Dating back to the game\u2019s origins, the core of geocaching has always been community. Cache owners spend hours crafting caches for others to find; players share their adventures through logs and photos; and behind the scenes, a group of volunteers keeps the game going.<\/p>\n
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Whether you found a new geocache today, found one on a far-away vacation, have hidden a geocache, used Geocaching.com or the Geocaching\u00ae mobile app in a language other than English, or visited the Geocaching Forums, you have a geocaching community volunteer to thank! There are several types of volunteers in the geocaching world who deserve our appreciation.<\/p>\n
There are nearly 400 worldwide geocaching community volunteers, including reviewers, EarthCache reviewers (Geoawares), translators, and forum moderators. They dedicate their time to help keep the game in motion as they review geocaches to meet the geocaching and regional guidelines, translate the website and app, and keep the forums positive and helpful.<\/p>\n
Other members of the community also volunteer their time. Cache owners use their creativity to create fun caches while also taking the time to maintain them. Event hosts and Mega- and Giga-Event organizing teams also volunteer their time and put in tremendous effort to provide amazing social experiences and huge amounts of fun for the community.<\/p>\n
Interested in joining us to thank your local volunteers? Here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n
Want to learn more about current geocaching community volunteers? Check out our community volunteer features<\/a>.<\/p>\n Curious about what it\u2019s like to be a geocaching community reviewer? Check out HQ\u2019s reviewer podcast series<\/a> to hear their experiences in their own words.<\/p>\n Geocaching community volunteers have an incredibly positive impact on the game and the geocaching community. On Friday, May 22, go to the official Geocaching Facebook page<\/a> and join us in saying a big \u2018Thank You\u2019 to the community\u2019s volunteers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dating back to the game\u2019s origins, the core of geocaching has always been community. Cache owners spend hours crafting caches for others to find; players share their adventures through logs and photos; and behind the scenes, a group of volunteers keeps the game going.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":156415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[164,2300],"series":[],"class_list":["post-156412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geocaching-community-volunteers","tag-geocaching-community-volunteers","tag-thank-a-volunteer-day"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260314121414.jpg.63e0f5f8c62f30556149e8aad1c924d6-1.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/inside-geocaching-hq-podcast","embedCode":"Thank a Volunteer Day is May 22, 2026!<\/a><\/blockquote>