Reach the Peak has just ended and around the world geocachers are catching their breath after “summiting” the seven tallest mountains on every continent. In addition to providing a chance to challenge our geocaching skills, our summits of those seven mountains also provided a reminder of how geocaching is tied to the beautiful outdoors. How lucky are we to have mighty mountains, forests, and trails as our gameboard? To celebrate reaching the peaks of those mountains, we’re highlighting five geocaches around the world that take geocachers to other awe-inspiring sites in nature. Read on and learn about the caches and their incredible locations. Continue reading →
Category: Community
Geocaching is delightful because of the people who play it — adventure-seekers, makers, parents, astronauts and (sometimes) celebrities. Read their stories.
Adventure Lab® Spotlight: Discovering Ibirapuera Park São Paulo!
It’s easy to understand why Ibirapuera Park is one of the most visited parks in South America. The huge green space in the middle of São Paulo, Brazil offers something for everyone. Whether you want to go birdwatching, visit a fascinating museum, or appreciate expertly designed landscapes, Ibirapuera Park has all that and more. With so much to see and do there, a park like this makes the perfect location for an Adventure. Explore the Discovering Ibirapuera Park São Paulo! Adventure and learn more about what makes this place one of the best parks in the world. Continue reading →
Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) announcement for 2022
Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) is an environmental initiative supported by the geocaching community. Since 2002, CITO has enabled geocachers to beautify and restore natural and urban spaces. In that time, there have been more than 536,000 logged attendances at nearly 29,000 events where geocachers helped improve the outdoors.
Get ready for Virtual Rewards 3.0!
2022 is the Year of the Hide. As part of this, Geocaching HQ is thrilled to reward cache owners who have given so much to the game with Virtual Rewards 3.0, a limited number of Virtual Caches for the geocaching community.
An opt-in web page is now available for cachers to apply for a Virtual Reward. The page is open until February 26, 2022. Continue reading →
Commit to geocaching this year
Each year, millions of people around the world resolve to change something in their lives: get in shape, stress less, or spend more time with family. In fact, you can help put someone on the road to accomplishing all these things simply by introducing them to geocaching. But no matter the resolution you choose, they all require a commitment to consistency to make them come true. So this year, we encourage you to commit to geocaching. Whether you cache for your health, to relax, or as a family activity, simply start where you are and keep coming back. Continue reading →
