The cache is NOT at the above coordinates!
Cache Across Southern California 2026
Greetings gamers! Are you ready to explore video games through the ages? Find and locate one of the roughly 50 CASC geocaches across all 10 Southern California counties. As you find geocaches, you may stamp your passport to track your progress and turn it in at Signal's Island in San Diego to redeem your prize(s)!
Do not remove the stamp from the container, it is part of this geocache!
How do I use the CASC Passport?
Use the stamp in each CASC geocache and stamp any of the 25 small game tokens on the front page of the passport. At the bottom of each coin, write the GC code of the geocache that corresponds to the stamp provided. Then on the reverse side, circle or highlight the caches you found from the list. Doing these steps will increase efficiency and line management at Signal's Island.
CASC Prize Redemption
To qualify for prize redemption you must bring your completed passport to Signal's Island Goes M*A*S*H (GCBGC72) in San Diego on Saturday, October 3rd 2026. There are two award packages being offered: Silver and Gold. For the SILVER award, you must find at least 10 CASC geocaches in 3 counties. To qualify for the GOLD award, you must find at least 25 CASC geocaches in all 10 counties. Silver award includes a small geocaching goodie bag, but Gold award includes a complimentary CASC 2026 geocoin + the silver award prize. Only one prize package per qualifying account. Prize distribution will be on a first come first served basis.
Sharing your progress
Feel free to share and post your progress on the official CASC Facebook group. Important announcements will be periodically added here as well.
I want to hide a CASC Geocache!
Interested in becoming a CASC sponsor for next year? Join the official CASC Facebook group and watch for an interest post sometime in Fall 2026.
Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Lucasfilm. It was released in 1986 as the first game they ever self-published and is considered a pioneer of the point-and-click adventure game genre. The narrative follows teenage protagonist Dave Miller as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend Sandy Pantz from the clutches of the reclusive mad scientist Doctor Fred. Players first choose two friends from a pool of six unique playable characters, to accompany Dave for the rescue. You must find your way in to Doctor Fred's mansion, solve puzzles, deal with its strange denisens-- including alien tenticles and an evil, sentient meteor; to eventually reach the secret laboratory for the final confrontation! The way to succeed in the branching story's quest depends on who you bring with you and their set of skills.
Initially released for the Commodore 64 and Apple II PC, it was eventually ported to NES and several other game systems. The game was critically acclaimed for its humor, a comedic play on various horror tropes, fun dialog, and innovative structure. The game had one sequel, Day of the Tentacle, which released in 1993. There was also a campy spin-off live-action TV show of the same name which lasted for three seasons.
How to reach Weird Ed's stash:
- Go to Posted Location.
- Find and take the bridge headed south
- Turn LEFT after the bridge
- Continue about 110ft to a grassy area where the trail splits.
- Turn RIGHT to head southwest
- Continue about 300ft to reach the shaded grove with the bench.
- This is the Final Location, It is also a posted Waypoint in case you get turned around somehow.
First Few to Find Prizes and Featured Swag (Only Take or Trade for 1 per cacher please)
- Hamster Plush. His name is Norman
- Maniac Mansion Character Magnets
- Self-Adhering Neurostimulation Electrodes
DO NOT REMOVE STAMP!
Dave's Theme (8-bit NES goodness) (Live Cover by Descendents of Erdrick)
Maniac Mansion song by Dead to Begin With [some explicit lyrics]
This cache was hidden in preparation for Signal's Island.