Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites

Geocaching

It’s easy to see why geocaching is rapidly becoming one of the most popular outdoor activities in Georgia State Parks. Geocaching combines the high-tech feel of online games with the old-fashioned fun of a treasure hunt. It’s the perfect activity for families and grandparents who are getting in on the experience, too!

Using a GPS or smartphone with a GPS app, you search 57 Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites locations around the state to discover hidden containers or “caches” which contain a small prize. (The coordinates to all caches are available online at Geocaching.com.) You take a prize and then leave one for the next person. After signing the logbook to document your success, you go back online and share your experience.

Your family will have so much fun finding the caches you’ll forget you’re getting healthy exercise!

There are several different geo-adventures awaiting you in Georgia State Parks, so the fun can be different each and every time! There are 43 State Parks participating in the Parks GeoTour, and 14 historic sites on the History Trail GeoTour. The history trail features indoor boxes with combination locks that can only be opened after solving the clues and discovering the combination. It’s a new twist on some of Georgia’s oldest attractions!

We also have Orienteering, a family activity which uses a compass and a map to navigate through the woods from one point to another at Cloudland Canyon, Panola Mountain, Red Top Mountain, Sweetwater Creek and Unicoi state parks, and a compass course at New Echota State Historic Site.

"Get Out. Get Dirty. Get Fit."® - the entire state is waiting to be explored!
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