The document provides guidelines on how to successfully hide and manage geocaches, emphasizing the importance of choosing easy locations, avoiding perishable items, and adhering to environmental laws. It advises using waterproof containers, logging coordinates, and creating accounts on geocaching.com to list new caches. Key reminders include respecting property rights, minimizing environmental impact, and ensuring safety while geocaching.

1. Geocaching: BIG and SMALL.
What to look for when caching!
Joe Oliphant joliphant@propelschools.org

2. Tips & Warnings
• Make your first few geocaches easy to get to and
maintain.
• Geocaches are usually not hidden closer than 500
feet from each other.
• Do not hide anything that has a strong odor or is
perishable (food, perfume, "scratch 'n sniff" stickers,
etc.).
• Do not hide your geocache in an environmentally-
sensitive area that is easily destroyed by foot traffic.
• Geocaching.com does not allow anyone to dig a hole
to hide or find a geocache.

3. How to hide a cache.
• Create an online account at geocaching.com
• Typical geocache contents
• Find a suitable, waterproof container large enough to hold a pencil, logbook (for
geocachers to sign) and a few small toys. An old Army ammo can works great
for geocaches.
• Name your geocache and go searching for a great hiding place (refer to the
Listing Guidelines under "Resources" for what hiding spots are allowed).
• Logs are great geocache hiding spots!
• Make use of any nearby natural camouflage.
• Use your GPS to "Mark" the coordinates where you hid your geocache.
• Log into your geocaching.com account and click "Hide and Seek a Cache" from
the home page. On the right side of the "Hide and Seek" page there is a link to
an "online form" for reporting new geocaches. Fill out the form and click the
"Report New Listing" button when you are finished. Your geocache will be
reviewed and published in about three days.

4. What does this mean?

36. Things to remember.
• It’s important that geocachers respect property
rights and seek permission where appropriate.
• Minimize impact on the environment, including
wildlife nesting and breeding areas.
• Don’t put yourself or others at risk by placing a
cache in a dangerous location.
• Observe all laws and rules of the area.
• HAVE FUN!
• Practice CITO!