Geocaching Merit Badge
Learn GPS navigation, geocaching terminology, safety, and ethics. Find caches, use map and compass skills, and plan a geohunt to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- Safety, First Aid, and Planning Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in geocaching activities, and …
- Geocaching Etiquette and Leave No Trace Why you should never bury a cache
- Geocaching Terms and Ratings Explain the following terms used in geocaching: waypoint, log, cache, accuracy, difficulty and terrain ratings, …
- How GPS Works and How to Teach It Explain how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works.
At a glance
- Requirements
- 9
- Category
- Sports
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- March 29, 2026