Do you like scavenger hunts?

What about exploring the great unknown?
Are you adventurous?

Geocaching is the sport where YOU are the search engine!

Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPS users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a GPS unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they take something from the cache, try to leave something for the cache.   

 

What is the Bloomington Geocachers?

Whether you're a seasoned veteran or have never been caching before, the Bloomington Geocachers is for you! If you don't have a GPS unit, we'll hook you up with a group that does!

We have monthly outings. Some in Bloomington, others we'll travel for weekend geocaching marathons to cool sights that you get to choose.  Or just be part of the e-mail list at Google Groups to keep up on the pulse of geocaching in the Bloomington area! Also check out the Geocaching Club at IU, if you're a student at IU!

 

We were recently featured on WTIU's The Weekly Special. Check out the video on Facebook.

 

New to Geocaching?

Come to one of our monthly events and we'll be happy to show you how to geocache. There's enough geocachers at each event that own GPS units that you won't need one at any of our events. New people and their families and friends are always welcome!

Upcoming Events

NEW IU GIS Day's Welcome to Geocaching Event!- November 18, 10-3pm Wells Library, on the Indiana University Bloomington Campus

Past Events

TrailMix 16- Yellowwood State Forest - November 1, 1pm Yellowwood State Forest

Welcome to Geocaching Event! - September 19th, 2pm Sample Gates

Holy Cow!!! Summer Send Off - August 22, 4pm at Holy Cow Restaurant in Nashville
Allens Creek Geoadventure - July 18, 1pm at Allens Creek trailhead

Bloomington Geocachers' First Meet, Greet, Eat, and Cache! - June 20, 12pm at Bloomington's Noodles and Co

 

Site Pages/ Resources:

• Member Profiles
• Tips for Caching on the IU Bloomington Campus
• Nearby Places to Geocache at
• Geocaching Links

 

What else do you guys do?

 We have more than 65 members so far.

Our December Outing will be announced soon!

We're still determining as a group what we'll be doing. Here's some suggestions so far from group members:

• Going geocaching with other geocachers
• Meet and greet other geocachers events at restaurants
• Brunch or Dinner Potlucks before or after a geocaching event
• Geocaching Flash Mob events
• Geocaching Contests in Bloomington
• Setting up new caches with other "members"
• CITO (Cache-In-Trash-Out) Geocaching Events
• Favorite Bloomington Geocache of the Month Contest
• Geocaching Marathons (day-long, grab as many geocaches as possible in a set amount of time while driving from location to location)
• Increasing the quality of geocache offerings in the Blomington area
• Improve the maintanence of caches in Bloomington
• Carpooling to "Mega" Geocaching Events like GeoWoodstock, Midwest GeoBash, etc
• Outreach to local youth groups (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, Bloomington Parks & Rec, etc)
• Traveling together to further areas to find more caches. (Louisville, Chicago, Cincinnati area, etc..)