Does Geocaching.com or a volunteer physically check the cache before publishing it?
While we would love to head out to every location to check on each and every cache placement, it is an impossible task. We rely on the geocaching community to abide by the geocaching guidelines, to ensure that permission for cache placement has been sought, to provide accurate coordinates, and to keep the contents appropriate for a family-family audience. If you find a problematic cache, please contact the owner directly or contact us.
We wish! We’d love to head out to all those countries and states to check on each and every cache to ensure that they are placed properly. Based on the growth of the sport, however, this would be impossible. If you’re not sure about a cache, wait for someone else to check on it and report back to the site. Before a cache is posted, volunteers check the page for inaccuracies, bad coordinates, and appropriateness before posting the cache to the site.
We rely on the geocaching community to abide by the geocaching guidelines, to ensure that permission for cache placement has been sought, to provide accurate coordinates, and to keep the contents appropriate for a family-friendly audience. If you find a problematic cache, please contact the owner directly or geocaching.com.
