Ghost of Timberrrrrr....... Traditional Cache
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Ghost of Timberrrrrr.......
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This cache is located in Lake Manatee State Park. The park recently completed a tree harvesting project and some areas may look a little rough, but the beauty in the park will return in time.
This cache has been placed with permission from Manny Perez, Park Manager, Lake Manatee State Park.
The main entrance to the park is located at N27 28.519 W082 20.796. The daily fee is $5.00 per vehicle (2 to 8 people per vehicle), $4.00 Single Occupant Vehicle and $2.00 for pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass. After paying the daily fee to enter the park you will find parking available at N27 28.550 W082 20.243. You will be able to access four caches from this parking area.
Lake Manatee State Park extends along three miles of the south shore of Lake Manatee, which serves as a water reservoir for Manatee and Sarasota counties. Visitors to the park cannot actually see manatees because of the dam on the Manatee River. The trails traverse several types of ecosystems including pine flatwoods and sand pine scrub with some depression marshes and hardwood forests. Along the trails you may find gopher tortoises. A variety of other animals are common to the park including indigo snakes, cottontail and marsh rabbits, bobcats, gray foxes, deer and eagles.
In the park you will find a boat ramp that provides easy access to the lake. Boat motors must be less than 20 horsepower. Canoeing and kayaking are also popular activities here.
The lake offers excellent freshwater fishing, and anglers can fish from their boats or from the park's fishing dock. Swimming is permitted in a designated area of Lake Manatee. A facility with showers is located nearby.
There is a large picnic area nestled in a sand pine scrub area near the lake. A picnic pavilion may be reserved for a fee.
Overnight camping is also allowed. Campers can enjoy full-facility camping, just a short walk from the lake. The camping sites are $22.00 per night plus tax. Water and electricity is included.
The park is open from 8:00 a.m. until sundown 365 days per year.
This is another in a series of caches in this beautiful park. It’s called Ghost of Timberrrrr….. because there was a cache that was destroyed and archived near here. The cache location was one of our favorites. Someone had crafted a beautiful large dream catcher between a couple of trees. The dream catcher was made of all natural materials found here in the park. I was very, very nice. We placed this cache as a remembrance to the original Timberrrrrr and the dream catcher.
After parking at the coordinates listed above, DO NOT proceed north from the parking area. If you do, you will enter into areas for authorized park personnel only. The road that turns west on the north end of the parking area will take you to the park maintenance buildings. The road from the parking area that continues north will take you to the park rangers home. The trailhead for the cache is located near N27 28.533 W082 20.234, this is also known as the Gopher Trail. Follow the trail, the hike to the cache is about a 1/3 of a mile.
No bushwhacking required.
Please take a litter bag with you to pick up any litter you might see along the trail.
***** CONGRATULATIONS *****
FTF - bananasplits - October 9, 2010
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