This Cache is placed as part of the New York State Park Saratoga/Capital District Regional Geocache Challenge. There are 60 geocaches hidden within 18 state parks and historic sites in this parks region, and geocachers finding 40 or more will be eligible to enter their names in a drawing for valuable prizes. The first 75 people to find 40 or more caches will receive a special geocache challenge coin. If you are interested in trying 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 mark 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.
Welcome to Moreau Lake State Park! This is the former site of the Imperial Hotel - a very historic area of the park. The hotel was built to serve visitors and dam construction managers during the building of the Spier Falls Dam from 1900 – 1903. At the time the Spier Falls Dam was the fourth largest dam and the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. People would come from all over the world to this spot to watch the dam being built. Enjoy!
You do not have to pay to get into the park to find any of the Moreau Lake caches, just park at the Sherman Island Boat Launch N 43°14.945’ W073°44.320’ .