This geocache is located outside of McLain State Park on the Bear Lake hiking trail. To enter the park, you must have a Michigan Recreation Passport or pay an entrance fee. You will be looking for a small, plastic container. The code word for the passport is printed on a laminate card inside of the geocache. There is a log sheet inside.
Discover your connection to Upper Michigan’s Copper Country through heritage centers, museums, and outstanding recreational areas in this geo-trail developed by the Copper Country Trail National Byway. The Copper Country Trail National Byway is a 47-mile stretch of US-41 from Houghton to Copper Harbor in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan that follows the underground copper lode that is basis of our exciting and turbulent history.
Geocaches have been hidden at 17 participating sites throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula. All of the sites on this geo-trail represent the rich cultural and natural mosaic that the Copper Country is. The first 300 participants to locate at least 13 geocaches will receive a custom Copper Country Geo-Trail lapel pin.
To receive a lapel pin, participants must download the Copper Country Geo-Trail Passport and follow the directions.
McLain State Park
McLain State Park is situated along two miles of sand beach on the shores of Lake Superior near the north entry of the Keweenaw Waterway. Visitors can enjoy a variety of activities that include fishing, windsurfing, berry picking, beachcombing, sight-seeing, and camping. For a truly spectacular experience, a sunset at McLain State Park is not to be missed.
The beach that attracts thousands every year to the park is a coastal dune. Presently, it is rapidly eroding due in part to the breakwater barrier that exists, which interferes with the sediment pattern.
Winter at McLain State Park. Photo courtesy of Jim Klapperich.
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