Geocaching.com

1. Login to your account.  (You don’t have to log into your account to search for a cache, but you may want to do somethings later that require login)
2. Start typing in the Search box.  NOTE:  You have many options at this point such as city, state, coordinates, GC Code.  For this exercise we’ll use by Postal Code.
3. Enter your Postal Code (zip code) in the search box and click on the magnifying glass icon.
4. You can also use one of the Quick searches options such as Events, Most Favorited, and Newest caches.
5. That’s it.  You’ve done it!  The results show caches in your area.

Now just click on the name of a cache and read all about it.

Caches highlighted in green are recommended for new Geocachers.  If there are no beginner caches shown, find one that is 1.5/1.5 under the D/T column.  D=Difficulty T=Terrain

Official Geocaching App

1. Open the Geocaching App on your smartphone.
2. It will open to the map screen where you can just tap on a nearby cache to select it
3. So you can see your search options, tap the magnifying glass
4. Tap Location
5. Tap Current Location or type a city, state, zip code, or address
6. To select a cache tap on it or tap on the List View icon and to see available caches in a list