Cache to Eagle is a series of public geocaches hidden at or near the sites of Boy Scout Eagle projects. Reaching the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America requires years of dedication and hard work. In addition to required merit badges, active troop participation and leadership, each Scout must complete a project that requires many hours of planning, leadership, and a commitment to his community. This cache is part of a nationwide geocaching series called Cache to Eagle, which showcases these special contributions. These caches were placed in 2010 as part of the “100 Years of Scouting” celebration.
The logbook at each cache location has one of the 12 points of the Boy Scout Law (in random order). This cache series had multiple purposes:
- Celebrate 100 Years of Scouting by highlighting the contributions Eagle Scouts have made to our community
- Introduce Scouters to Geocaching and Geocachers to Scouting
- Provide a means to distribute geocoins and patches donated by the Orange County Council of the BSA
We distributed the geocoins and patches, but the other objectives remain.
These collectibles may still be available at www.geoscouting.com.
Yorba Regional Park borders the multi-use Santa Ana River Trail and is over a mile long. The park offers 175 acres of recreational land, with sports facilities, picnic areas and barbecues, fishing, playgrounds, party areas, bike and boat rentals. There is a fee for parking within Yorba Regional Park, however it borders an Anaheim city park (also named Yorba) with no parking fee, to the west of the posted coordinates.
Once you've found the cache, take 10 steps away from the river to see the first part of the featured Eagle project (pictured below). In October 2007, Jacob B. of Troop 1565 in Anaheim added to visitors' enjoyment of Yorba Regional Park by marking a scenic 5K trail. Jacob built a map and placed markers along the trail, which parallels the river trail and winds around the park's lakes and grassy areas.
