Fremont area of Seattle. Ya gotta visit the mothership! Make an appointment in advance via hqvisits@geocaching.com. Visits are available Tuesday through Friday, from 2–3pm. For the ultimate HQ experience, schedule your visit for Friday.


* Groundspeak Headquarters

Geocaching Headquarters

Oregon, SE of Portland. Commemorating the location of the first-ever geocache. 

* ORIGINAL STASH TRIBUTE PLAQUE

Original Stash Tribute Plaque

Seattle (Queen Anne). Overlook with a stunning view of the Seattle skyline, with Mount Rainier as backdrop (if you're lucky).

** Kerry Viewpoint Park

Kerry Viewpoint Park

Seattle (Rainier Valley). Excellent multi that takes you through a large, lovely Japanese Garden.

** Kubota Garden

Kubota Garden

Seattle (downtown). This is a great multi in Olympic Sculpture Park, a superb marriage of art and environment that's well worth the stroll along the waterfront.

** Olympic Sculpture Park Walk

Olympic Sculpture Park Walk

Seattle (Queen Anne). Excellent multi with clever waypoints that takes you around the scenic/historic Queen Anne neighborhood. 

** Something NICE on Queen Anne

Something NICE on Queen Anne

Seattle (Zoo). The best-loved of Dayspring's superb Totally Tubular series of caches.

** Totally Tubular III

Totally Tubular III

Mount St. Helens. Geocache is along the climb to the rim; a strenuous hike, but worth it to peer into a live volcano and enjoy the amazing views.

Above the Clouds

North Cascades (Hwy 530, Mountain Loop Hwy). The Ice Caves are a unique and popular hike, and this EarthCache showcases their significance.

Big Four Ice Caves

Olympic Mountains, south of Sequim. Wreckage of a B-17 scattered across a picturesque high mountain valley, at the end of an enjoyable hike along the Tubal Cain Mine trail.

cache landing at tullis canyon

North Bend (Cascades, I-90 east of Seattle). The infamous Mailbox Peak climb, complete with mailbox at the top (if you make it).

Check the Mail!

North Central WA, near Okanogan. Impressive series of massive stone walls, built for a silver-processing mill that never panned out. Yellow Alligator said it reminded her of "the pyramids of the Yucatan - a mysterious fortress hidden in the forest."

China Wall

East of Eugene, OR. The Oregon Hell Hole - an amazing, deep rift in the earth's crust. 

Cool Place

Olympic Peninsula (SW). Still-active covered bridge, the only one left in Washington.

Covered Bridges of Wahkiakum County

Whidbey Island (north of Seattle). The most famous scenic cache in the Puget Sound area. A 3.5-mile round trip up the bluffs and down the beach nets this gem, plus two other caches. Whidbey is a wonderful day trip; drive on (or off) the island at Deception Pass (another scenic wonder) and take the Mukilteo ferry at the other end. And don't miss lunch at the Mad Crab in Coupeville!

Ebey Bluffs

Central WA, Trout Lake area. Outstanding views of Mt Adams across a stream and meadows.

Elk Meadows Cache

Central WA, off I-90 near the Columbia Gorge. Possibly the best (and most scenic) of Bruce Bjornstad's excellent series of Ice Age Flood caches.

Frenchman Coulee Rib

Snoqualmie Pass area (Cascades, I-90 east of Seattle, exit 54). The oldest active cache in Washington state and one of the oldest in the world, placed 6/21/2000. A healthy hike, but worth it.

Geocache

Geocache (GCD)

Central WA, off I-90 near Vantage. Huge windmill farm, fascinating visitor center, good views, and a cache - what more is there? Well, visit at the right time and you can get a guided tour of the turbines!

Giants in the Earth

Olympic Peninsula (SW, near Raymond). One of the most unexpected sites you'll ever encounter on a walk in the woods. Popular milestone cache.

Half Moon Cache

Before 2010, when a visiting (or new) cacher asked, "Which caches in the Seattle area should I do" or "What are the best day trips," these were the caches most often mentioned. Some were considered rites of passage for local cachers. 

Then Favorites came along, even cooler caches came out, and this list became obsolete. But now the caches are oldies! And amazingly, only two of the caches have been archived. 

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