A 25-acre native oak grove with many trees more than 100 years old.  The 100-foot-high Signature Oak is 400 years old and its massive branches touch the ground in several places. It has been designated as one of Oregon’s “Heritage Trees”.

The first white oak took root an estimated 400 years ago, and now the grove’s understory is being returned to its original pristine condition, as the Himalayan blackberry and other non-native species are being removed.

This cache is one of a series hidden inside the Oregon Garden or on the grounds of the Oregon Garden Resort.

Those caches inside the Garden may only be found during Garden hours, and will require an Admission Fee.  There is a discount for Geocachers (see below).

An Oregon Garden Geocaching Passport will be available at the Visitor’s Center when you enter Garden.  Use this to record codes for the caches found.  Once completed, the Cacher may fill out the survey included on the passport and return to the Visitor Center for a gift item (TBD) and to be entered into a drawing. The drawing will happen once or twice per year (dates & prizes TBD).

A $1 discount from the admission fee will be available for all geocaching.com users.  A coupon is available (uploaded image on this cache page).  This coupon should be presented at the admission desk (Visitor Center) when paying admission.

There is no cost to find the caches beyond Garden admission – Garden members and Resort guests are free and may request the passport at the Visitor Center.