Texas Geocaching Association
Up next Lone Star Roundup · November
Events

Texas Challenge

TXGA's spring Mega-Event, held every year since 2003. Regional teams compete for the Golden Ammo Can while the festival fills the day with vendors, seminars, trackables, and cachers from across Texas and beyond. Each year a different region hosts.

Texas Challenge 2027

25th Annual Texas Challenge & Geocaching Festival

When
Saturday, March 13, 2027 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Where
McNease Convention Center, San Angelo
Hosted by
West Region
Event listing
GCBM0V0

N 31.4609° · W 100.4248°

The silver anniversary comes to San Angelo, the Oasis of the West. It is the 25th Texas Challenge in 25 years, with no year missed. Expect the team and individual competitions, geocaching seminars, vendors, and a raffle and silent auction, all under one roof at the McNease Convention Center.

Event poster for the TXGA 25th Texas Challenge and Geocaching Festival, San Angelo, TX, March 13, 2027. A mermaid holding a pearl sits beside the TXGA logo and an open shell, above the Concho River at sunset. More information coming soon.

Schedule

Tentative schedule from the event listing. Times may change.

Saturday, March 13

  1. 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM Team Challenge competition
  2. 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Vendors, registration, and SWAG pickup TXGA membership and raffle tickets at the same tables.
  3. 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Geocaching Festival activities and seminars
  4. 11:13 AM to 11:35 AM Group photo
  5. 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Individual Challenge
  6. 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Board introductions, raffle drawings, and silent auction winners Meet the 2027 TXGA Board.
  7. 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM Clean up and pack out

What happens at the Challenge

Team Challenge

Regional teams race the clock through a morning of finds and puzzles. The winning region takes home the Golden Ammo Can and a year of bragging rights.

Individual Challenge

An afternoon contest for solo competitors, open to anyone who registers ahead of time.

Geocaching Festival

You do not have to compete to come. Vendors, seminars, games, trackable trading, and SWAG run all day for every cacher.

Side events all week

Meet and greets, meals, CITOs, and Adventure Labs fill the days before and after, turning one Saturday into a full week.

24 Years of Challenge Challenge Twenty-five commemorative caches, one for every Challenge year. Find them, fill in the scorecard, and earn the anniversary coin.

Questions

Email [email protected] about the Challenge, hosting a future year, or volunteering on the day.

Archive · 2003 to 2026

Past Challenges

Every past Challenge with known coordinates.
  1. 2026 Mega-Event Cache

    24th Annual Texas Challenge & Geocaching Festival GCB4F75

    Taylor · March 14, 2026 · Williamson County · Central Region

    N 30.6042° · W 97.4271°

  2. 2025 Groundspeak Block Party

    🎊🎉Texas 23rd Challenge🎂25thB-Day BlockParty🎊🎉 GCAMM1H

    Floresville · March 15, 2025 · Wilson County

    N 29.1162° · W 98.1706°

  3. 2024 Mega-Event Cache

    22nd Annual Texas Challenge Geocaching Festival GCA5970

    Multi-Purpose Events Center, Wichita Falls · March 16, 2024 · Wichita County · North Region

