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PAGE 2 How do you locate a cache? Visit the Geocaching website and enter the general vicinity of where you would like to hunt for a cache. A list of active caches will be revealed. Select one of the caches you are interested in and read more about it. Within the description you will find actual geographic coordinates of the cache. Using a GPS, you will be able to enter these coordinates to be directed into the general vicinity of the hidden cache. Don't think this is easy, though. It often isn't. In fact, consider that you many not find it at all. Why? GPS devices are accurate down to approximately 20 feet of the hidden cache. Once you are within that range, it is up to you to hunt for the treasure. To learn more about GPS devices, visit the PBS website at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/gps.html. GPS devices retail between $100 and $1000 depending on the amount of capabilities you would like and can be purchased online or at any outdoors retail store. 
Geocaching Fountain Hills You may not realize the amount of visitors Fountain Hills gets from this new sport or just how many hidden treasures are located around town and in the surrounding mountains. We at FountainHillsGuide.com are quite familiar with the traffic, because our site is repeatedly used as an information source for hidden, published cache pages on the Geocaching website. On a monthly basis, our site is visited by hundreds of out of town Geocachers looking for information on cache locations. It may surprise our readers to learn that there are more than 600 caches in the area and at least 15 in and around Fountain Hills. For example, there happens to be a cache hidden at Golden Eagle Park and another one at the Fountain. Of course there are many located in the McDowell Mountains and in the regional park that can often be difficult to find. Please note that caches located within the newly formed and ever changing McDowell Mountain Preserve are in the process of being removed. The very nature of a preserve is to protect its natural, pristine beauty, so please respect this and do not place or support hunts for caches in this area. Most caches require hiking. The difficulty of the cache is always listed in the description so visitors can decide for themselves what type of hike they would like to take. Want to learn more? The
FAQ of the sport of Geocaching GPS Units http://www.garmin.com/
Fountain Hills Hikes Visit the recreation section of our site to learn more about hiking in and around Fountain Hills. Recreation A Word of Caution Remember, when traveling on backroads always have plenty of gas and a spare tire on hand. Be sure to bring enough water for all passengers for more than one day. Plan ahead, paying close attention to weather reports. Practice cautious driving and never attempt to cross flooded washes. Remember that a rain storm several miles away from where you happen to be, may have an effect on washes you have crossed (both hiking and driving). Dry washes at one point in the day can be filled with water upon return. Be careful not to get trapped. If you do get trapped, be smart and wait for the water to subside before attempting to cross the wash. Always research trips and bring along topographical maps of the area you plan to explore. Directions: Take either the Beeline Highway (87) or Shea Boulevard to Fountain Hills. If Beeline, turn left onto Shea Boulevard to Saguaro Boulevard. If Shea, take to Palisades Boulevard in Fountain Hills and turn left. Would you like to contribute
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