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The Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization (NoVAGO) was established to encourage and promote good geocaching practices and create a community of geocachers through our events and activities. We are committed to safe, responsible, and environmentally friendly geocaching. We welcome involvement and cooperation of park management and local government to keep geocaching open to the community and to promote the geocaching hobby to the greater community.

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  • Nominations for the 2024 Awards are now Open!

    Nominations will be accepted until February 28th. Each year NoVAGO honors some of the best caches that were placed in Northern Virginia. Nominations are an opportunity for you to recognize the efforts of your fellow NoVAGO cachers who have placed hides that you have enjoyed. This list is meant to help you think of some of the best geocaches you found last year. Any questions about the 2024 awards should be sent to awards@novago.org Click here to submit nominations: CACHE AWARD NOMINATION FORM Further instructions are included on the form. The categories are listed below. For a description refer to the…

  • 2024 NoVAGO Award Categories

    Each year NoVAGO honors some of the best caches that were placed in Northern Virginia. Nominations are an opportunity for you to recognize the efforts of your fellow NoVAGO cachers who have placed hides that you have enjoyed. This list is meant to help you think of some of the best geocaches you found last year. For the 2024 NoVAGO Awards, nominations will be solicited for the following categories. Some changes have been introduced for some categories. Make sure that you refresh your understanding of the categories before submitting your nominations. Also, please note that none of these categories are…

  • Welcome letter from NoVAGO’s president

    Welcome letter from NoVAGO’s president We have so much to look forward to this year! First up is our spring picnic, which is always a fantastic time for everyone to come together and enjoy some geocaching fun with friends! We’re still finalizing the date, but we’ll have it for you soon. Plus, there are two great reasons to mark your calendars: cache awards and pathtags! Every year at our spring picnic, we honor the best geocaches from the previous year with an award ceremony. Our awesome volunteers, Schwandt and MrPsyduck, will be leading the cache awards committee again this year.…

  • Now in Planning… “Celebrating 25 Years of Geocaching in the DMV” event

    Now in Planning… “Celebrating 25 Years of Geocaching in the DMV” event Scheduled for September 20th, 2025, this event is a combined effort of both MGS and NoVAGO. Everyone is welcome! Please log your will-attend. If there are enough people in attendance, the event may be granted Block Party status. … Continue reading →

  • Farewell from your 2024 President (that’s me, Gina aka ThompsonKickers)

    Here we are at the end of 2024, this year has been a great one for caching. I personally will be logging my 5000 tomorrow so that’s a nice way to start the next year.  Time has flown by and I have enjoyed the last two years as NoVAGO’s President. As we all know, all things must come to an end.  BUT when there is an end, we also find new beginnings.  I’m ready for my next chapter in the NoVAGO community as Director and former President and still have a lot to give to all.  Also with this good…

  • NoVAGO Volunteer Profiles: Geocache Placement & Maintenance

    #volunteerspotlight Did you know that NoVAGO is 100% run by volunteers? They are ordinary geocachers who want to give a voice for the the wider geocaching community while supporting efforts in their own Northern Virginia area. To spotlight opportunities in the org, we are running a series of job profiles between now and our “Thanks Event,” the annual volunteer appreciation lunch in January. NoVAGO Volunteer Profiles: Geocaching 101 Classes NoVAGO is always on the look out for volunteers willing and able to hide new geocaches in our area. If you’re interested, let us know what area of the map is…

  • NoVAGO Volunteer Profiles: Geocaching 101 Classes

    #volunteerspotlight Did you know that NoVAGO is 100% run by volunteers? They are ordinary geocachers who want to give a voice for the the wider geocaching community while supporting efforts in their own Northern Virginia area. To spotlight opportunities in the org, we are running a series of job profiles between now and our “Thanks Event,” the annual volunteer appreciation lunch in January. NoVAGO Volunteer Profiles: Geocaching 101 Classes Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization is the official face of geocaching in our area. We frequently get requests from members of our community to give presentations about the hobby. We work with…

  • Spotlight Cache: In Memory of Dr Tooth A Magical-Mystery Bird House

    #NationalBrushYourTeethDay (November 1) November 1st is National Brush Your Teeth Day! This was not created to remind people to brush their teeth once a year (We at NoVAGO are hoping that everyone brushes their teeth more than this one day annually!) Ha hah! No, this holiday was actually created to encourage parents to make sure their kids brush their teeth twice a day for two minutes. To celebrate this holiday, we here at NoVAGO would like to spotlight a cache in Stafford called “In Memory of Dr Tooth A Magical-Mystery Bird House (GC89BKD).” This gadget cache was placed by robbitandpaul…