Hiding a Geocache

Members of the geocaching community are responsible for creating and maintaining the thousands of geocaches out in the world. Anyone who has an account with geocaching.com and a little bit of imagination, and patients, and a good location in mind, can place a geocache in the world. There are a few simple rules to follow when making a cache that must be followed in order to place the cache properly.

• Above all it is important to have the land owners permission to place the cache if it is on private property.
• A geocache is never to be buried
• Wildlife must not be harmed in the placement
• Geocaches are not to be placed on school property
• Geocaches may not be placed on military bases
• Geocaches are allowed in space on moons or other planets.

Once you have a perfect location set it is time to stock and place your geocache. Inside of the geocache you must have at the minimum a logbook or log sheet for the treasure hunters to sign their name. You may also want to stock the container with the first prizes. Once the cache is stocked it is time to take it to the location and place it. When you hide the cache it is important to hide it well, you don’t want it to be too easy, however you don’t want it to be impossible.  Hiding a geocache is a fun way to be involved with maintaining the continuing popularity of the game. Remember that when you place a geocache it is up to you to keep it clean and keep the log book up to date.

“If you hide it, they will come”