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Grab Your GPS and Go Explore Georgia.
We’ve hidden 46 caches in 43 state parks, taking you from Cloudland Canyon to Skidaway Island, and everywhere in between. The quest ranges from easy to tricky. (Hint: you might need a tide chart for one of the bonus caches.) Best of all, any age can participate and share the fun of treasure hunting, so "Get Out. Get Dirty. Get Fit."®!
New WILD CARD Cache! Come out to Chattahoochee Bend State Park and add this wild card stamp to your Geo-Challenge PassPort! This unique stamp goes in any blank (non-park designated) square on your PassPort and counts towards your next geocoin.
Wow! 2059 Geocachers have made 9264 finds on 46 state park geocaches! (June 29, 2011)
CONGRATULATIONS to our GeoFinishers!
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GETTING STARTED |
- Get the GPS coordinates at www.Geocaching.com for the Georgia State Parks Geo-Challenge locations
 Start your search and locate one or all caches using a hand-held GPS unit. The Garmin eTrex H is a good entry level unit and is available for purchase at REI.
- The cache containers are sealed ammo boxes labeled as a Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites geocache. Caches are located in 43 Georgia state parks.
- When you find a Geo-Challenge cache, take a trinket from the cache, leave something of greater or equal value, log your name and any comments to the logbook, stamp your PassPort grid sheet with the unique stamp for that specific park and then share your experiences online.
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TRAVEL BUGS |
| Follow the Traveling Gophers on www.Geocaching.com. There are 58 Georgia State Park & Historic Sites travel bugs moving around the country. Be on the lookout for them and help them get to a new destination. |
GEO-COINS |
Complete specific numbers of caches to get a custom geo-coin. Bring your stamped PassPort into the park’s Visitor Center and receive a voucher for your coin.
 With 15 completed caches you are eligible for a bronze level coin- With 30 completed caches you are eligible for a silver level coin
- With 40 completed caches you are eligible for a gold level coin
To redeem your voucher and receive your coin, send the voucher to:
Marketing Coordinator
Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE, Suite 1354 East Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
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BONUS CACHES |
| Once you complete the caches for each coin level you are eligible for that level bonus cache. The bonus caches are a bit more challenging. |
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