The Boone’s Lick Road extending from St. Charles, Missouri to Franklin, MO was the most important westward migration route in America following the War of 1812. The Boone’s Lick Road was the main land route used to travel west to populate the fertile Missouri River Valley across the state of Missouri. The road was named after Daniel Boone’s sons, Nathan and Daniel Morgan, who traveled to the interior of Missouri to begin a salt making enterprise near Franklin, MO in 1806 following a Lewis and Clark report of the presence of numerous saltwater springs in the area. Taverns, inns, and forts were soon built along the road to provide aid and assistance to westward travelers. Travel west by wagon to the Boone’s Lick Country exclusively followed the Boone’s Lick Road until 1822 when other communities began developing and other secondary routes were taken. Franklin, MO, the terminus of the Boone’s Lick Road, was the starting point for the Santa Fe Trail.
The Boone’s Lick Road Geotrail consists of 25 geocaches extending from St. Charles, MO to Franklin, MO. The geocaches have been placed along the extent of the historic Boone’s Lick Road. The geocaches have the usual trinkets, swag items and a log book to sign. After finding the cache, please record the cache name, GC number, and the code on your passport. The code for the cache can be found taped to the underside of the container lid and also in the logbook.
Geocachers who find at least 23 of the 25 geocaches and send in their passport with the correct information will receive a trackable Boone’s Lick Road GeoCoin. The first geocacher who finds all 25 geocaches and returns the completed passport with all the correct information will receive a Free, trackable Boone’s Lick Road GeoCoin. Additional information for claiming your trackable Boone's Lick Road GeoCoin can be found on the GeoTrail Passport. The Boone’s Lick Road Geotrail passport can be downloaded from the SLAGA website at BLR Passport. Please remember to record the cache name, GC number, and the code name on your passport.
Special thanks to moosefinders for helping me to place the caches, to SLAGA for supporting the trail and assistance with the GeoCoin, and to the Boone's Road Association for their tireless efforts to get recognition for this historic trail through Missouri. For more information on the Boone's Lick Road see Related Web Page.
The Boone’s Lick Road GeoTrail will be inactivated on November 1, 2020. After that date the geocaches will be not be maintained and archived. If you are planning on completing the trail and getting the GeoCoin, please do so before Nov 1. I hope you have enjoyed the geotrail caches and learned some of the history along this historic trail.