This cache is placed as part of the New York State Park Saratoga/Capital District Region Geocache Challenge.
There are 50 geocaches hidden within 16 state parks and state historic sites in the Saratoga/Capital District region, and geocachers finding them all will be eligible to enter their names in a drawing for valuable prizes. If you are interested in taking up the challenge, you can pick up a geocache passport at any of the participating parks and sites, or download the passport at www.nysparks.com.
This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to stamp your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item.
Park in the main parking lot.
Placed on a “social path”, a path that is developed by public use and now maintained by park staff. Keep your eye out for the deer herd that populates the island.
Peebles Island State Park is open year-round with a Vehicle Use Fee in place beginning the first weekend in May on weekends and holidays and ending on Columbus Day. The park is open from 7:30 a.m. until sunset. You can reach the park office at 518-237-8643 ext. 3295 for more information.