Welcome to State’s great outdoors! How to Play the Game Pick up a Central Region Geocache Challenge The Central Region of NYS Parks is excited to host its • Passport at a participating park or historic site annual Geocache Challenge. Come discover and office or download a copy from parks.ny.gov. 2021 Central Region explore the Central Region. Encompassing a 9,000- • Go to www.geocaching.com to get the square-mile area, it ranges from the shores of Lake coordinates for each cache in the challenge, and Geocache Challenge Ontario in the north, to the Pennsylvania state line in then plug them into your GPS unit or download the south. The physical beauty of the glacially carved the app. lakes, valleys, waterfalls, and mountains is stunning. • Go to the participating parks and historic sites. When you find each cache, sign the logbook and May 29, 2021 All our caches try to take you to an interesting area of look for the unique stamp in each cache to stamp our parks and historic sites and give you a little taste of your passport. You may trade items in the cache history or environmental education. but leave the stamp behind for other cachers! through While you are geocaching, take some time and enjoy • When you have successfully stamped your all that these parks have to offer. You and your family passport with 45 of the total 70 caches, you will November 11, 2021 be eligible for a highly collectible, unique, and will understand why Upstate New York is a great place trackable geocoin. Bring your completed passport to be. to any park listed on the entry form before November 11, 2021 (Veteran’s Day). Staff will Join the region-wide treasure hunt with For the safety of all visitors and staff please verify that you have completed the challenge, and wear a face-covering when you cannot you will receive your trackable geocoin. New York State Parks and Historic Sites! maintain social distance. • Expand your travels and visit the Saratoga-Capital District Region and Taconic Region. Find any 10 Please continue to follow the CDC and NYS caches in their challenges and they will count DOH guidelines for preventing the spread of toward your goal of 45 caches in the Central colds, flu, and COVID-19. Region Geocache Challenge! https://parks.ny.gov/covid19/ Central Region Parks and Historic Sites Battle Island (315) 593‐3408 Betty & Wilbur Davis State Park (607) 638‐5421 (607) 334‐2718 ~ Completion Form ~ Chenango Valley State Park (coins avail) (607) 648‐5251 If you have 45 stamps, CONGRATULATIONS, Chittenango Falls State Park (315) 492-1756 you have completed the Clark Reservation State Park (315) 492‐1756 2021 Central Region Geocache Challenge (coins avail) (315) 337‐4670 State Historic Site (315) 343‐4711 Name: ______Gilbert Lake State Park (coins avail) (607) 432‐2114 (coins avail) (607) 547‐8662 Geocaching Nickname: ______Green Lakes State Park (coins avail) (315) 637‐6111 Herkimer Home State Historic Site (315) 823‐0398 Address: ______Hyde Hall State Historic Site (607) 547-5098 Lorenzo State Historic Site (315) 655-3200 Phone: ______Old Erie Canal State Historic Park (315) 510-3421 Visit Parks.ny.gov for more information (coins avail) (607) 467‐4160 (315) 337‐4670 Email: ______Robert V Riddell State Park (607) 432‐2114 Sandy Island State Park (315) 387‐2657 Park Representative: ______Selkirk Shores State Park (coins avail) (315) 298‐5737 (coins avail) (315) 762‐4463 Date: ______BI1 BI2 BWD1 BWD2 BWD3 BL1 BL2 Battle Island Battle Island Betty & Wilbur Betty & Wilbur Betty & Wilbur Bowman Lake Bowman Lake

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