Sponsored by Harris County Precinct 4, the Precinct 4 GeoChallenge features a series of 101 geocaches that participants can find for the opportunity to earn pathtags and geocoins.
The 43rd geocache is located in Doss Park. Doss Park is a 33-acre facility with five lighted softball fields, two lighted tennis courts, batting cages, picnic tables, barbecue grills, a playground, walking trails, and rest room facilities.
For more information on Doss Park and its amenities, please call the Parks Reservation Office at 281-353-4196.
Mangum-Howell Center and the Doss Activity Building are located within Doss Park. Community and civic organizations can reserve meeting rooms on a limited, space-available basis Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at each building.
Please call Mangum-Howell Center at 281-591-7830 for information or to make reservations for private functions at the community center or activity building.
The additional amenities are available on a first-come, first-served basis and no reservations are required.
About the GeoChallenge
Each geocache contains unique collectible bottle caps and a unique code, either of which can be used to earn pathtags. Simply write down the code on your Precinct 4 GeoChallenge Series Passport and/or collect a bottle cap to prove that you have found the cache. Those who collect 25, 50, or 75 unique codes/bottle caps can earn bronze, silver, or gold-level pathtags. Geocachers who find all 101 geocaches will receive a custom-minted geocoin. Only one of each bottle cap is allowed per participant. Please visit the Precinct 4 GeoChallenge Series web pages for more information or to download your passport.
Geocaches are located throughout Precinct 4 from Greens Bayou Wetland Mitigation Bank in the east to Dyess Park in the west and Roy Campbell Burroughs Park in the north and Memorial Park in the south.
About Harris County Precinct 4
Precinct 4 is one of four precincts located in Harris County, Texas and boasts a population of over 1.2 million people. With a population of 4.3 million, Harris County is the largest county in Texas and the third-largest in the United States. It encompasses the Houston area, the largest city in Texas and fourth largest city in the nation. Both its total area and land area are larger than the state of Rhode Island.
With an area over 390 square miles—3,800 acres of which is conveniently located parkland—Harris County Precinct 4 has plenty to explore and scores of 'gems' to find!