Regardless, scavenger hunts are a great way to have the family talking and conversation and fun flowing inside the car.

How long should a scavenger hunt last?

That’s the great thing about scavenger hunts. They aren’t timed at all and this lets the kids go at their own pace. If you’re doing this hunt with just one child, it can last quite some time – possibly even the entire duration of your travels.

When you have multiple kids joining in on the fun, there’s a chance that it will go more quickly since there are more eyes looking around to find the items.

Above everything else, don’t rush the fun! Just let the kids have a blast trying to find all the items on the list. And who knows, they might even want to add a few items of their own as well.

How many items should be on a scavenger hunt?

Your scavenger hunt can have as many or as little as you want, but typically somewhere between 15-25 items are good. This isn’t too long that they lost interest and it’s just long enough to keep giving them those wins of finding a few things here and there on the list.

What age group is this Road Trip Scavenger Hunt geared towards?

As with anything on this site, we want to make sure that younger kids are being able to join in on the fun. This is why you’ll see pictures and words so even those kiddos that can’t quite read yet can still look for the items as well.

However, if you have older kids who want to play, they can get a little reading practice along the way. You could even turn this into a spelling game as well if you get bored (which on a road trip is likely to happen at some point!)

We love (and by we I, of course, mean the kids love) playing I SPY in the car, and this takes it up a notch and puts more of the task of finding items on them.

Our family has actually had a ton of fun with this Road Trip printable playing this together as a team!

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Printable

To download your free Road Trip Scavenger Hunt page, just click here  or on the picture below.

Printable for road trip scavenger hunt.

If you’re the one driving, you might want to take a “backseat” on actually filling this out. While you might be tempted to join in on the fun when you’re driving, be safe, and keep your focus on the road. Leave the finding of the items up to the kids!

Or just keep a silent tally in your head and smirk over your secret winning streak—either way is fine with me.

Thanks so much for stopping by! If you think your friends and community would enjoy using this fun scavenger hunt, please share it on Facebook or Pinterest to help other parents entertain their children when traveling.

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Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Printable

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This Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Printable is fun for all ages and a great way to make road trips less boring!

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Printable

Taking a road trip can be fun but can also get boring over time especially with kids. This printable road trip scavenger hunt is a great way to keep the kids occupied while traveling. They can find different things along the way and mark them off as they find them. You can even make it reusable by putting a plastic sleeve over the paper and use a dry erase marker so you can wipe off when done and use it on the way home.

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This is also a great activity to get out of the house during COVID-19 while staying in the car and taking a drive around town checking items off as you go. It can help keep your mind off things while having a change of scenery. Get the whole family involved to see who can find the most items!

Click here to download and print this free road trip scavenger hunt!

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Free Printable Travel Scavenger Hunts: 5 options. License plate, road trip, airport, & more. Keep the kids entertained while traveling.

If I remember one thing about road trips as a kid, it was being bored. Of course, that was back before cars had built in entertainment systems for the backseat. Or even the front seat, for that matter.

I spent a lot of time reading books. But I had the most fun when the adults organized a game. I remember the trip from Iowa to Virginia in which my parents challenged us to find all of the license plates. That was so much fun! And it kept us busy inspecting every car that we passed.

With summer upon us, I decided it was time to make some scavenger hunts for the road. There are five different options below. There is one searching for license plates. Another for road signs. One for the airport. One searching for types of vehicles. And finally a two-page road trip scavenger hunt looking for a variety of things. I hope you (and the kids!) enjoy.

If you liked this, you might like the Free Printable Summer Scavenger Hunts . There are six different hunts for different summer locations in that post.

Also, if you’re getting ready to travel, you have to check out my “ Free Printable Travel Packing List .” (I also have travel packing lists for kids , toddlers , & babies .)

Instructions for Playing

You can give each person their own scavenger hunt. And let each person “call” the item as they see it.

Or you can get different colored pencils. Each person has their own color. The first person to “call” an item colors in the square with their color. The person with the most at the end wins. This might work particularly well with the license plate scavenger hunt, for example.

Instructions for Printing

• Print options: regular paper works just fine. You can also use card stock if you want them to be a bit sturdier. • All of the files are in pdf below. Just hit the “download” button (or pink word “download,” depending upon browser). • The default size of these is full-page. However, if you want smaller, simply reduce the print size. If you’re not sure on how much to reduce, check out my post “ How to Resize Printables to Fit Your Planner .”

Travel Scavenger Hunts: 5 Hunts

Road trip scavenger hunt.

This is a 2-page road trip scavenger hunt. There are a variety of items (including some of the signs and vehicles from the hunts below). You can give the kids a single page or both pages.

Free Printable Road Trip Scavenger Hunt- page 1

Road Sign Scavenger Hunt

Free Printable Road Sign Scavenger Hunt

I would make a rule that any sign that fills the requirement counts. For example, I couldn’t find the perfect “Deer crossing” sign. I would say that ANY “Deer crossing” sign counts…not just one that looks EXACTLY like the pictured one. This should cut out any arguments before they begin.

License Plate Scavenger Hunt

Free Printable License Plate Scavenger Hunt

If there is any road trip hunt that is classic, it’s the license plate scavenger hunt. I hope you enjoy the pictures for each state. I tried to find the most current (that I could legally use!).

Airport Scavenger Hunt

Free Printable Airport Scavenger Hunt

If you have to visit the airport during your vacation, there is almost one constant. And that is time waiting.

Keep the kids busy during the wait with airport scavenger hunt.

Road Trip Scavenger HUnt: Transportation

Free Printable Road Trip Scavenger Hunt: Vehicles & Transportation

This road trip scavenger hunt focuses on vehicles/transportation.

I hope you liked these free printable travel scavenger hunts. Which was your favorite? The license plate scavenger hunt? The road trip scavenger hunt? Road sign scavenger hunt? Airport scavenger hunt? The transportation one? Comment below letting me know.

Also, if you have an idea for another scavenger hunt, let me know! I might just make it for you.

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November 20, 2022 at 7:32 pm

Oh wow! This is so great – my boys are going to love the airport hunt when we leave on our vacation. Thank you for sharing. I stumbled across your blog looking for a printable outfit planner and I’m so glad I did. Thanks for sharing great content.

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November 21, 2022 at 8:52 am

Glad you like it! My baby boy is 11 months old and I started doing a bunch of scavenger hunts so I’ll have them ready in a couple of years for him. I hope your boys enjoy it.

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Road Trip Scavenger Hunt

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Looking for a way to keep your kids entertained but off of their devices in the car? Our free, printable road trip scavenger hunt is perfect for all your young passengers. Simply print the provided lists, pack a pen and pick out a prize to prepare for your search. This is a fun way to get the family to work together on an activity, or work in teams against each other for a little healthy road trip competition.

Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Instructions

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Time to hit the gas on this fun venture! All you need for this car ride activity is a printed copy of our road trip scavenger hunt , a pen or pencil to cross off items as you go and a reward for the winners. If you're working as a family, designate one person as the writer to announce the items and keep track as they’re spotted. This is an excellent opportunity to work on reading comprehension and picture identification, too. Once all items have been found, celebrate with a fun road trip treat or extra pitstop adventure.

Want to make the hunt a bit more competitive? Work in two teams: driver’s side versus passenger side. You can only cross off items seen out of your respective windows. The first team to find all of the items on their list or the team with the most items before reaching the destination wins. Prizes could include choosing where to eat for dinner that night or a small souvenir at your next gift shop.

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