The Cache
The listed coordinates will take you to the parking area of the Buena Vista, Virginia Visitor Center. The cache is a wooden container located inside the building. Muggles abound at this location, although stealth is not really necessary since there is a geocaching display set up around the cache container.
The Buena Vista Visitor Center hours are 11am-3pm Friday-Monday Note: The Visitor Center closes if the Blue Ridge Parkway closes due to winter weather conditions. Please call ahead to verify hours - Toll-Free 877-453-9822 (Rockbridge Area Tourism). Cache is only available during these hours!
Gems of Rockbridge Geocaching Trail
While you're at the Visitor Center, be sure to pick up a passport for our challenge series. The Gems of Rockbridge Geocaching Trail has been developed as part of an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant to enhance the gateway communities along the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway. The grant funds projects that promote sustainable tourism and enhance the local community while protecting the area's natural beauty and cultural heritage.
The Geocaching Trail consists of 10 strategically placed caches highlighting the natural beauty and cultural heritage of Rockbridge County. The first 200 geocachers who complete the trail will receive a commemorative coin featuring the Gems of Rockbridge Geocaching Trail on one side and the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway on the other side.
How it works: each of the ten caches along the trail contains a question that can be answered from information available near the cache location. Log all 10 caches and answer each of the 10 questions to complete the trail. The first 200 to complete the trail will receive a limited-edition commemorative coin!