The fourth 2025 hiding theme: Blast from the past ⏳⏪🎉

In 2025, we’re celebrating a major milestone—25 years of geocaching! To mark this special anniversary, we introduced a new hiding theme per quarter to celebrate geocaches published in 2025. Every three months, we feature geocaches from the previous quarter’s theme on the Geocaching Blog and social media.

Our third theme, hidden gems, was a shining success! We loved seeing all the ways you, the community, interpreted the theme. All nominations were polished to perfection, and we are excited to keep the spirit going by sharing some inspiration for the last hiding theme.

The fourth theme: Blast from the past ⏳⏪🎉 (25 Years of Geocaching)
Geocaching is celebrating 25 years this year! Over the last two and a half decades, we’ve made some great memories. Now, we’re asking you to get sentimental and hide some nostalgic geocaches that celebrate the past.

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A recap of our third 2025 hiding theme: hidden gems! 💎

In 2025, we’re celebrating a major milestone—25 years of geocaching! To mark this special anniversary, we’re introducing a new hiding theme per quarter to celebrate geocaches published in 2025. Every three months, we’ll feature geocaches from that quarter’s theme on the Geocaching Blog and social media.

For our third hiding theme, hidden gems, each nomination was ‘gem’credible’! We didn’t have to dig very deep; your nominations uncovered some of the brightest on-theme caches.

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Here-A-Pod Theropod (Gadget) — Geocache of the Week

Mystery
GCB47EA
by TeamPhoenix421
Difficulty:
3
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Ohio, USA
N 41° 36.133’ W 084° 09.387’

Why don’t T. rexes ever log their geocache finds? Because they can’t reach the Logbook.

This week, we’re bringing you a mystery gadget cache that is likely to give you a chuckle. An exceptionally creative geocache, this prehistoric dino dude needs your help to get to the log sheet.

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Fun ways to celebrate World Postcard Day

After a successful introduction of World Postcard Day to the geocaching community in 2024, we are excited to celebrate geocaching and postcard communities again this year.

To mark the date and earn this special souvenir, attend any geocaching Event from September 28 to October 4, 2025.

If you’d like to add some postcard-themed activities to your Event, we have some fun suggestions for inspiration.

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Farenheit451 — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC5XRMT
by sdub360
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Washington, USA
N 46° 43.226’ W 122° 57.217’

What did the firefighter say to the burning building? “Cool it.”

This week, you’re invited to a site that is full of history, honor, and has a geocache celebrating Chief Thomas Cunningham, who tragically lost his life in 1920 while responding to a blaze.

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