Crown in the Cove Traditional Cache
smeeet: Have decided to archive this cache as we are preparing to leave the area and can no longer maintain the cache.
thank you to all who enjoyed the cache
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Gorgeous view of Tuttle Creek Lake. Park n’ Grab though it is a small walk from the parking to the cache. Longer walk in winter months as gates are locked. Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 6 am when campers present. Location will not be impacted when water is retained behind dam to prevent flooding. Container is 6 x 8 lock-n-lock. Initial contents of cache include swag, owner’s trademark pin, and Micro 10 Year Anniversary Geocoin. For photographers, also a Kodak Moment!
With thanks to Explorer1-2 (US Army Ret) for getting us started – both in the sport and with this description! Also thanks to our oldest for providing the 'Official Geocache' container for our first traditional cache.
Permission to place this cache has been granted by the US Army Corps of Engineers. While searching for this cache, you will be within Corps of Engineer Park boundaries. At no time will you be required to cross any fences or enter private property. Park regulations require that you park only in designated parking areas and at no time drive into the grass. This includes pulling off into the grass by the side of the road. The park is open daily from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Entrance booth is staffed from late April to early October. If you explain you are just travelling through, they are willing to let you pass. Just make sure you nod and smile as you come back out of the park! However, while it may cost you a Day Pass, consider at least bringing a picnic meal and possibly camping overnight.
Tuttle Creek Lake is situated in the beautiful Flint Hills region of Kansas. The lake is the second largest in the state offering more than 12,000 acres of water and 100 miles of wooded shoreline. Many sites around the lake have been developed to offer boating, camping, fishing, hunting, picnicking, swimming, etc. The reservoir was first proposed in the Flood Control Act of 1938 with funds for planning available in the Flood Control Act of 1944. The Big Blue River had adversely impacted communities and families along its banks many times. However, construction did not begin until October 1952. This meant the area suffered once again during the Flood of 1951 with no relief. Construction both stopped and started several times due to both objections to the project and the lack of funds. Despite the obvious damages from flooding, many communities were to be displaced and controversy was present. Tuttle Creek Reservoir finally commenced full operation in July 1962. While the reservoir experienced times of high water over the next thirty years, it was not until the Flood of 1993 that the significance and value of the dam would be obvious to present-day residents of Manhattan.
The area in which this cache has been established was recently upgraded with numerous new campsites, playgrounds, and restroom facilities. Additional information about this park and its amenities is available at the Entrance Booth (in season) and both the River Pond State Park Office and Corps of Engineers’ Visitor Center (west end of dam) throughout the year.
Congratulations to Legolaws for FTF!
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