Sometimes a rock is not a rock, an old ammo case is not an old ammo case, and a book is not just a book. All of these, and many, many more items, are used to hide geocaches, small hidden gems that can ...

Join us on a high-tech treasure hunt where we’ll learn about Geocaching, at home and abroad. Geocaching started in the early 2000s, shortly after the U.S. government made GPS technology available for ...

The 4th Annual Richmond Parks & Recreation Geocaching Weekend. Attend events, meetups, find new geocaches, & earn a new souvenir. Celebrate the 4th Annual Richmond KY Parks & Recreation Geocaching ...

If you were to name a few things that you enjoy doing outside, would geocaching make the list? Geocaching is an outdoor GPS-based scavenger hunt where participants use coordinates to hide or seek ...

Bryan Roth had been hiking and scrambling for a while, with drop-offs evident around him, when his guides held out coveralls and pointed between two rocks. “We have to go in the hole,” one said. Roth ...

Geocaching is an outdoor activity using GPS to find hidden containers (caches). Participants use a smartphone app to locate caches, often hidden in public places like parks. Once found, geocachers ...

On May 2, 2000, the U.S. government lifted restrictions that made GPS technology more accurate and accessible to the general public. This day became known as Blue Switch Day, and this decision ...

This story originally appeared in the April 2025 issue of Town&Gown magazine. Beautiful scenery, historic landmarks and hidden secrets await Centre County residents and visitors who embark on the ...

In May 2000, a computer consultant, Dave Ulmar, hid a bucket in Oregon in the United States, and placed the GPS co-ordinates on the internet. The bucket was found by two people and geocaching was born ...

Looking for a new outdoor adventure? Geocaching, a modern-day treasure hunt using GPS coordinates, might be just the thing. With more than 3 million active hidden caches worldwide — including 5,908 on ...

Around that corner, beneath that bench, in that alcove; treasures are hidden all around Mission Viejo if you just know where to look. And a lot of geocachers know. They’ve been coming through town, on ...

Looking for cheap ways to keep the kids entertained during school break? For travelers in the know, there's a free vacation activity that's hiding in plain sight. I don't know about you, but anytime I ...