Indian Trail Traditional Cache
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An Ammo Box with rocks and other goodies for swag. Take a rock if you like it, we've got more.
The cache is in Indian Trail State Forest. Named so for the portion of the White River Trail that passes thru. The Conservation Department purchased much of the over-cut land for $2.50/acre from private landowners after the land had been cleared to fuel the furnace at Sligo. By the early 1900's almost all this land was cleared.
Starting during the depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) brought young men to the area, many of whom stayed(1933 to 1946). There were CCC camps at Boss and Indian Trail. In the 13,503 acres (54.64 km2) of the Indian Trail Conservation Area, crews planted trees and built most of the area's 55 miles (89 km) of access roads, lakes, hatcheries, and several structures.
My goal with this cache is for geocachers to witness the regrowth of a forest.There is a good parking spot right by. During FIREARMS Deer Season there will be a lot of hunting traffic. So cache accordingly!
The parking spot for this cache is right on the White River Trail(you will see the white markers), on the boundary for Indian Trail CA, and on the Dent/Crawford Counties Lines.
Important:::::::: There are some 55 miles of roads in the park. I would suggest downloading a map from the related webpage or if not, there are usually maps at the first camping spot, about a mile from the entrance.
You can also access this cache from Highway TT to County Road 4030. It is a pretty drive down a creek bottom and thru the ghost town of Sligo. Sligo will be another cache in the future, I hope.
Congratulations to frog1962, SESKDS, BTG1, Korye2006, byrdi, Promethium and ChelC90 for FTF!!!
Permission granted by the Missouri Department of Conservation, Thanks Mike!!!!!
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