Geocaching in Blackshear, GA

When I first got into geocaching and began attending local events, there was one term I heard over and over- "Blackshear."  At each event I attended, I heard people talking about this holy grail of geocaching, right in our back yard.  They were speaking of the Blackshear Geocaching Challenge. This is a series of 30 downright delightful geocaching experiences.  Five different geocache types are represented-  traditional, multicache, puzzle caches, wherigos and letterbox hybrids.  When you complete the challenge, you receive a special, trackable GeoCoin for your collection.

My family visited Blackshear in 2015 and completed most of the challenge.  Our plan is to return in the near future and complete it.  Blackshear is in Southeast Georgia, close enough to Jacksonville for a day trip.  The challenge can be completed in one day by seasoned geocachers, but we took our time and chose to really explore the history that Blackshear has to offer.

Many of the geocaches are clever, some are educational, some are artistic and all are just downright fun!  I strongly recommend anyone interested in Geocaching make sure this destination is on your bucket list!

I truly believe that a multi-day trip to this geocaching mecca is well worth it.  It is perfect for a 3-day weekend.  It's a few hours drive from Atlanta, Jacksonville and Tallahassee.  Flights would be relatively painless into Jacksonville from Denver, Nashville, Dallas, Houston, and Baltimore (Southwest offers nonstop flights from these destinations.)

The host hotel for the challenge (the location where you can obtain your geocoin) is the Comfort Inn Blackshear.  This is a typical two star chain hotel.  You can expect a clean and comfortable stay for less than $100 a night, and it is within walking distance of several of the challenge geocaches.  It's literally the only hotel in Blackshear, so unless you want to drive a bit to nearby Waycross, you're limited on choice.

If you'd like to explore a trip to Blackshear to experience the Blackshear Geocaching Challenge for yourself, schedule an appointment with AMS Travel Sales today for your free Travel Planning Session!  We can put together a complete package for you, with air, hotel and rental car.  With all our Geocaching Travel Packages we include a free GPX file with all the geocaches in the your destination, including the Blackshear Challenge caches!