This Cache is placed as part of the New York State Park Saratoga/Capital District Regional Geocache Challenge. There are 52 geocaches hidden within 16 state parks and historic sites in this parks region, and geocachers finding 35 or more will be eligible to enter their names in a drawing for valuable prizes. The first 75 people to find 35 or more caches will receive a special geocache challenge coin. 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 it 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. Some of the items in the cache are park souvenirs and do not need to be replaced with a trade item.
Overlooking the reservoir is a great place to look for our resident bald eagles. Watching them fly over the water is amazing enough but you may even see a bald eagle defend its territory which it does with death defying swoops and seemingly suicidal dogfights that include locking talons with another bird and free falling in a spiral. Park at the mid-level or lower level parking lot to start this cache. Upon finding all six caches at Mine Kill State Park, come to the park office and receive a 25% discount coupon to use at the park's concession stand!
Mine Kill State Park is a very scenic and peaceful park located in the Schoharie Valley on the Lower Blenheim-Gilboa Reservoir. Cool off at the park’s impressive pool complex. Join in the fun at the park’s three playgrounds, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, and baseball and soccer fields. Have a picnic and explore miles of hiking trails. The reservoir is stocked yearly with trout and walleye. Plan on participating in one of the park fishing tournaments or one of the many educational programs. Or, stop at the neighboring New York Power Authority’s Visitor’s Center and learn all about the production of electricity.
Mine Kill State Park is open during the summer months from 7:30am to 8pm and 7:30am to 4pm the rest of the year. There is a $3 entry fee into the park during the summer months. You can reach the park office at 518-827-6111 for more information