The park is closed for the season from Dec 31st until March 1st. During the season when the park is open the fort is usually locked, but will be opened upon request for anyone who asks during regular operating hours. The fort is locked up to prevent damage from vandalism.
Access to the fort may be limited in May and September during the events that are held there. You may want to check their calendar before going in those months. This cache was placed with permission from Fort Creve Coeur.
The Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway stretches 291 miles along the east and west sides of the Illinois River from Ottawa to Havana, and is notable for its natural and historic qualities. The route was designated a National Scenic Byway in 2005 – one in 150 of America’s Byways® throughout the U.S. Its six gateway communities include Ottawa, Princeton, Peoria, Pekin, Canton, and Havana with several other portal communities along the byway.
This cache is one of 15 placed in the Pekin Gateway for the Illinois River Road series. The series has a total of 90 geocaches. Collect 10 of the 15 four-digit cache codes from each gateway to be eligible for a specially designed Illinois River Road coin (one unique coin for each gateway community). Please visit www.illinoisriverroad.org/geocaching for more details on this series of caches.