Geocaching 101

Geocaching is a GPS-enabled outdoor treasure hunt.  Use your smartphone or GPS to look for hidden objects and discover places you've never seen.

The geocaching community in Nova Scotia is active and welcoming.  Look for a geocache or attend an event today!

The "geocaching 101" page at geocaching.com provides more information on how to get started.

Pro tips on "log types" from long-time reviewer for Nova Scotia, CacheViewer.

More advanced Information & Tutorials:

• Earthcache talk given at MMV (pdf)

• Project-GC Tutorial (Google slides for MMV 2023 presentation at http://bit.ly/mmv2023-pgc-tutorial ), also available as a 1h youtube video (older 2019 presentation at https://bit.ly/2txztzr )

• Geocaching Puzzle Solving for Beginners (Google slides at https://bit.ly/mmv2023-puzzle-solving-beginners , MMV/2023 presentation), also available as a 1h youtube video.

• Cachetur.no webinar recording:  https://youtu.be/ToVrLF8-nt0 , May / 2020 3 hour presentation (cachetur is a trip planning tool for geocachers).  There is also a link to a PDF summary. 

• How to build a Wherigo Cache video

Resources to teach others about geocaching:

• Geocaching on the Harvest Moon Trail (pdf) by Sherry Fillmore - June 2023.

• "Introduction to Geocaching" by John MacKay (July 2019) pdf | powerpoint

• "What is geocaching?" video (downloadable as a wmv file)

• There are a good number of introductory videos at the Geocaching 101 page of geocaching.com.