How long does it take a cache to be approved?

[kdryan]

My son hid his first cache yesterday and we were wondering when we might see it on the map? Any ideas? He's very excited about Geocaching and has found most of the small caches in our area.

[+Touchstone]

Link for reference:

 

My geocache has not been reviewed

 

Short answer for brevity: Anywhere from almost immediately, up to 7 days.

 

A common mistake that is made is to not Enable the Listing. The Reviewers will not see your Listing in a Disabled state.

 

Additional link for reference:

 

Temporarily Disabling/Enabling your Listing

[+T.D.M.22]

It will take as long as it need to be approved. The goal for is it to be reviewed-not approved, reviewed-within 7 days. My record was having it reviewed in less than 5 minutes. But these are volunteer reviewers, with other lives. They have families, paying jobs. Take vacations, go caching themselves. So have a little bit of patience.

 

The reviewer will look at the cache page, and make note of any issues, and leave you a note to fix it. It may be as simple as changing it from a traditional to a multi, or it may be having to move it because it is too close to another cache. If there are any issues, it won't be approved and published until they are taken care of. Ultimately it's up to the cacher. If the CO-cache owner- reads, and understands all the guidelines, then it will be much easier, as you will be able to do it right the first time. Of course there are still unforeseen issues, but they are things that could happen even with very, experienced cachers.

[+Foothills Drifter]

Howdy......

I have had caches approved form 15 minutes to almost 3 days.

The reviewers are volunteers and have a life too...

be patient...... It will happen.

 

Vern / Foothills Drifter.. .

[kdryan]

We're not being impatient, just curious...

[+Touchstone]

Oops...forgot this relevant topic as well:

 

Working with your Reviewer: Communication

 

Good luck with the Listing.