Sal Taylor Creek Preserve
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Cache information:
Steward: gatorman83
Park: Sal Taylor Creek Preserve
Cache type: Multi-cache
Coordinates: N 30° 12.823 W 081° 54.432
Difficulty: 3.5
Terrain: 2.5 |
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Cache Description:
This is a three-stage multi with about a 3/4 mile hike to the cache. Depending how the weather has been, you may encounter some water. You may want to have boots with you, oh, and bug spray and water too. Once you get to the final GZ, that's when the fun begins! |
Hours:
Daylight hours only
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Parking Fee:
NA |
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History of Sal Taylor Creek Preserve
Sal Taylor Creek Preserve includes the Sal Taylor property, which consists of 406 acres purchased on November 16, 2001 for $1,869,000 by the City of Jacksonville, with the help of an FCT grant. FCT reimbursed $941,157 to the City. The conceptual site plan in the FCT management plan shows parking, trails, a horseshoe pit, an exercise trail, a wildlife observation platform, and picnic areas. The property was purchased from Trust of Public Land. The preserve was previously known as the "Nathan Hale Property". The Preserve was renamed to Sal Taylor, after the Sal Taylor Creek tributary that joins Black Creek. From Sal Taylor Creek to Black Creek it flows approx. 13 km. Black Creek then flows southeast for approx. 27 km to the St. Johns River, draining into the Atlantic Ocean. Kayak users, hikers and horseback riders enjoy views of blackwater streams, swamps, forest areas and wildflowers.
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2013 JAXPARKS GeoChallenge:
The City of Jacksonville has teamed up with The Cache Station and The Friends of Jax Parks to bring you the second annual The JaxParks GeoChallenge. This year, the Friends of Jax Parks have hidden 30 new caches that will let you explore a diverse selection of parks around Jacksonville.
Geocaching is an outdoor adventure game similar to a treasure hunt played with a GPS device. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, take a trinket from the cache, leave something of greater or equal value in return for the next person and then share your experiences online. There are over two million active geocaches around the world and now with the JAXPARKS GeoChallenge you can explore Jacksonville's parks.
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Rules for the JAXPARKS GeoChallenge:
For a complete list of all the parks in the JaxParks Challenge, official rules and instructions on how to receive your Geocoin click Rules for the JaxParks Challenge
Have fun and enjoy the tour of some of JaxParks coolest parks!!
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Jacksonville Parks Information:
For informantion on: Parks and Recreation Department (JaxParks)
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Special Thanks:
Special thanks to the Friends of JAXPARKS and gatorman83, Volunteer Steward of this geocache. |
Send us your feedback:
Please let us know what you liked about the JaxParks Geocache Challenge by filling out this Survey |
Disclaimer to New Geocachers:
Please join us in playing! All are welcome who observe and obey the rules. Please do not move or vandalize the container. Replace the cache like or better than you found it and when you leave, make sure the cache is completely covered. The real treasure is just finding the container and sharing your thoughts with everyone who finds it. |
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