Geocaching – The real-life, GPS-based treasure hunt
Geocaching is like a real-life treasure hunt. All you need is a GPS enabled device or phone and a geocaching.com account. The account can be created with a valid email address or a link through Facebook. Once you sign up, you can start going on some hunts!
Once you’ve got a set of coordinates, follow the GPS to that spot and start looking for the cache based on the clues provided in the app or on the website. A cache can be a box, container, or something else that has been placed in a specific spot for geocachers to find. These are placed for a number of reasons: personal story, historical significance, or just something really cool that other people should see (like a hidden waterfall on a trail or a piece of street art that doesn’t get much foot traffic)… Whatever the case, there’s usually a story behind the cache.
There are a couple of rules, but only a couple:
- If you take something from the cache, you must replace it with something of equal or greater value
- If and when you find the cache, sign the accompanying logbook!
“Our GeoCaching program has been a lot of fun,” says Chuck Auld, Activities Director at TT Orlando who holds classes to teach campers all about geocaching. “I love sharing the fun of GeoCaching with people who are going to be traveling all over from here, giving them something else to do as they travel.”
Interested in learning more? Just ask your activities director if there are any GeoCaching classes happening soon or simply download the Geocaching app and get hunting on your own!
Have you gone Geocaching at your favorite TT campsite? Tell us your geocaching story in the comments!
Geocaching makes the world go round just a bit smoother! This is an excellent idea and I will certainly look for caches at TTN. I am happy to see Orlando leads the way!
We agree, Ron! It’s great to incorporate fun wherever you go. Happy to hear that you are excited about geocaching too!
I have been geocaching for several years. It’s great for when you need something to do. It’s easy. I’ve found one at the Twin Mills camping resort.
That’s fantastic, LaDawna! Thanks for sharing!
There is a wonderful bike trail near Kinesee Lake TT, with about 150 geocaches along it. The bike trail itself is a short drive or bike ride from the park.
There is even a prize if you find enough geocaches and gather the code words for each mile! If you look for one of the bike trail geocaches listed on geocaching.com, the details are provided.
Nice, Suzi! Prizes for found caches sound like awesome motivation to get out there and do some geocaching.
we’re interested in learning more! we’ll be hitting TT Orlando again after january 2016-will look up activies director Chuck when we get there
I have not been out of CA resorts. Since I joined TT . I like to go to East coast side. the 1st time.
Lots of geocached in this area.
Lots of geocaches in this area.
The biggest geocaching website is geocaching.com though there are other websites. One of the best ways to learn about the area you’re camping in is to stop into an event. Locals are always happy to share their caching experiences and help new cachers out. If you stay at Gettysburg Farm, there is an annual geotrail (several caches that belong together in some way). If you get a passport and find that year’s caches, you can receive a free geocoin. There are lots of geotrails out there! We camp and cache all the time so hopefully we’ll see some more caches near TT campsites and see more campers on the trail.
That’s great info, Terri! Thanks!
I would love to try this
Love geocaching! I have been doing it from 2003….
Wow, that’s a long time, Tom! You are a veteran geocacher!
I have been geocaching since 2005 and I look every place we stay. Now that I’m retired it’s almost a full time job (not really) .
That’s awesome, Randy!
I don’t think I have ever stayed at a TT park that did not have several geocaches within walking distance of the preserve. It’s a great way to find points of interest that you would never discover otherwise. One of my favorite camp activities!