Geocaching the Treasures of Oz (links open in new window)

Geocaching is a high-tech adventure game of finding small hidden containers by using a hand-held GPS. The containers are called caches (pronounced ‘CASH-is’) The caches are filled with trinkets like key chains or pencils to trade, and a log book to write a note that you found the cache. Finding the cache is only part of the fun. On the way to a cache you often discover beautiful and interesting places that you would otherwise overlook.

We’ve hidden caches in several of the Treasure of Oz sites. Check back here to see if we’ve hidden more.

To learn more about geocaching and to sign up for a free account, visit Geocaching.com.

On Geocaching.com you'll get the longitude and latitude of each Treasure of Oz cache (as well as the locations of hundreds of thousands of other caches all over the world). Enter the location of each Treasure of Oz cache into your GPS and start hunting.

And, as a special reward, you’ll get a raffle ticket for each Treasure of Oz cache that you find. Just write down the four-digit number that’s inside the lid of each Treasure of Oz cache on the site’s square on your Treasures passport.

On July 24th present your passport at the Forest Beach Migratory Preserve from 1 PM to 5 PM or from 9 AM to 3 PM at Lion's Den or Cedarburg Bog to collect your raffle tickets.

Here’s the list of Treasure of Oz sites with geocaches with links to their details at Geocaching.com

• Mequon Nature Preserve
• Highland Woods
• Bratt Woods
• Lion’s Den Gorge
• Forest Beach Migratory Preserve
• Interurban Bike Trail Bridge
• Harrington Beach State Park
• Cedarburg Bog (this is an EarthCache, answer the four questions in place of writing down a four-digit number)

Happy caching!