NOTE: Stop at the Tenoroc Headquarters (waypoint below) and purchase a $3 day use permit before proceeding to the cache. This cache is located within the Tenoroc Fish Management Area. Tenoroc is open Friday through Monday, 6AM-7PM. Failure to purchase a pass may result in a fine and geocaches may be removed from the property. Visitors should be aware of seasonal hunting and must abide by all area regulations while on the area. Please visit MyFWC for more information. This property is only open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
An old cemetery located at Tenoroc FMA. This cemetery contains some of the original pioneers of Polk County. It's named after the Collins family who had a homestead nearby at one time. The graves date from the 1800's up until recent times. Some of the family names will look familiar if you live in the area - Griffin, Turner, Gaskins, Owen, Prescott and Collins. Some of the descendants from the families still visit and help keep up the sites.
The area that became Tenoroc was extensively surface-mined between 1950 and 1978 by the Coronet Phosphate Company, the Smith-Douglass Company, and Borden, Inc. The name"Tenoroc"is"Coronet"spelled backwards. In September 1982, Borden, Inc. donated 6,058 acres to the State of Florida. Two additional tracts were acquired through purchase: 341 acres with funds from the Non-Mandatory Reclamation Trust Fund and Preservation 2000 in 1998, and 986 acres through the Preservation 2000 Inholdings and Additions program in 2000. In 2012, the Williams Acquisition Holding Company, Inc. donated 770 acres to the State of Florida as an addition to Tenoroc.
Tenoroc currently exists as a mostly mined-over site, where lakes ranging in size from seven to 227 acres provide quality public fishing. Two types – reclaimed and unreclaimed – offer different fishing challenges. Both types offer open-water fishing opportunities, but their water depths and shoreline configurations differ greatly. Boat ramps are provided on most lakes. Some lakes also have restrooms and picnic pavilions.
FWC permit # GEO-49442