A geocacher hides a geocache and lists the coordinates on Geocaching.com for others to find. Geocaches can be found all over the world. It is common for geocachers to hide caches in locations that are important to them, reflecting a special interest or skill of the cache owner. These locations can be quite diverse. They may be at your local park, at the end of a long hike, underwater or on the side of a city street and why not in your library!
Players will navigate to a geocache using the Geocaching® app or a GPS-enabled device.
At a minimum, geocaches contain a logbook for players to sign. After signing, they'll log their experience on the Geocaching® app or on Geocaching.com to earn a reward in the form of a point and digital smiley.
Some geocaches contain small trinkets for trade. If a geocacher takes something from the geocache, they replace it with something of equal or greater value.
Travelling game pieces called trackables can also be found in geocaches. These trackables have a unique tracking number engraved on them and move from geocache to geocache towards a goal.
Geocaches are often well hidden but never buried.