Geocaching is an exciting activity that combines hi-tech satellite-guided navigation with hide-and-seek!

Join fellow Scouts at Dolese Park to learn how to geocache.  You can use a backpacking or hiking GPS, or there are many apps that run on a smartphone to enable you to participate.

The word geocache is a combination of “geo,” which means “earth,” and “cache,” which means “a hiding place.” Geocaching describes a hiding place on planet Earth—a hiding place you can find using a GPS unit.

And... IT'S FUN!

Scouts will need access to a GPS-enabled device to complete the Merit Badge.  This device can be shared with another Scout.  The devicve will ideally have a geocaching app on it, such as the app avavilable at https://www.geocaching.com/play.  A trail app such as All Trails may also work, or a GPS status app like GPS Status will as well.  Contact Bill Hensley (billhensley@earthlink.net) with any questions about apps.