Geocaching is a fun, family-friendly outdoor pastime that is equal parts scavenger hunt, hike, outdoor adventure and gift exchange with a technological twist.
About the Caches:
At each cache location, there should be a waterproof container, a log book to sign and record your comments, and a treasure.
This year, we are celebrating our 80th anniversary. Occasionally, throughout the summer, we will place a Saskatchewan Provincial Parks 80th anniversary geocoin in each cache. These coins were made to celebrate the establishment of the Provincial Park system in 1931.
The mission of these coins is to travel, so if you find one please remember to send it on a journey.
All cache locations and geocoins are registered on geocaching.com. Once you find a cache or geocoin please log onto geocaching.com and tell us about it. Feel free to post a message on our Facebook page to tell of your experience.
How you begin your search:
To start geocaching in the parks, you need a GPS device or a GPS-enabled mobile phone and a spirit of adventure. Some parks have units that you can borrow, so please ask at the Park Office or Visitor Centre.
We have listed each of the caches with their name and coordinates on the geocaching.com website; click here to view our cache page. If you forget to load this information into your unit before you leave home, you can inquire at the Park Office once you arrive.
This is the first year for our geocache program, so please be patient with us as it is a work in progress. We do not have all our caches listed at this time, but aim to have all 80 caches up and running this year. Feel free to email us any suggestions you have on how we can improve our geocache program. Comments can be sent to parksinfo@gov.sk.ca.
The rules for geocaching can be found by clicking here. Not sure how to select your first geocache? Watch this video put together by geocaching.com.
Happy treasure hunting!
Related Links:
Saskatoon and Area Geocaching Association
Regina Geocachers
