EM30 Treasure Hunt Starts Today!
Think You Can Crack the Code?
Thirty hidden treasure chests. Thirty tricky riddles. One City turning 30.
It’s time to put on your thinking cap, Eagle Mountain! To celebrate our City’s 30th anniversary, we’ve hidden 30 treasure chests in parks, trails and landmarks across the community. Each one is waiting for a resident clever enough to solve its riddle.
The EM30 Treasure Hunt kicks off today, Monday, November 2. Grab your family, follow the clues and see how many you can crack.
EM30 Treasure Hunt
Starts: Monday, November 2
Ends: Tuesday, December 1, or when all 30 chests are found, whichever comes first
Where: Publicly accessible spots throughout Eagle Mountain
Who can play: Eagle Mountain residents, with no registration required
Cost: Free
Thirty riddles, thirty chests
Each of the 30 riddles points to one hidden chest. They’re designed to be a real challenge, so you may need to explore, think creatively and look closely at your surroundings to figure out where each one is hiding. A few locations have two chests, but none has more than two.
All 30 riddles are below. Watch the City’s social media pages for hints and updates. We’ll share online when a chest has been found, and its riddle below will be marked as found.
The 30 riddles
Each riddle leads to one chest. Some are puzzles you’ll need to decode first, so grab a pencil.
Treasure Chest #1
A plea with no voice, a banner with no army, a mound with no ants.
Ascend and join the tattered view.
Treasure Chest #2
Take a summer melon and bite off its head.
Turn what’s left around, then finish with a final N.
No circle, no winding edge—
four corners frame the place you seek.
Treasure Chest #3
Take the apostle whose name meant “rock,” and a pharaoh’s picture-word that has lost its holiness. Join them and you have a message older than any city.
The chest is near me, not within my barriers.
Treasure Chest #4
A bumpkin and a bloke share a summit.
Find the treasure near where love has left its mark.
And prepare to be rickrolled on the descent.
Treasure Chest #5
Lifeless lumber names a trail, and a lawless Dakota town shares the name.
Search as you begin your ascent, before the endless flow.
Treasure Chest #6
A park that carries an honored name holds a gem cut from dirt and chalk.
Treasure Chest #7
A master of fantasy, with worlds spun from his pen,
His first name points you where to begin.
Where quick volleys fly and points are won,
Avoid the pots and pans in your fun.
Treasure Chest #8
I borrow my name from a little light,
A fleeting spark that dances in the night.
My hills yield to balance, not brawn or might,
Where rhythm and momentum will guide you right.
Treasure Chest #9
At the edge of the west, a sentinel stands,
A towering keeper above the land.
Where evening sparks meet gravity’s call,
Seek the starting point before the fall.
Treasure Chest #10
Where fresh beginnings mark the place,
Nearby shops give clues to its space.
Where little feet run, climb, and roam,
Seek a resting spot near their playground home.
Treasure Chest #11
An herb of wisdom and a place to gather,
Crossed by a path from a time long past.
Its famous travelers were gone in a flash,
But the trail they left behind still lasts.
Treasure Chest #12
When the season steals an hour,
and a stitch gives way to a tear,
look for treasure in a park that neighbors share.
Treasure Chest #13
One journey ends before the next begins,
where metal rests and the daily rush thins.
You leave with less than you brought to the lot,
yet travel much farther than you would have thought.
Treasure Chest #14
America’s most common surname,
and a place where it might brand cattle.
Beyond the games and the playground’s cheer,
Near the wash where nature draws near.
Treasure Chest #15
Where growing trees offer a haven of shade,
A peaceful retreat where memories are made.
Seek the spirals where children play,
And a hidden treasure awaits your day.
Treasure Chest #16
A K-pop anthem tells you how to shine,
Its title holds the first part of the sign.
Look for the hunter with wings held high,
Where the mountain reaches toward the sky.
Treasure Chest #17
A timber sentinel stands where a number and name converge, and where brave bikers briefly borrow the sky.
Treasure Chest #18
Abbreviate a summit, then say “breezy” with a different spelling.
I’m an entrance, not a peak, off the parkway named for more than one homestead.
Treasure Chest #19
More than 6 or 7 seconds is a lifetime here, and the dust is the applause.
Treasure Chest #20
Once, music carried across the green,
And crowds gathered to enjoy the scene.
Now concrete rests where the concerts played,
With the hillside watching, as if it stayed.
Treasure Chest #21
At the foot of the slopes, crafted tests await.
No mountain to climb, no summit to claim.
Here, balance matters more than distance,
and wood takes the shape of the game.
Treasure Chest #22
Name what lies between the Lake Mountains and the Oquirrhs,
and what you would see from the top of either.
That’s the park.
Treasure Chest #23
Every departure has its counterpart,
and every long road has a pause.
Look for a quiet place whose name belongs
to the instant a traveler is no longer a traveler.
Treasure Chest #24
At a park that carries an honored name,
Seek where summer’s laughter leaves its trace.
Where rain falls upward from the ground,
And fleeting streams appear without a cloud.
Treasure Chest #25
Some heights are conquered in haste, others carry a quieter namesake.
Look for the rise whose namesake has never been known for speed.
Treasure Chest #26
Voices speak here without making a sound,
and countless adventures wait to be found.
The past and the future sit side by side,
while curious minds have a place to reside.
Treasure Chest #27
The old frontier left its mark here,
but the messengers have changed.
No reins, no saddle, no destination—
just motion, balance, and a little air.
Treasure Chest #28
The first to venture, the first to roam—
their name marks a place where discs find home.
Follow no wagon trail to the past;
seek where a different kind of course is cast.
Treasure Chest #29
Thoreau’s pond lends its name to ground that will someday open a dome toward the stars.
Until then, look up on a clear night, then look down: the treasure waits under them.
Treasure Chest #30
TWEET WARES
Unscramble to discover the park that is named for liquid without salt.
As each treasure chest is found, we’ll mark it here and reveal where it was hiding, so check back often!
Found one? Here’s how to claim your prize
Inside every chest is a numbered card with instructions. Here’s what to do:
- Take a selfie with the chest where you found it.
- Email your photo and the location of the chest to communications@eaglemountain.gov.
- Bring the chest and the card to the City Council meeting at City Hall, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, on Tuesday, December 1. Please arrive by 6:50 PM to claim your prize and be recognized.
Each prize (worth $250) includes Eagle Mountain-themed items, community swag and more. Can’t make it on December 1? Email communications@eaglemountain.gov and we’ll set up another time for you to pick up your prize.
Play fair, play safe
- The hunt is open to Eagle Mountain residents only, and no registration is required.
- Each household can win one prize. If your household has already found a chest, leave any others for your neighbors to discover.
- All chests are in publicly accessible areas. Please don’t enter private property, restricted areas or anywhere access isn’t allowed.
- Follow posted signs and local laws, and keep safety first while you search.
By participating, residents agree to the official treasure hunt rules and instructions from Eagle Mountain City. Read the full terms and conditions for all the rules, or scan the QR code on any treasure chest card.
Ready to start hunting?
Thirty years of Eagle Mountain is worth celebrating, and we can’t think of a better way to do it than exploring the places that make our City home. Good luck, treasure hunters!
More information: Follow the City on social media for hints and updates, and see the full rules at eaglemountain.gov/giveaways. Questions? Email communications@eaglemountain.gov or call 801-789-6600.