BEST SERIES 2014
This series was the winner of the GONIL Cache of the Month (COTM) Award for Favorite Series as well as Cache of the Year 2014! I hope you enjoy exploring this series as much as I had creating it!
Across the Moraine Hills State Park, you'll find many examples of 'rustic' plumbing. Hence this modern facility is a great place to prepare you for the nearly 10 miles of well developed trails in this park.
Moraine Hills State Park, with more than 10 miles of trails is popular for hikers, skiers and cyclists, and provide one of the park's main recreation features. This series roughly follows the 3.2-mile Leatherleaf Bog Trail and the 3.7-mile Lake Defiance Trail.
To follow this series, you may complete the entire series in numerical order (good luck!), or split your caching to the Lake Defiance Trail (#01 through #25), and/or the Leatherleaf Bog Trail (#01, #26 through #34, then follow #22 to #25 to return to parking at #01), OR use the multiple parking areas to split the caches as you please.
All caches were located very close to developed areas and trails in order to get permission for placement.
1. Geocache is placed on IDNR Department managed property with permission of Site Superintendent Greg Kelly.
2. Do not place the following items in the Geocache: Food items, inappropriate ,offensive, or hazardous materials.
3. It is the visitor’s responsibility to orient themselves with policies and rules pertaining to this IDNR Department managed site.
Park Hours
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Gates Open Daily at 8:00 a.m.
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*Gates Close at:
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January
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5:00 p.m.
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February - March
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6:00 p.m.
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April - May
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8:00 p.m.
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Memorial Day Weekend – Labor Day
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9:00 p.m.
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September
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8:00 p.m.
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October
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7:00 p.m.
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November – January
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5:00 p.m.
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*Closing times are posted at park entrance, and are occasionally subject to change without notice