SJCC: Sassafras Traditional Cache

South Jersey Checkpoint Challenge
Checkpoint Sassafras



Welcome to Rancocas State Park in Rancocas Woods, NJ. This cache will fulfill the “Sassafras” requirement for the South Jersey Checkpoint Challenge.

rancocas state park is a very interesting place with some thing for every one that loves being out in the forrest of new jersey. their are miles of trails to explore. the Audubon Society operates a nature center with in the park, and is worth a visit. the park is divided into three sections by the north and south branches of the rancocas creek. a portion of the park has been leased to the powhatan indians who maintain a replica village where they hold their annual festival. for information call 609-261-4747. another section that lies on the point of land between the north and south branches of the rancocas creek was a port for the river commerce of the time. the small town of Hainsport is at the head of this point of land. the third section which is across the north branch of the rancocas from the old port, can be found behind the historic section of rancocas woods. this is the section where you can find this cache. NOTE park is closed dusk to dawn.

Official SJCC Information
The South Jersey Geocachers (SJG) are sponsoring the South Jersey Checkpoint Challenge series. This challenge is intended to take geocachers on a tour of Southern New Jersey (loosely defined as south of I-195) while finding caches placed by members of the SJG. On the tour, we hope you will find South Jersey an interesting and beautiful part of our great state.

Scattered around the area are 26 checkpoint caches and a final challenge cache - South Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NJDZ). The names of the individual checkpoint caches are based on a phonetic alphabet using plants to represent the diversity of ecosystems that you will encounter on your tour of Southern New Jersey. You may even run into the infamous Jersey Devil while you're there. The 26 checkpoints do not have to be completed in any particular order. See the SJCheckpoint bookmark for the complete list of caches.

Hidden within the 26 checkpoint caches are numbers to be used in determining the coordinates of the final South Jersey Checkpoint Challenge cache – please be sure to note them while you are there.

While there are no special logging requirements for the 26 checkpoint caches, there are special logging requirements for the final challenge cache. Complete information can be found on the South Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NJDZ) cache page.

This cache is certified South Jersey