September 19: BIG LIL PUMPKIN HUNT 2026!

Register your find below!

The Appalachian Naturespaces

Float Ball Project

Partnering with Appalachian natural spaces to encourage exploration and awe.

  • the paved pathway down from Gobbler's Knob in Ritter Park

    Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation

    We identify natural spaces, parks, preserves, and public spaces that encourage, preserbe and foster West Virginia and Appalachia’s wild natural beauty.

  • the fountain at Ritter Park on a summer day

    Planting Beautiful Baubles

    Round one begins with the hiding of thirty blue-grey-white-lavender float balls across Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation’s many parks in Cabell County, WV.

  • Harveytown Park in summer

    Show It Off!

    During our Float Ball events, the field is wide open - and we want you to report back! Where did you find it, what did you discover along the way, where will you enjoy it, yourself?

look at these little baby pumpkins!

All of the fun of the Scavenger Hunt, but there are forty of ‘em out there. Get out, get some exercise!

Follow wherever the path leads you! These beautiful glass floats will be hidden by themselves in natural spaces on and right off the beaten path across Greater Huntington’s parks — (not cemeteries! let’s be respectful). Starting September 12, the game’s afoot, and not until all forty have been found will the round be declared over — and plans for the next round will be laid!

…the last time ‘round:
Float Ball Hunt, May 2026

Did you find a lil pumpkin?