A 25 Year Anniversary Project
25 Years of the
Texas Challenge
From a small gathering at Fort Parker State Park in 2003 to the longest-running Mega Event of it’s kind, the Texas Challenge has been the heart of Texas Geocaching for a quarter of a century. To commemorate the milestone, we’re hiding 25 anniversary caches
—one for every Challenge Held — across the State.
Anniversary Caches Published
1 of 25
The Origin Story
Where it all Started
25 Years of the Texas Challenge – Fort Parker State Park (2003)
Over 25 years ago a group of cachers (UsMorrows, 9Key, Cybercat, CacheReward, and Moosiegirl) got together and came up with an idea of creating a statewide event that celebrated geocaching. In addition to the fun and fellowship, the centerpiece of this event was a competition to determine annual bragging rights for the “Best Geocaching” group in Texas. The winning team receives the coveted Golden Ammo Can. Over the years this event has morphed and evolved but the core idea remains, and Texas Challenge is the longest running event of its kind and the longest running Mega event.
In March of 2027, TXGA will be celebrating our 25th Annual Texas Challenge in West Texas. To help commemorate this incredible milestone TXGA is announcing a special project – 25 Years of Texas Challenges. Starting in March of 2026 – TXGA will be releasing a series of 25 Anniversary Caches. Each of these caches will be hidden near the location of that year’s Challenge and will have information and history of that specific Challenge. In addition to the normal contents – each cache will contain a special punch that corresponds to that year’s event and a number of Passports. (Scorecards can also be downloaded from the TXGA website using the link above). The first 25 people to find all 25 anniversary caches and complete the scorecards by punching their passports will receive a commemorative 25 Years of Texas Challenge Coin. Who knows there may also be some other interesting prizes available along the way so pay attention to the contents of the caches and the cache pages!
This activity is being sponsored by the Texas Geocaching Association (TXGA) the group that promotes and supports geocaching in Texas. If you are new to geocaching and/or want more info abou this or other TXGA activities check us out Texas Geocaching Association (TXGA)