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 →
YouTube Shorts: How to search for geocaches
Now that you’ve learned about geocaching and how to get started on your adventure, it’s time to know where to search for a geocache.
Knowing where to look first can be overwhelming, but with our curated collection of the most helpful “where to search” tutorial videos, you’ll be well-equipped to start your geocaching journey.
Check out our five quick tutorials on where to search for a geocache on the Geocaching YouTube channel! Continue reading →
Celebrate Earth Day every day with the Planet WOW! GeoTour
The Planet WOW! GeoTour (GT4FC) includes geocaches placed at destinations that WOW! across the United States.
The Planet WOW! GeoTour is a collaboration between Tinkercast, the creators of the #1 kids & family podcast “Wow in the World,” Aspen Institute’s Planet Media, The Nature Conservancy, and Geocaching HQ. Although the podcast is designed for kids ages 6–12 and their families, Planet WOW! welcomes all adventurers—young and young at heart—to embark on a trailblazing, audio-filled, action-packed adventure to places that WOW! After all, you have to love nature to want to protect it, right?
Planet WOW! geocaches include trackable Planet WOW! trading cards with WOW facts about caring for our climate. If you find a trading card in the wild, be sure to mention where you spotted it in your log—and include something that WOWed you about the location!
To learn more about the project, visit the Planet WOW! website where you can listen to exclusive podcasts from “Wow in the World” hosts Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas and print trading cards to place in geocaches near you.
To learn more about the Planet WOW! GeoTour (GT4FC), visit the landing page.
ROMANÓWKA — Geocache of the Week
We’re seeing green with this geocache! Nothing screams “geocache” more than this gigantic geocaching ammo can container! Get ready for an extra large Geocache of the Week, ROMANÓWKA (GC5PPB8).
Geocaching International Film Festival 2025
The GIFF saga continues!
As if there weren’t enough reasons to get excited for 2025, the Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF) is back!
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