Get in the Game!

Get in the Game! with Geocaching

For our 100th Anniversary Celebration, the Black Hills Area Council is tapping into the fun and excitement of geocaching and inviting you along. Through Get in the Game! geocaching events, Scouts and non-Scouts alike will search for prizes in this fast-paced outdoor quest. It's a great way to share Scouting skills — and adventure — with today's tech savvy kids.

What is geocaching?

Put simply, it's a high-tech treasure hunt. Players hide containers, called "caches" or "geocaches," outdoors and then share the coordinates. Then, other players seek them out using GPS navigation devices. It's fun, challenging, and interesting for individuals, families, and groups.

Get in the Game! Activities

The BSA has developed five geocaching activities for the Get in the Game! program.

• Pillars of Scouting — "Travel Bugs®" that go from cache to cache around the nation to highlight core Scouting values.
• Cache to Eagle® — BSA districts across America are hiding caches to showcase some of Scouting's great gifts to America, Eagle Scout service project sites. Learn how this program started at Geoscouting.com.
• Treasures of Scouting — Caches around the country that showcase Scouting people and programs: Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturing, Scouting Alumni, and Volunteers.
• Race to 2010 — Pinewood Derby cars will soon be zooming around the nation! More information coming soon.
• Cache In Trash Out — Partnering with Geocaching.com, a single day of service throughout America. More information coming soon.

Geocachers  — want to help Scouts “Get in the Game”?

If you're an active geocacher interested in helping Scouts and Scouters in your area, contact pack17@spearfish.com to enroll in the 100th Anniversary National Leadership Team. Help bring the fun and adventure of geocaching to youth in your community!