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 ...

SEATTLE — Geocaching celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The global game of hide and seek started in May 2000, when the U.S. government flipped a switch that made GPS signals far more accurate ...

The latest scavenger hunt takes you underwater. Geocaching started as a hobby more than a decade ago on land; now it is slowly becoming popular with scuba enthusiasts around the world looking for new ...

A tiny geocache was supposed to be hidden in a hedge lining a Pasadena sidewalk, between a pole without a sign and a parking meter. The geocaching community labeled it as an easy find in the app, but ...

Blend in with its surroundings. Be properly labeled with cache name, contact information and log location. Have a letter inside explaining the nature of the contents. Be located in a spot that doesn’t ...

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 ...