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Iowa’s County Conservation System
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ACREAGE
CAMPSITES:
E
lectric/
F
ull Hookup/
N
on-Electric
Eq
uestrian/
Y
outh/
D
ump Station/
W
iFi
WATER:
D
rinking/
S
howers
TOILETS:
F
lush/
V
ault
CABIN RENTAL:
S
easonal/
Y
ear Round
SHELTER:
E
nclosed/
O
pen/
F
ree/
R
ental
P
ICNICKING
TRAILS:
B
ike-Hard Surface/
L
imestone/
M
t.Bike/
W
ater
E
questrian/
H
iking/
S
nowmobile/
X
C Ski-
G
roomed
SWIMMING:
B
each/
P
ool
FISHING:
J
etty/
P
ier/
L
ake(acres)/
S
tream or River/
T
rout
BOATING:
C
anoe/
E
lectric/
M
otor/
BR
-Boat Rental/
R
amp
SPORTS:
A
rchery/
B
aseball/
D
isk Golf/
G
olf/
H
orseshoe
I
ce Skating/
P
layground/
S
hooting Range/
Sl
edding
T
ennis/
W
inter Sports
SITES:
A
mphitheater/
Ar
boretum/
B
ird Watching
Wildlife
E
xhibit/
H
istoric Site/
N
ature Center
P
rairie/
W
etland/
Wo
odland
HUNTING:
F
orest/
U
pland/
W
etland
County
What is Geocaching?
Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users.
Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of
the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic
idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all
over the world and share the locations of these caches on the
internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find
the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a
wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get
something they should try to leave something for the cache.
What are the rules in Geocaching?
Geocaching is a relatively new phenomenon. Therefore, the rules
are very simple:
1. Take something from the cache
2. Leave something in the cache
3. Write about it in the logbook
Where you place a cache is up to you.
Getting Started
Log on to GEOCACHING.COM and enter the zip/postal code
of the location where you would like to go geocaching.
What is usually in a cache?
A cache can come in many forms but the first item should always
be the logbook. In its simplest form a cache can be just a logbook
and nothing else. The logbook contains information from the
founder of the cache and notes from the cache’s visitors. The
logbook can contain much valuable, rewarding, and entertaining
information. A logbook might contain information about nearby
attractions, coordinates to other unpublished caches, and even
jokes written by visitors. If you get some information from a
logbook you should give some back. At the very least you can
leave the date and time you visited the cache.
Food items are ALWAYS a BAD IDEA. Animals have better
noses than humans, and in some cases caches have been chewed
through and destroyed because of food items in a cache. Please
do not put food in a cache.
Where are caches found?
The location of a cache can be very entertaining indeed. As
many say, location, location, location! The location of a cache
demonstrates the founder’s skill and possibly even daring. A
cache located on the side of a rocky cliff accessible only by rock
climbing equipment may be hard to find. An underwater cache
may only be accessed by scuba. Other caches may require long
difficult hiking, orienteering, and special equipment to get to.
Caches may be located in cities both above and below ground,
inside and outside buildings. The skillful placement of a small
logbook in an urban environment may be quite challenging to
find even with the accuracy of a gps. That little logbook may
have a hundred dollar bill in it or a map to greater treasure. It
could even contain clues or riddles to solve that may lead to other
caches. Rich people could have fun with their money by making
lucrative caches that could be better than winning the lottery
when you find it. Just hope that the person that found the cache
just before you left a real big prize!
Can I move a cache once I find it?
Unless there’s a note in the cache containing instructions on
moving it to a new location, don’t move the cache! Responsible
cache owners check on their caches occasionally and would be
alarmed to find theirs missing.
An alternative would be to have a hitchiker, which is an item that
you can move from cache to cache. An example of this is a candle
that has travelled from Australia to Arizona, and a Mr. Potato
head that leaps from cache to cache. All you need to do to create
a hitchhiker is to attach a note to it for folks to move it to a new
place.
ACREAGE
CAMPSITES: lectric/ on-Electric/ ull Hookup,
E
N
F
outh, ump Station/ iFi, uestrian
Y
D
W Eq
WATER: r king/ howers
D
S
TOILETS: lush/ ault
F
V
CABIN RENTAL: easonal/ ear Round
S
Y
SHELTER: nclosed/ pen/ ental/ ree
E
O
R
F
ICNICKING
P
TRAILS: iking/ questrian/ ike-Hard Surface/ t.Bike
H
E
B
M
/Bike- imestone/ nowmobile/ C Ski- roomed/ ater
L
S
X
G
W
SWI MING: each/ ool
B
P
FISHING: ier/ etty/ ake(acres)/ tream or River
P
J
L
S
BOATING: otor/ anoe/ lectric/ -Boat Rental/ amp
M
C
E
BR
R
SPORTS: rchery/ aseball/ olf/ inter Sports/
A
B
G W
layground/ hooting Range/ orseshoe/ ennis/
P
S
H
T
ce Skati g/ edding/ isc Golf
I
Sl
D
SITES: ature Center/ istoric Site/ rairie/
N
H
P
Wildlife xhibit/ etland Area/ mphitheater
E
W
A
ird Watching/ odland/ boretum
B
Wo
Ar
HUNTING: etland/ orest/ pland
W
F
U
1. French Nature Preserve Wildlife
Refuge
10.5 mi. E of Bedford on Hwy. 2, 1.5
mi. N
80
H, E
B, Wo
2. Sands Timber
2881 Yellowstone Ave., Blockton
234 E7
D V
OF1 P H3
L60
C, E,
R
B, Wo
F, U
3. Siam Tract
10 mi. S of New Market
110
B*, Wo
U
4. Wilson Park
1432 Utah Ave., Lenox
54 E10
D F, V
OF1 P
L24
C, E,
R
B, Wo
5. Windmill Lake
1533 220th St., New Market
61 E14
D V
OF1 P
L17
C, E,
R
B, Wo
* Handicap Accessible
Taylor