We recently announced Treasures, a new feature coming to Geocaching.com and the mobile app. Today, we’re excited to share that Treasures officially launches March 17, 2025!

Along with details about the first collections and how to find them, we’re answering some of the most common questions about this new feature.

To celebrate geocaching’s 25th anniversary, we’re starting with two special collections that honor the game’s origins and the excitement of the year ahead.

Collection 1: Geocaching origins
This collection pays tribute to geocaching’s beginnings in 2000, when the U.S. government switched off Selective Availability, making GPS technology accessible to civilians.

The collection features four Treasures inspired by the early days of the game. To collect these Treasures, you must find and log Traditional Caches.

Collection 2: Celebrating 25 years
Once you complete the first collection, you’ll unlock access to the second collection, which celebrates geocaching’s 25th anniversary and the exciting Events planned for 2025.

This collection has five Treasures, including a disco ball—also featured in our 25th anniversary design. You can collect these Treasures by finding and logging any type of geocache with a difficulty rating of 1.5 or lower.

Tip: Check out the limited-time Block Parties, Mega-Events, and Community Celebrations happening near you for a great opportunity to collect these Treasures!

A few questions answered

We know you’re excited about the new Treasures feature. Here are answers to some of your most common questions:

How are Treasures different from souvenirs?
While some Treasures collections may offer a souvenir as a bonus upon completion, Treasures and souvenirs are distinct features:

• Souvenirs commemorate specific geocaching achievements, such as finding a cache in a new region, finding or hiding a cache on a certain day, or participating in a special promotion.
• Treasures are digital representations of objects found when logging geocaches that meet certain criteria. Players complete a collection by finding all the required Treasures.

Will Geocaching API partners have access to Treasures?
If you log caches using third-party or Geocaching API partner applications, you will collect Treasure, which will be visible on Geocaching.com. However, you will not receive in-app notifications when a Treasure is found.

Since Treasures is a new feature, we are working to expand access for some Geocaching API partner applications. Stay tuned for more details.

When can I start finding Treasures?
The Treasures feature will be available in the Geocaching® app and on Geocaching.com starting March 17, 2025 at 12:00 UTC.

Stay tuned for more updates, and get ready to find your first Treasures in March 2025!