Park in the Hawthorne Camping Area to access the paved, Randy
Bell Scenic Trail. Follow the paved trail until you find mark
wooden poles that mark your turn onto a dirt road. Be sure to bring
water to take on the trail with you!
Welcome To The
TPWD North Texas Geocache Challenge!
This cache is one of 13 that make up the North Texas State Parks
Geocache Challenge!
Before you set out to find the caches be sure to download the
Challenge Passport here or pick one up while they last at
participating parks. Use the special punch to mark the appropriate
place in the Passport and answer the questions based on the
information found in the Logbook. Of course park entry fees apply.
Purchase a State Parks Pass and save money! Ask at your nearest
park headquarters!
The Challenge will begin May 1st and end July 31st, 2010. The
first 25 completed Passports that we receive will earn a Texas
Geocache Challenge geocoin. All others who submit their completed
Passports before the closing date will receive an award as well and
will be entered to win geocoins selected at random from all
completed passports
For more information visit TPWD
Discover your State Parks as you search for these caches and
experience the beauty that Texas State Parks have to offer.
This the cache is in the largest natural prairie at the park and
is an excellent example of a typical Eastern Cross Timbers
ecoregion with its tall stands of post oak mixed into the prairie.
Wild fires are an important part of the prairie ecosystem because
they remove unwanted underbrush and replenish nutrients back to the
ground so healthier grasses can grow. Since it would be too
dangerous to allow a wildfire nowadays, Texas Parks and Wildlife
and the Texas Forest Service perform controlled burns. This area
was burned in March 2010. Can you still see remnants of the fire?
An abundance of wildlife can be found in this part of the park such
as white-tailed deer, bobwhite quail, various reptiles and other
birds. Look for signs of animals on the trail in the form of tracks
and scat.