Arlie's Selkirk Search Traditional Cache
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Because of degradation of the original hiding place, this cache has been relocated. The new location is within eyesight of the original placement.
This not a “cache and dash” cache, but will require a round trip hike of around two miles, which is the only reason for the 2.5 terrain rating. The hiking paths you will use to reach the cache are well groomed and easy to navigate. You are looking for a medium-sized plastic container with a log book and a few trade items.
Welcome to Selkirk Shores State Park. Your hike to and from the cache will be about two miles, depending on where you park. The trails are well kept and easy to walk, and the old growth forest is beautiful. Deer, wild turkeys and pileated woodpeckers are among the wildlife that inhabits these woods, and it is a rare hike where you don’t encounter at least one of them. In spring and fall migrating bald eagles and other birds of prey are also commonly seen.
You will need to locate the Blue Trail. The park’s trail maps don’t label the trails very well. If you use the South Entrance to the main area of the park (which I would recommend - park in the Bluff Picnic Area parking lot), you will find access to the trail system near the driveway into Camping Loop A or at the back of Camping Loop A near the Group Camping Area. If you enter the park from the North Entrance, you can enter the trail system from the Pine Grove area of the park. This will mean a longer walk from the parking area to where the trails begin. Once in the trail system, find one end or the other of the Blue Trail and follow it to the cache.
NYS Park rules require that caches be hidden close to trails, and these trails wind around a lot, so follow the trail and expect your GPS to appear to be acting crazy until you get fairly close to the hiding place. If you find yourself more than 30-40 feet off the trail, you are in the wrong place.
Park maps are available at the park office. I've placed a .jpg image of their map with trail colors added in the image gallery. The link is available a little further down this page, just above the cache log entries.
Between mid-May and mid-October, there is a fee for entering the park. In the off season, access is free. I wouldn’t look for this cache once significant snow has fallen unless you also bring a snow shovel. This is lake effect snow country, and the “Shores” in the park’s name refers to Lake Ontario, the queen of lake effect snow. If you come during black fly season, bring your deep woods insect repellent. I don’t want to scare you off, because in early spring, mid-summer and autumn, this is a fantastic place to hike, swim, fish and camp. In winter it is tops for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling. The park has won national recognition as an outdoor recreation area.
This cache is placed with permission of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Please support and respect our public lands. This is a carry in, carry out park.
Congratulations to Team Position Police and Team D&G Ind. for First to Find.
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