Geocaching is delightful because of the people who play it — adventure-seekers, makers, parents, astronauts and (sometimes) celebrities. Read their stories.
Passion, creativity, and community spirit—these are the qualities that define Micha and Karolin, the geocaching power couple from Hamburg, Germany, better known as Rucksackabenteuer. What started as curiosity for geocaching in 2018 has since grown into an influential voice in the German geocaching community.
Read about Micha and Karo’s motivation to inspire others, build connection, champion creativity, and turn their passion into a powerful platform for community engagement.
October marks a month full of special deliveries and spooky adventures. Every October 1, World Postcard Day celebrates the first postcard. Later in the month, things get eerie as the world embraces Halloween. Both recognize curiosity and connection to the unknown.
Let’s go on an extraterrestrial adventure to write log entries and send trackables on their journey through space and time.
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.
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.
Geocaching HQ Lackeys attend dozens of Mega and Giga-Events around the world, shaking hands, sharing stories of adventure, and of course, geocaching! imagreenplant, Senior Technical Program Manager at HQ, and his adventuring kid, Coral, recently traveled to Arendal, Norway, to attend SCANDINAVIA 2025 (GCAQ1HH).
