As the community celebrates the 25th anniversary of geocaching in 2025, we look back on an earlier milestone that led to the creation of Cache In Trash Out® (CITO), a concept that has helped preserve the natural beauty of cache-friendly spaces around the world. 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.
Introducing Virtual Rewards 5.0
Since 2000, geocachers have explored millions of places, posted countless logs, and made friendships that span the globe. Now, in geocaching’s 25th year, we’re celebrating the people who make it all possible — the cache hiders.
Virtual Rewards 5.0 is our way of saying thank you, with 4,000 new opportunities for geocachers to place a one-of-a-kind Virtual Cache. Continue reading →
Walk of Lego — Geocache of the Week
One could say, ”that one lego is too much” but that’s just a thing of the past. Cache owner, Bernd2010, felt that one is just not enough. Hidden near Lego® Berlin, is a geocache that pays homage to the most Favorited geocache of all time (GC13Y2Y).
The thought was that this (now archived) geocache deserved a star on its own Walk-of-Fame, not too far from the famous LEGO giraffe that hid the original.
Medieval Luxembourg’s Block Party
The green rolling hills, ancient castles, and dense forests of northern Luxembourg played host to the Legends of Luxembourg Block Party (GCAJM25), the largest geocaching event ever hosted in the country. Continue reading →
Meet your community volunteers—a feature filled with board games, pikas, and the Seattle Gum Wall!
It’s a well-known fact that geocaching is a community-based game. After all, what would the game be without creative cache owners and the engaged cachers who log their finds?
Another vital aspect of the game is the group of geocaching community volunteers who dedicate their time, passion, and talent to support the worldwide geocaching community.
- Reviewers review and publish geocaches that meet geocaching guidelines
- Moderators guide and monitor participation in the Geocaching Forums
- Translators translate geocaching content into 25+ languages
- EarthCache reviewers use their expertise in geology to review and publish EarthCaches
The geocaching community currently has nearly 400 volunteers who support geocachers and provide guidance to new players—all for the love of the game. Though most volunteers are also active players, a large portion of the community hasn’t yet had the chance to meet them.
Here’s a brief introduction to volunteers you might have seen in your community! Continue reading →
