Fiddler’s Green Park is a land conservation area managed by the Town of Dewitt and the non-profit Fiddler’s Green Park Association (http://www.fiddlersgreenpark.org/) and is open to the public. Local boy scouts have created and maintain some of the trails in the park, along with a series of historical signs providing pictures and brief descriptions of the park in days gone by.
The original Fiddler’s Green was a favorite summer resort near the roar of Dunlop falls in a level meadow on the east bank of Butternut Creek, just north of the current park, across the road from Jamesville Quarry. Even before the Civil War it was a favorite spot for picnics and summer social events, always with a fiddler to lead the dancing, and so got its name. The popularity of the area peaked in 1916.
The current park can be accessed off Solvay Road, which runs between North Street (Jamesville Road) and Seneca Turnpike (Route 173) in the village of Jamesville. There is a lower and an upper parking area, at both ends of the 0.33 mile long main trail. From lower to upper lot, the main trail remains essentially level until the last tenth of a mile, closest to the upper parking lot, where it climbs 50 feet over a tenth of a mile (9% grade). There are paths off the main trail through the woods and following Butternut Creek.
From the lower parking lot take the trail along the creek to the cache, less than a quarter mile walk. After you find the cache you can sit on the nearby benches and enjoy a nice view of the creek.