By Anabel Kissel
Who doesn’t love a good scavenger hunt? I certainly do and geocaching is the ultimate worldwide treasure hunt. With help from an expert geocacher, my Grandma, I put together five must-find geocaches within 50 miles of Gwinnett.
What’s Eating Gilbert
GCBF9V6 | N 33° 59.277’ W 83° 43.265’
The cache was placed by CalhounCreations1088, whose 3D printed caches could be anything from a large hamburger to a tiny spider, but he usually leaves a clue in the name of the geocache. If you’re just starting out with geocaching, this is the perfect easy find in Winder.
Beaver Cache
GC1D | N 33° 52.305’ W 83° 58.308’
Beaver Cache, in Grayson, is one of the oldest geocaches in Gwinnett County. It was placed in 2000, the same year geocaching was founded! This cache has a swag bag filled with stickers, small toys and trinkets. If you bring something, you can exchange it for swag from the cache, which is great for kid-cachers!
JCAT-11 Can Cool Cachers Catch Caches?
GC9FATY | N 34° 06.340’ W 083° 35.533’
This gadget cache is hidden at an active catfish farm in Jefferson, Georgia, and you’ll need to do some “fishing” to unlock the cache box. Unfortunately, this cache is not available for non-premium users, but if you plug the listed coordinates into your map or a third-party app like Cachly, you can locate it on the geocaching website map to log the cache for free.
Spring Trail at Amicalola Falls
GCB9XMJ | N 34° 33.856’ W 084° 14.952’
For a more scenic experience, I recommend this cache at Amicalola Falls State Park. There is a $10 entrance fee per car but it is worth the price just to see the breathtaking 729-foot-tall waterfall, the tallest in all of Georgia. This is a premium cache, so follow the previously mentioned instructions on how to log it for free!
GeoGwinnett: Park and Seek Challenge
To celebrate 40 years of parks, Gwinnett is hosting GeoGwinnett: Park and Seek Challenge, a county-wide scavenger hunt designed to highlight each park’s natural beauty. Here’s how you play! First, register for free at Bit.ly/GeoGwinnett and then you will receive the coordinates and clue for each cache. There will be prizes, scenic trails and an abundance of Gwinnett charm!