Each year NoVAGO honors some of the best caches that were placed in Northern Virginia. Cache nominations and awards are a chance for you to recognize the efforts of fellow NoVAGO geocacher who have placed hides that you have enjoyed. We encourage everyone visiting this list to seek out these top tier geocaches.
Here are the most current Nominated caches and winners:
NoVAGO’s 2021 Geocache Awards Nominees
Best Theme/Series (three or more caches in a series or that share a common theme)
- Name that Tune by MJBinski – WINNER!!!
- Gods of Fairfax by Djglitterbunz
- Jeopardy! Caching Series (2021 caches) by TheColdedge and TrustyNavigator
- LoCo Unpaved Series by Hyperactivegirl & PsycoCavr
- Scramastermoji by Serrabou
Best Kids Cache
- (GC95T9X) Be The Change by LBRobinson
- (GC8HV17) Hidden Woodland Critters Tree Sculpture by TheUnstealthy Monkey – WINNER!!!
- (GC95CM5) Pirate Safari by VAPirate
- (GC9C9C4) cschooner aka the Duckmeister: A tribute by kiisikwa
- (GC9JZE4) Molly’s Little Geo by Team_Ingram06
Most Outstanding Location/Scenery
- (GC9EP08) Girls with Balls by ZippyFinn
- (GC95NT5) Water versus Rock: The Grudge Match by kiisikwa – WINNER!!!
- (GC9F7BG) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Zero by Alice & the Rooster
- (GC9D8ZG) Ogling Eagles by Serrabou – WINNER!!!
- (GC9GBHR) Scramastermoji 18: Purcell Branch by Serrabou
Most Creative Cache
- (GC9H630) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Lock, Shock & Barrel by zGrave
- (GC9JPWK) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Sally by rlobecker – WINNER!!!
- (GC95CM5) Pirate Safari by VAPirate
- (GC97RJJ) MAGC-21 “Is Paris Burning?” (1966) by pwesleynd93
- (GC9BVHX) Missing Gnome Files: Sweet Relief – MSV#12 by The Coldedge
Most Physically Challenging to Find
- (GC9F7BG) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Zero by Alice & the Rooster (ZippyFinn) – WINNER!!!
- (GC9D8ZG) Ogling Eagles by Serrabou
- (GC9EP08) Girls with Balls by ZippyFinn
- (GC9GBHW) Scramastermoji 19: Champs Mill Branch by Serrabou
Best Historical/Educational Cache
- (GC9CBRG) Turning Point Suffragist Memorial by supertodd88
- (GC99D4K) Бонус из кеша советской прото-геокешинговой лабора by Nothereeither – WINNER!!!
- (GC9GKEV) The Lorton Jazz Festival by rlobecker
Best Camouflage
- (GC9CBRG) Turning Point Suffragist Memorial by supertodd88 – WINNER!!!
- (GC9ADBD) Do not forget your Ramrod! by TheColdedge
- (GC9DAYV) All You Need Is Love supertodd88
- (GC9HWQ9) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Jack (Is It Real II) by tmustang1
- (GC9K90J) MAGC-27 “The Bridge at Remagen” (1969) by pwesleynd93
Best Multi-Stage Cache
- (GC9H630) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Lock, Shock & Barrel by zGrave
- (GC9FBR3) The Components of a Campfire by GriffinTamer88
- (GC9J0JR) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Dr. Finkelstein by SP4FUN
- (GC9C9C4) cschooner aka the Duckmeister: A tribute by kiisikwa – WINNER!!!
- (GC9KH0X) Bonus – Nightmare Before Cachemas (Final) by Quota05
- (GC98V6C) Boris Lives! by GriffinTamer88
- (GC9D354) Escape From Under The Big Top by The_Creeds
Best Mystery/Puzzle Cache
- (GC8HV17) Hidden Woodland Critters Tree Sculpture by TheUnstealthy Monkey – WINNER!!!
- (GC94RE2) The Secret Enemy by Awesnap
- (GC95B6K) Is this your bike? by Awesnap
- (GC9CBRG) Turning Point Suffragist Memorial by supertodd88
- (GC9GKEV) The Lorton Jazz Festival by rlobecker
Best Traditional
- (GC9JPWK) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Sally by rlobecker – WINNER!!!
- (GC97RJJ) MAGC-21 “Is Paris Burning?” (1966) by pwesleynd93
- (GC9F821) MAGC-25 “The Great Escape” (1963) by pwesleynd93
- (GC95CM5) Pirate Safari by VAPirate
- (GC9BVHX) Missing Gnome Files: Sweet Relief – MSV#12 by The Coldedge
Best Other (Wherigo, Letterbox)
- (GC9E5W9) Name That Tune #1 {WHERIGO} by MJBinski – WINNER!!!
- (GC9F7BG) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Zero {LETTERBOX} by Alice & the Rooster (ZippyFinn) – WINNER!!!
- (GC9BBF3) A Jaunt Through Bruin Park {LETTERBOX} by Griffintamer88
- (GC9HYNQ) Nightmare Before Cachemas: The Mayor {LETTERBOX} by hzoi
Best Earthcache
- (GC95J6D) Taken 4 Granite: Memorial Geology by DePhogration
- (GC95NT5) Water versus Rock: The Grudge Match by kiisikwa – WINNER!!!
- (GC97RA0) Efflorescence by Awesnap
- (GC95N83) Falls Church Trondhjemite by Awesnap
- (GC97RA5) Manassas Redstone by Awesnap
- (GC94P7G) Little mineral = Big problem by kiisikwa
- (GC9AM9H) Seneca the Younger by kiisikwa
Best Adventure Lab
- National Museum of the United States Army (Part 1) and National Museum of the United States Army (Part 2) by MJBinski & tmustang1 (Fort Belvoir) – WINNER!!!
- Meadowood Hike by CWillyPngn (Mason Neck)
- Советский прото-геокешинг by Nothereeither (Annandale)
- Hidden Oaks: Celebrating 50 Years by kiisikwa (Annandale)
- 350+ years of Stafford History by robbitandpaul (Stafford)
Cache of the Year
- (GC97RJJ) MAGC-21 “Is Paris Burning?” (1966) by pwesleynd93
- (GC9C9C4) cschooner aka the Duckmeister: A tribute by kiisikwa – WINNER!!!
- (GC9F7BG) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Zero by Alice & the Rooster (ZippyFinn)
- (GC9H630) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Lock, Shock & Barrel by zGrave