Geocaching Merit Badge Helps and Documents

While working on the Geocaching merit badge, Scouts learn to safely find and record geocaches. A geocache is a place you can find using a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit. Usually there is a place to log your find and sometimes leave or take a small trinket. It is a fun way to learn to navigate using GPS.

Get the Geocaching Merit Badge pamphlet

Printable helps for requirements:

Printable requirements for Geocaching Merit Badge

Printable checkoff sheet for Geocaching Merit Badge

Printable note sheet for Geocaching Merit Badge

Printable checkoff sheet for all Scouts BSA merit badges

Find your way to a geocache using these related ideas and achievements:

Orienteering Troop Program Feature for Scouts BSA

The Orienteering feature teaches Scouts to navigate unfamiliar territory using a map and compass. It also introduces them to the sport of orienteering, where participants race to find markers called controls.

Scouting’s Teaching EDGE (BSA Edge Method)

The latest Scouts BSA requirements for Tenderfoot and Life ranks require the Scout to use the EDGE method. This is a four step method for teaching a skill. It is sometimes called Scouting’s Teaching EDGE.

Hiking Troop Program Feature for Scouts BSA

The Hiking feature teaches Scouts how to prepare for a successful and safe exploration of locations near and far. Scouts learn to appreciate everything they see and experience around them as they hike trails in parks, the back-country, and urban areas.

Hiking Activities

If you are out with a goal oriented group and you want them to take some time to explore, consider adding one or more additional hiking activities.