The City of Mission Viejo and community volunteers on Saturday, January 25 will host a geocaching event to launch 31 new geocaches.
The geocaching community celebration event will take place from 9:15-11:15 am during a portion of the City’s Farmers Market located at the North Paseo, 25282 Marguerite Parkway.
Geocaching is a 21st century treasure hunting game played all over the world. The new geocaches will be added to the popular Discover Mission Viejo (DMV) GeoTour, which was the first and remains the only GeoTour in Southern California. The DMV GeoTour was originally launched in June 2023 and has attracted geocachers from all over the United States and several countries like Denmark, Belgium, Canada and Switzerland while logging more than 5,000 finds.
On Saturday, participants will learn how to geocache and be the first group to discover up to 31 new geocaches throughout Mission Viejo and revisit some of the original ones.
For people who haven’t completed the first GeoTour, they can participate by finding at least 45 of the GeoTour caches and collecting their code words. Then submit their completed geocache passport to receive a souvenir trackable GeoCoin while supplies last. The GeoTour will be available after the kick-off event for folks who cannot attend.
What is Geocaching?
The goal of geocaching is to find physical containers – called geocaches – using the free geocaching app. When you find a geocache, you sign your name on the logbook and write about your experience online. Geocaches come in all shapes and sizes. They can range from nanos (smaller than a dime) to ammo cans and 5-gallon buckets. The larger the container, the more swag and trinkets you will find!
Rules & Guidelines:
Always place the geocache in the exact spot you found it. Never remove or hide the geocache in a different location. If you take a trinket from the geocache, you must leave something of equal or greater value behind. Do not keep any trackable item that says, “Trackable at Geocaching.com.” Instead, move trackables from cache to cache.
For more information on geocaching, this GeoTour, or recommended geocaches in the City, visit the City’s website.
Kelly Tokarski
Mission Viejo
Public Information Specialist
