Whether you’re about to find your first geocache or your ten-thousandth, you’ve come to the right place to learn more about the game.
Now that you know how to search for geocaches, it’s time to take your geocaching to the next level.
Knowing some of the ins and outs of geocaching helps make a successful outing. Check out our five quick tutorials to help you know what to do after you find a geocache on the Geocaching YouTube channel! Continue reading →
Did you know that the first Multi-Cache (GC1E) was placed on June 11, 2000, in Stone Mountain, Georgia? Since then, thousands of Multi-Caches have been hidden around the world by geocachers like you.
A Multi-Cache includes at least one stage in addition to the physical final container with a logbook. The posted coordinates for a Multi-Cache are the first stage. At each stage, the geocacher gathers information that leads them to the next stage or to the final container. Continue reading →
Starting June 10, geocachers will have two new Treasure collections to complete, Event mementos and Planets.
To start collecting Treasures in Event mementos, geocachers must first complete Classic trackables. To start collecting Treasures in Planets, geocachers must first complete Mystery books. Continue reading →
Get ready—May is shaping up to be a memorable month for geocachers! We’re excited to celebrate Blue Switch Day, the 25th anniversary of geocaching, and the arrival of two new Treasure collections.
Two new collections, Classic trackables and Mystery books, will be available starting May 6 at 12:00 PM UTC. To start collecting Treasure from the Classic trackables collection, geocachers must first complete the Celebrating 25 years collection. To start collecting Treasure from the Mystery books collection, geocachers must first complete the Navigational tools collection. Continue reading →
Thinking about hiding your first geocache? You’re not alone! Placing a cache is a great way to give back to the game and connect with the community—but it also comes with some responsibility. To help you get started, we asked geocachers to share their tips for first-time cache hiders. Continue reading →
