You will be searching in a small patch of woods behind a granite farmhouse. Don't forget to sign the special logbook!
This mid-century granite farmhouse was once the home of S.B. Vaughters, but now serves as the headquarters for the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. In 1947, Mr. Vaughters built the farmhouse with the help of a seventh-grade student from Murphey Candler School, where he was a teacher. He used wood cut from trees on the property to frame the house and locally quarried Lithonia granite for the exterior finish. Mr. Vaughters had the last working dairy farm in DeKalb County, and his dairy barn is still located across the street from the farmhouse.
In 2002, just before he sold his property to the heritage area, Mr. Vaughters told a reporter, “Nearly all the rest of DeKalb County is covered up with homes and businesses. You can drive from Lithonia to Dunwoody and not find a piece of open land. I didn’t want that here.”
Mr. Vaughters on his farm in 2002. Photo courtesy of the AJC.
Parking is available at the provided parking coordinates.
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Cell service will be limited in various areas on the AMNHA Geo-Path. If you are using your cell phone, you can download the cache info to your phone and travel the trails using the offline mode.
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This nature preserve, like other Georgia woodlands, has ticks during all but the winter season. Take precautions that include wearing a hat, a long sleeve shirt, and long pants with legs tucked into socks. Wear light colored clothing for ease of spotting ticks, especially deer ticks that are the size of a pin head. Use bug spray with the chemical DEET and especially spray around the ankle area. Additional info for tick prevention measures.
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Come explore the Arabia Mountain PATH and earn trackable prizes along the way!
The AMNHA Geo-PATH is a geocaching program spread along the entire 30+ miles of the Arabia Mountain PATH hike/bike trail. We have over 60 geocaches just waiting for you to find.
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See additional waypoints for parking coordinates, points of interests and trailheads.
Each cache is classified in one of following series:
Arabia Mountain Adventures
Lands Less Visited
Lithonia's Historic Hike
Panola Mountain Pathways
Past and Present Passages
South River Stroll
Download the passports to collect the passwords:
Geo-Path Passport
Lands-Less-Visited Passport
Past and Presents Passages Passport
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