This event is the 7th annual New York Capital Region
Geocachers picnic. It will be held at Grafton Lakes
State Park in the Deerfield pavilion. Grafton Lake State Park
has a wide variety of hiking and nature trails to explore.
There are 5 ponds within the park with connecting canoe
caries. Near the pavilion is a playground for the younger
geocachers.
This will be a two day event starting at 9am both Saturday and
Sunday. There are lots of caches already in the area and more
to be placed for the event.
Free tent camping is available near the pavilion for those who wish
to stay Friday and Saturday night. If you plan to camp please add
yourself to
this list by filling the form there.
Lunch both days will be potluck so if you can please bring a dish
to pass. To add your contribution and see what item may still
be needed please
visit here.
Please register each day at the registration table for the door
prize to be drawn at 4pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday.
Thanks to Monahmat for hosting our spring CITO and the efforts of
all who helped out the usual $6.00 gate fee has been waived for
those attending this event. When you arrive let the person at
the gate know you are here for the geocaching event and you will
enter for free.
UPDATE
9/10/2009
With a little over a week before the picnic I
wanted to update the page with last minute information.
Setup time will be after 2pm on
Friday. The park closes around 7pm so
if you will be arriving after that you will need to use the winter
entrance off North Long Pond
Road. The gate will be closed so
you will need to contact me for instructions.
When you pull up to the ticket booth on any
day let them know you are with the geocaching
party. You will get in free.
Those camping with tents will setup
around the field. We can not drive on
the grass so please park in the parking lot and carry your stuff
the 150 feet or so over to your
campsite. I will have a hand truck for
those wishing to wheel their stuff
over. Those with wheeled campers must
park them on the blacktop at the end of parking
lot. I will be in the park early so
look me up and I will help you find a camping spot.
Everyone camping must fill out a Volunteer
Service Agreement. You can
download and print a copy here or I will have
some the day of the picnic. This is
merely a technical loophole. Since
Grafton is not a camping park we are park volunteers checking on
the geocaches and their placements. As
volunteers we are allowed to spend the night in the
park.
We are still looking for someone to help cook
on Saturday and someone for Sunday.
If I have missed anything or you have any
questions don’t hesitate to let me know.