Blackshear Geocaching Challenge

The Blackshear Geocaching Challenge was created in partnership between geocachers AngelMay3 and the city of Blackshear through the Blackshear Better Hometown Program, now known as Main Street Blackshear. The challenge kicked off on March 30, 2013 and has given out over 450 geocoins. Additionally, 350 PathTags were awarded, but have since been retired. As of August 31, 2021 the challenge has been retired.

Geocaching is a family friendly, outdoor adventure game that is played with a GPS device or Smartphone. Basically, you get the GPS coordinates to a location and then go find a container at that location. You sign the log and hide the container in the same location where you found it for others to find. There are over 50 geocaches in Blackshear and Pierce County and over 2 million world wide.

The Blackshear Better Hometown Program is also offering a geocaching challenge in Blackshear, where you can earn a trackable Blackshear Geocaching Challenge geocoin and/or a Blackshear Geocaching Challenge PathTag.

Here’s how it works:

1. Download and print a Blackshear Geocaching Challenge passport grid sheet. The passport grid sheet is also at Comfort Inn Blackshear (155 Main St., N 31° 18.276 W 82° 14.521).

2. If you are not already registered to geocache, go to http://www.geocaching.com and sign up for an account. Then search for geocaches in Blackshear, GA or in postal code 31516. All eligible caches for the challenge start with BGT followed by a number and the cache name (Ex. BGT1 – Blackshear History Tour). There were a total of 30 BGT designated geocaches and there are 5 different geocache types available (traditional, multi, letterbox, Wherigo, and puzzle).

3. As you search for caches and sign the paper log, be sure to stamp your passport grid sheet in the appropriate box for each corresponding cache you find. Don’t forget to log your find online as well!

4. You will also be able to redeem your stamped grid sheet at Comfort Inn Blackshear (155 Main St., N 31° 18.276 W 82° 14.521).
   If you previously started the challenge, please contact AngelMay3 through Geocaching.com.

5. To receive your trackable Blackshear Geocaching Challenge geocoin, you must have a minimum of 25 boxes correctly stamped.

6. To receive your Blackshear Geocaching Challenge PathTag, you must have a minimum of 2 boxes of each geocache type correctly stamped.