GC11ZM7 3rd Annual Pokagon Cacher's Campout! (Event Cache) in Indiana, United States created by IDNR, The Herd, and other Indiana Geocachers

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Hidden : Saturday, September 22, 2007

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3rd Annual Pokagon Cacher's Campout!
When: September 21-23, 2007
Where: Pokagon State Park, Angola, IN

This years theme is Leave No Trace. A special program by Bill Houk, Leave No Trace Master Educator, will occur on Saturday at Base Camp. All cachers are encouraged to use the Leave No Trace Ethics this weekend and every weekend you cache! Visit the Leave No Trace website at lnt.org and visit the shop for membership information.

Once in the Park, the above coordinates will take you to the base camp for Saturday, a/k/a the CCC Shelter.
*There is a fee to get into the park, in addition to your camping fee:
Daily Non-resident Weekend $7.00 per day
Daily Resident Weekend $5.00 per day
Annual Non-resident $46.00
Annual resident $36.00

Pokagon State Park is a beautiful State Park located in Angola, Indiana. It is just 16 miles south of Coldwater, Michigan off of I-69. (Exit 154) There is a wonderful campground offering 270 sites, both non-electric and modern. All campgrounds in the Park have modern bathroom facilities. The Park offers over 12 miles of hiking trails, a 1.6-mile bike trail, bike rental, horseback riding, several playgrounds, 2 beaches (though they probably won't be used in September), and a Nature Center that offers many programs that the entire family would enjoy. (You can pick up a schedule at the front gate or at the Nature Center. They are also posted on bulletin boards in each campground.) For those of you who do not prefer to camp, there are cabins, as well as the Potawatomi Inn.

Many of the activities enjoyed last year will be back, as well as some new, fun things! We will be having a potluck dinner Saturday evening, and there will be electricity in the pavilion we are using. Whether you have it at your site or not is up to you. We would recommend making reservations as soon as possible, as this park can get full quick. If you reserve online, you have to reserve two nights, which would work well for this event as there will be night caching Saturday and social time Friday night. Full schedule will be posted as we approach the date.

For Camping Reservations go to: Indiana Central Reservations
For Inn Reservations go to:Potawatomi Inn Reservations (Friday Night Available Only)
For info on the park go to: Indiana DNR

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING A RAFFLE ITEM! If you have questions on what to bring please email me. Also, please don't forget to sign up for your dish to pass for the potluck by posting a note on this site stating what you are going to be bringing! Last year we had some AWESOME food!

Tentative Schedule: Activities in green indicate park sponsored interpretive programs
Print the 3rd Annual PCC Brochure here: PCC '07 Brochure
Friday, Sept. 21
2pm- Campground Check-in.
Sites available after 2pm. Visit the Nature Center to see their live animals, or hit some park geocaches, waymarks, and earthcaches.
6pm- Campfire Social-
Two social areas for you to choose. Family friendly social time at the CCC Shelter. Share coins, stories, and marshmallows. Alcohol friendly campfire social at site 252.

Saturday, Sept. 22
8:30am-4pm- Registration.
10am- Geocaching!
Grab the park caches, as well as the event caches. Leave No Trace is this year's theme.
10am- Wetland Watching.
Interpretive hike meeting at Potawatomi Inn Entrance
12pm – Turkey Shoot and Film Can Toss
Any directions that are needed, as well as the film cans for this contest will be given out upon registration. Held on the CCC Shelter Front Lawn. Teams have until 3pm to compete in this friendly competition.
3pm- Fall Furs for Winter.
Interpretive program at Nature Center, looking at Pokagon's mammals.
4pm- Leave No Trace in the Geocacher's World.
Leave No Trace Master Educator Bill Houk will discuss the Leave No Trace Ethic and how geocachers can do their part. Free giveaways and prizes for everyone!
5:45pm - Group Picture Please meet at basecamp at 5:45 sharp!
6pm – Potluck Dinner and Social Time.
We are asking that each team bring a dish to pass. We also ask that you provide your own drinks. Don't forget to bring plates & tableware for all the members of your team! Meet at the base camp. Door prizes will be given away afterward!
6:45pm – Raffle Drawing
Awards and raffles will be given out after dinner.
8pm –Night Caching!
Coordinates for night caches will not be given out until 7:30pm. This year, a true night cache will be put out, and published the day after the event. Follow the fire tacks!

Sunday, Sept. 23
8am-2pm- Annual Sea-Plane Fly In on the Potawatomi Inn Beach.
8am- The Fall Migration.
Traditional Sunday morning bird hike, meeting at Inn Sun Deck. Bring binoculars, or borrow a pair of theirs.
10:30am- Critter Feeding Time.
Watch and feed the Pokagon critters! Meets at Nature Center Auditorium.
11 am – Farewell
There will be an informal farewell and social time at the base camp (CCC Shelter) for those that are still around.

If you are interested in joining the planning team for this large event, email Brad Bumgardner, Park Interpreter at Mail! or Amber Edwards, The Herd, at Mail! . Last year we had nearly 250 people attend, and could easily expect upwards to 300 geocachers for this great weekend in the park!

More info to come!

*With the threat of the Emerald Ash Borer, and the new Federal Laws on moving firewood, we ask that if you are traveling from anywhere in Indiana, Ohio, or Michigan you DO NOT bring your own firewood! 30% of Pokagon's trees are at risk! In addition the USDA does patrol the campgrounds on weekends, and does hand out fines up to $500 a log for second and third time offenders! There is a camp store at the Park where you can purchase it, and they do deliver right to your site! Thanks for your help in this evil pest.

Camping Map! Thanks to 501 Gang for keeping the map below updated (see note in logs). Post your site number if you would like, as well as a dish to pass for the Saturday night potluck dinner:

Thank You To This Year's Sponsors (so far!)
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Garmin International
Leave No Trace Organization
Cachebox
Geocacher University
1MarkyMark1
The Roc & Stone
Search them on the web to visit their sites

Caching Team	Potluck Food
duckm	Burgers and Stuff
501 Gang	Hotdogs
"Paws"itraction	Lasagna
Kreedster & Smiley	Chicken and Noodles
heidigoseek	Chili
Wolverine Warriors	Meatballs
Lord Elwood	Chinese Coleslaw
Ravenhwk	Pasta Salad
Fancyscraps	Baked Beans
Treasure Hunting Family	Cheese, Fruit Tray, and cookies
some muggles!	cookies
donsdi	dessert
Are We There Yet? Yes	pneumonia