Geocaching is a real-life treasure hunt. Hidden right here in Gaithersburg are treasures awaiting the taking; all you need is a GPS-enabled device and the coordinates of a buried cache. Using GPS units, participants, or "geocachers," plot map coordinates to locate the treasure or "cache" in each city or town.

There are twelve geocache locations registered in Gaithersburg, one of which is maintained by the City at Bohrer Park at Summit Hall Farm. Another is located at Observatory Park, giving visitors an extra reason to explore the site. The others are maintained by private citizens. All geoaches within the City limits must be approved prior to placement. Guidelines for hiding a geocaches and an application form can be found in the documents section.

Learn more about geocaching at www.geocaching.com/guide.