WaStatePks100: Twenty-Five Mile Creek Traditional Cache
WaStatePks100: Twenty-Five Mile Creek
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This cache was originally placed in 2013 as part of the Washington State Parks Centennial GeoTour - "100 caches in 100 parks to celebrate 100 years" - cosponsored by Washington State Geocaching Association (WSGA).
Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park is a 235-acre inland waters camping park on the forested south shore of Lake Chelan. The park separates the mountains from the lake and is surrounded by spectacular scenery. With its modern marina, the park affords visitors excellent boating access to the upper reaches of Lake Chelan.
Lake Chelan was carved by two competing glaciers -- the Chelan glacier and the continental ice sheet. Their movement created the broad lower lake and narrow upper lake. (A nearby EarthCache is based on the formation of the lake.)
This area was the site of a seasonal Native American encampment. Native Americans came here by land to begin their uplake canoe trips and to fish and hunt at the site. Today, boaters will find a modern marina and two boat ramps. In the summer, a ferry carries visitors north to the North Cascades National Park.
The region receives an average annual rainfall of 11 inches, with 39 inches of average annual snowfall.
The park has 46 tent spaces, 21 utility spaces (13 full hookup and eight with water and electricity), one dump station, two restrooms (one ADA) and six showers (two ADA). There is also another geocache in this park for you to find.
Discover Pass required.
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Park hours/updates:
Summer: 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Winter: Closed Nov. 1, reopens March 31.
Camping:
Check-in time, 2:30 p.m.
Check-out time, 1 p.m.
Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
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The cache is a medium-sized cylindrical Lock & Lock container behind a tree in a nice area--perfect for a picnic!--east-ish of the ranger station. Please do not approach from the beach. Use the parking coordinates provided, but don't block the gate. The gate says No Trespassing, but you will be well within park property, not on private property, and the cache was placed with the full knowledge of Ranger Rod Marques. You will need to walk across a grassy area, but there is no bushwhacking at all required. From the gate, walk down the road until you see the beginning of a very clear path (not a geo-trail as some have suggested, but the local kids' super-secret path to this undeveloped part of the park).
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- This geocache has an approved Permit to be placed at this location on property managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Visitors are responsible for acquainting themselves with policies and rules pertaining to State Parks areas.
- The following items may not be placed in the geocache: food, illegal substances, medications, personal hygiene products, pornographic materials, hazardous materials, or weapons of any type.
- By searching for the cache, visitors agree that they are responsible for their own actions, and acknowledge that neither the State of Washington nor the cache owner is responsible for any loss or injury that may occur in relation to such search.
- Report any incident, problem, or violation to State Parks staff.
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Park at the posted parking coords. There is only one gate there. The No Trespassing sign is meant for people wanting to go further down the road. It's okay for you to park there and to look for the cache.]
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