    N 33.9153° · W 98.4984°

  4. 2023 Mega-Event Cache

    21st Annual Texas Challenge & Geocaching Festival GCA0HET

    Longview · March 18, 2023 · Gregg County · East Region

    N 32.4916° · W 94.7631°

  5. 2022 Mega-Event Cache

    20th Annual Texas Challenge & Geocaching Festival GC9BJ95

    Conroe · March 19, 2022 · Montgomery County · Southeast Region

    N 30.3442° · W 95.4298°

  6. 2021 Mega-Event Cache

    19th Annual Texas Challenge & Geocaching Festival GC8W9P1

    Cisco · March 13, 2021 · Eastland County

    N 32.3760° · W 98.9973°

  7. 2020 Mega-Event Cache

    18th Annual Texas Challenge and Festival GC84EA4

    Austin Marriott North, Round Rock · March 14, 2020 · Williamson County

    N 30.4832° · W 97.6874°

  8. 2019 Mega-Event Cache

    17th Annual Texas Challenge and Festival GC7JK1C

    Seguin Coliseum, Seguin · March 9, 2019 · Guadalupe County · South Region

    N 29.5606° · W 97.9709°

  9. 2018 Mega-Event Cache

    16th Annual TXGA Texas Challenge & Festival GC71QAW

    Downtowner Event Center, Denton · March 10, 2018 · Denton County · North Region

    N 33.2208° · W 97.1339°

  10. 2017 Mega-Event Cache

    15th Annual TXGA Texas Challenge & Festival GC6EBKA

    Harvey Hall, Tyler · March 18, 2017 · Smith County

    N 32.3453° · W 95.3235°

  11. 2016 Mega-Event Cache

    14th Annual TXGA Texas Challenge & Festival GC5NTX8

    Brenham · March 12, 2016 · Washington County · Southeast Region

    N 30.1797° · W 96.3898°

  12. 2015 Mega-Event Cache

    13th Annual TXGA Texas Challenge GC4YE34

    Lubbock · March 14, 2015 · Lubbock County · West Region

    N 33.5876° · W 101.8349°

  13. 2014 Mega-Event Cache

    12th Annual Texas Challenge GC1BA88

    Bastrop · March 22, 2014 · Bastrop County · Central Region

    N 30.1083° · W 97.2938°

  14. 2013 Mega-Event Cache

    Texas Challenge XI GC3W8GT

    Roberts Point Park, Port Aransas · April 6, 2013 · Nueces County · South Region

    N 27.8402° · W 97.0639°

  15. 2012 Mega-Event Cache

    10th Annual Texas Challenge 2012 GC33CNK

    Ray Roberts Lake State Park, Isle du Bois Unit · March 10, 2012 · Denton County · North Region

    N 33.3802° · W 97.0329°

  16. 2011 Event Cache

    Texas Challenge 2011 GC2FDX2

    Huntsville State Park, Huntsville · March 12, 2011 · Walker County · Southeast Region

    N 30.6137° · W 95.5340°

  17. 2010 Event Cache

    8th Annual Texas Challenge 2010 GC233Q7

    San Angelo State Park, San Angelo · March 13, 2010 · Tom Green County · West Region

    N 31.4709° · W 100.5043°

  18. 2009 Event Cache

    7th Annual Texas Challenge GC1G269

    Enchanted Rock State Natural Area · March 14, 2009 · Gillespie County · Central Region

    N 30.2413° · W 98.9108°

  19. 2008 Event Cache

    6th Annual Texas Challenge Event GC17THZ

    Lake Mineral Wells State Park · March 22, 2008 · Parker County · North Region

    N 32.8195° · W 98.0419°

  20. 2007 Event Cache

    5th Annual Texas Challenge GCZCFY

    Brazos Bend State Park · March 17, 2007 · Fort Bend County · Southeast Region

    N 29.3714° · W 95.6388°

  21. 2006 Event Cache

    Texas Challenge 2006 GCRHB6

    Inks Lake State Park · March 18, 2006 · Burnet County

    N 30.7373° · W 98.3685°

  22. 2005 Event Cache

    Texas Challenge 2005 GCKJ2R

    Cedar Hill State Park, Cedar Hill · March 12, 2005 · Dallas County

    N 32.6194° · W 96.9757°

  23. 2004 Event Cache

    Texas Challenge 2004 GCH1KC

    Huntsville State Park, Huntsville · March 13, 2004 · Walker County

    N 30.6171° · W 95.5281°

  24. 2003 Event Cache

    The Texas Challenge GCC414

    Fort Parker State Park, Mexia · April 5, 2003 · Limestone County

    The first Texas Challenge, based at the Reunion Grounds pavilion next to the park.

    N 31.6257° · W 96.5562°

Geocaching.com cache icons © Groundspeak, Inc. DBA Geocaching. Used with permission.