Geocaching on Forest Society Reservations
Geocaching is a relatively new recreational activity that involves using a hand-held GPS unit to locate hidden caches, usually containing a log book and trinkets for trading. The first known geocache was hidden in the Pacific Northwest in 2000 (the year that the US government disabled the intentional distortion of satellite signals, markedly improving the accuracy of GPS navigation), and today there are hundreds of thousands of geocaches in countries all over the world. The sport is self-sustaining in that geocachers both hide their own caches and find others' caches, and the number of participants is increasing each year.
As a landowner with over 50,000 acres of undeveloped land in New Hampshire, the Forest Society realizes that many local geocachers may be interested in placing caches on SPNHF reservations.
We do encourage public recreation on many of our reservations, but we also manage lands for other purposes, such as conservation of sensitive plant or animal communities, sustainable timber harvesting, and preservation of ecological processes or linkages. In some cases, these other uses will be incompatible with the placement of geocaches. Therefore, we have developed a policy for permitting the placement of geocaches on those reservations where land uses are compatible and appropriate recreation infrastructure (maintained trails, parking areas, kiosks) is present. All geocaches placed on Forest Society reservations must be registered with SPNHF’s Land Management Department by submitting a completed Geocache Identification Form for approval. Please see the links below for our Geocaching Policy, Geocache Identification Form, and a listing of SPNHF Reservations where geocaching is permitted.
Please contact Carrie Deegan ( or (603) 224-9945 x318) with any questions or comments about geocaching on Forest Society reservations. If you are interested in learning more about geocaching, visit www.geocaching.com.
SPNHF Geocaching Policy
Geocache Identification Form
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Microsoft Word doocument
List of Reservations where Geocaching is Permitted
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