2025 marks the 25th anniversary of geocaching. We’re excited to share this milestone with the global geocaching community through Community Celebration Events!
But what’s the secret to a spectacular geocaching Event? We asked the co-hosts of Maine’s second-longest running Event, Get Useless In Eustis (GUIE), for their advice.
Seldom do you find a geocache that requires a unique tool—even more seldom do you find a geocache that is a giant tool itself!
We’re halfway through Cosmic Quest and so far the global geocaching community has generated over 7,500,000 units of fuel! That is impressive! However, to reach the goal of 15 million units of fuel, we’ve got to keep caching. Let’s fill these last weeks of August with as many geocache finds as we can so we can fuel up the spaceship! Our friends are also busy geocaching this month and we just received this postcard they sent from a recent geocache location. Continue reading →
Geocaching HQ Lackeys attend dozens of Mega and Giga-Events around the world, shaking hands, sharing stories of adventure, and of course, geocaching! Oceansazul is a Lead Senior Product Manager at Geocaching HQ. She recently traveled to Finland to attend the Piste Iin päällä Mega-Event (GCAA3ZX). Here’s her trip summary. Continue reading →
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 collection of geocaching community volunteers who dedicate their time, passion, and talent to support the worldwide geocaching community.
The geocaching community currently has nearly 400 volunteers who support geocachers and coach 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 →
