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About the Park:
The fee for access to this area is $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for children,
and infants are free. Area open to the public Tuesday through Sunday
9am until 5pm or 6pm depending on time of year. Bicycles and Dogs
are not permitted. Most of the area is stroller and wheelchair accessible,
but some places may be a little difficult to navigate. Being in
the Lowcountry of South Carolina, insect repellant is a must on
any day too warm for a coat!
From the Caw
Caw Interpretive Center website:
"This 654-acre site located within the Caw Caw Swamp is
just 25 minutes from downtown Charleston, Summerville and Walterboro.
The Center, rich in natural, cultural & historical resources,
is comprised of several former rice plantations that operated during
the 18th and most of the 19th century. Here & throughout the
South Carolina Lowcountry enslaved Africans & African Americans
were forced to apply their West & Central African agricultural
experience, technology, & skills to rice cultivation. Out of
vast, Lowcountry swamps these men, women & children successfully
converted thousands of acres to rice fields. Still evident today
are the earthen dikes, water control structures called rice trunks,
& canals—all fruits of their slave labor." Click
here to go the their website.
To Find This Cache:
Coordinates given are for the parking lot. To get the coordinates
for this cache you will have visit every information kiosk. Maps
with kiosk locations are available at no charge in the exhibit center.
You will also need a compass. You may visit
the kiosks in any order to complete the questions, solve the puzzle,
and receive the final coordinates.
Cache discription:
7.62mm camouflagued ammo can.
Also has letterbox-style stamp and an ink pad, so bring your log
to stamp!
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To Solve the Puzzle:
At each kiosk answer the first question to get a number.
Answer the second question to modify that number--this number is a number
that will plug into the coordinate.
Kiosk 1:
Part 1: How many species of "Familiar Forest Birds"
are pictured? Z=_______
Part 2: On the smaller information sign to the south, the featured plant
was first harvested in:
1- 1901 - Z = A______
2- 1903 - Z / 5 = A______
3- 1906 - Z - 1 = A______
4- 1907 - Z + 1 = A______
Kiosk 2:
Part 1: The kiosk suggests listening to and watching for
how many birds while hiking this trail? Y=_______
Part 2: Standing by the kiosk and facing SSW, which trunk gate also has
a spill box?
1- The one on the right - Y -
2 = B______
2- The one on the left - Y +
1 = B______
3- There is no spill box - Y
= B______
Kiosk 3:
Part 1: Which type of Wetland is flooded with 8 inches
of water in winter to attract birds?
1- Tidal Marsh X=9
2- Brackish Wetland X=1
3- Freshwater Swamp X=6
4- Semi-permanently Flooded Plain X=4
5- Moist Soil Wetland X=5
6- Freshwater Marsh X=7
Part 2: If you rest on the nearby bench, you are surrounded by:
1- Wax Myrtles - X + 1 = C______
2- Oaks - X - 1 = C______
3- Pines - X + 2 = C______
4- Cypress - X / 2 = C______
Kiosk 4:
Part 1: This kiosk features pictures of how many types
of birds on the front? W=_______
Part 2: On the back of the kiosk, how many silhouettes have their wings
out-stretched or open:
1- 6 - W / 2 = D______
2- 7 - W - 1 = D______
3- 10 - W + 1 = D______
4- 11 - W / 3 = D______
Kiosk 5:
Part 1: There are pictures of how many species of mammals (do not count the man or men)
on this kiosk? V=_______
Part 2: The narrative compares the noise of the spring peepers to: Since the narrative is not working at this time, the answer is jingling bells.
1- Crickets - V + 7 = E______
2- Jingling Bells - V - 1 = E______
3- Squeaky Doors V + 4 = E______
Kiosk 6:
Part 1: How many Laurel Hill Site artifacts are shown
in the picture? (The coin is not an artifact.) U=_______
Part 2: According to the narrative, "chillun don't work in the field till":
1- Ten or Eleven - U - 2 = F______
2- Twelve or Thirteen - U + 4
= F______
Kiosk 7:
Part 1: What is first number (left-most digit) shown in
the Cypress-Tupelo Swamp information? T=_______
Part 2: From the kiosk, which bearing is closest to the visible osprey
nest platform?:
1- 135° - T x 2 = G______
2- 315° - T x 3 = G______
Kiosk 8:
Part 1: There are pictures and drawings of how many natural
hazards to be aware of? S=_______
Part 2: Standing with your back to the kiosk, what is at 40°: Since the mentioned items seem to get moved around quite a bit, the answer is birdfeeder.
1- Bench - S - 2 = H______
2- Birdfeeder - S + 2 = H______
Kiosk 9:
Part 1: How many botanical communities are in the park?
Q=_______
Part 2: Standing with your back to the kiosk and facing due north, the
sign in front of you reads:
1- "Men's" - Q - 2 = I______
2- "Exhibit Center" - Q = I______
3- 'Open Air Classroom" - Q +
2 = I______
4- Large "Caw Caw Interpretive
Center" Q - 1 = I______
Finals Coordinates:
Remember, the correct answer will keep you on the trail!
Don't leave the trail!
Answer "I" from Kiosk 9 will give you the correct coordinates.
1- If I = 12 then N32° 4H.GDF W080°
1E.BAC
2- If I = 11 then N32° 4H.BDF
W080° 1E.GAC
3- If I = 10 then N32° 4H.GDC
W080° 1E.BAF
4- If I = 7 then N32° 4H.BAF
W080° 1E.GDC
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