Discover L&A County MEGA Geocaching Event

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This Mega-Event did not take place on Saturday, August 21, 2021 because of health and safety concerns related to COVID-19.

We have rescheduled the event for Saturday, August 20, 2022. Please place your will-attend if you can make it!

Mark your calendar!

The next Discover L&A County MEGA Event is on August 20, 2022!

The event listing is now published! Be sure to log your WILL-ATTEND if you can make it. Also, be sure to visit our Facebook Page for news, updates and information about ‘all things geocaching’ in L&A. We’ll send you lots of announcements leading up to the big day. It’s also a great place to find some helpful hints and tips while you’re visiting.

DLA MEGA Cache: GC8BD10

Here’s what people attended
have to say about the MEGA Event!

"Attended the MEGA with my sister, tikitour who is visiting from New Zealand. We are having a great time exploring the area, thanks to all the organizers for a very well run event. The area is full of interest and history, we loved it. Thanks."

"Came out from Niagara Region with the family including forever.four, lucysprincess and bitszbee. Had a great time caching the area and meeting with new cachers to find some great caches. Thanks for putting on the Mega once again."

"The Usual Suspects from Durham had a great time attending the event, meeting other cachers and looking for the beautiful Passport Tour 2.0 ammo cans. Thanks to the organizers for the great job in putting this together; I am already looking forward to next year's event! TFTE"

"We had vacation time planned for this week with our boys! The plan was to go around Lake Ontario from the USA side first and come back home through Niagara and Toronto. When I saw that Mega on the route, we changed our plans and we had to go through here first! Thanks for this Mega. See you all next year!"

"The Scallywags are back in L&A for another awesome mega event! It's amazing how many caches we did before even arriving at this event. There is so much to see and do and find in L&A and that's what keeps me coming back every year...it was one heck of a fun, action-packed weekend. I know that a lot of work goes into getting a cache hide-ready, much less doing hundreds scattered across the county and planning a giant event to boot! It just seems to get better every year so you can count us in again."

“A paddler’s dream.”

MEGA Itinerary

What will you discover?

When you attend our MEGA Celebration you’ll have a chance to earn a ton of great geocaching items, including: a MEGA Event Icon, a Locationless Cache Icon, a Community Event Icon, a CITO Icon, a Regular Event Icon, an Adventure Lab Icon, and an International Geocaching Day Souvenir. You can meet Signal (our friendly mascot) and find a variety of geocaches, including: Traditional, Multi, Mystery, Letterbox Hybrid, Virtual and more!

Thursday, August 19th, 8:30pm
Night Sky Stargazing Tour

Lennox & Addington County is home to the most southerly dark sky site in Ontario. Weather permitting, enjoy a laser guided tour of the night sky and take a look through a telescope at various celestial objects at the Lennox & Addington Dark Sky Viewing Area. (7980 County Road 41, Erinsville)

Friday, August 20th, 10am - 2pm
Water Cache Canoe Cruise

Looking to get out on the water in L&A? We’ll have an assortment of canoes and kayaks available for rent ($10 each) prior to MEGA day! If you have your own watercraft, bring it along and take part in the fun. (River: TBD)

Friday, August 20th, 6:30pm – DLA Kick-Off Party

The annual MEGA Kick-Off Party is taking place at the L&A County Museum & Archives in Napanee. Catch up with old friends, make some new ones, get your photo taken with Signal, and get primed for an amazing weekend of geocaching. Admission is free!

Saturday, August 21st – MEGA DAY!

8am – 4pm: Leave your mark in the log book, say hi to Signal and pick up information packages that detail fun geocaching activities taking place during the weekend. The event venue is open and staff are available all day to answer your questions. Drop in anytime for a coffee or share geocaching stories. Games, draws and activities will be available throughout the day.

9am – 4pm: Head to all corners of Lennox & Addington County for some world-class geocaching. Choose from more than 1,500 geocaches in L&A County, or try your hand at some of the many new caches that will be published just in time for the event!

4 – 5pm: After a fun day exploring L&A County, head back to the event venue for your chance to win an amazing assortment of prizes, hear closing remarks, and say ‘cheese’ for the popular group photo.

Post Mega Dinner: We’re working out the details for the 2020 Post MEGA dinner. Stay tuned for details.

Sunday, August 22nd, 9am – Cito on the Sunday

L&A graciously allows us to play the Geocaching game in their County so why not give a bit back to the community by doing a little clean up? We supply the bags and get rid of the trash. You bring gloves. (Location: TBD)