FYC - Port Deposit Traditional Cache

The Chesapeake Bay, the great rivers that feed it, and the vast landscapes surrounding them are at the center of our nation’s story. More than 2,600 miles of designated water trails, 55 units of the National Park System, and scores of state parks, local parks, and wildlife refuges are found within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Each takes part in conserving special places for visitors, residents, and future generations. The Chesapeake Bay region is filled with rich history and heritage, opportunities for education and science, and beautiful scenery suitable for explorers of all ages. Join us in discovering the Chesapeake region when you “Find Your Chesapeake” and take advantage of our beautiful treasure.

The Find Your Chesapeake (FYC) GeoTour launched June 9, 2018 with over 60 caches within Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania. and Delaware. A trackable geocoin will be awarded to the first 400 geocachers, while supplies last, for locating at least 20 FYC caches. To be eligible for the coin, geocachers must download a passport from the Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour website. Geocachers must find and log at least 20 finds, record the code word from each cache on their passport. After discovering the 20 required caches, geocachers may have their passports validated via mail at the National Park Service, Chesapeake Bay Office located at 410 Severn Ave, Suite 314, Annapolis, MD 21403. Please refer to the passport for complete validation instructions.

Participating in the FYC GeoTour is fun and we hope that many people join in. However, it is not a requirement for logging your find on this cache once you find the container.

The Northern Map Turtle is indigenous to Port Deposit. Students from the Biology Department of Towson University started studying the northern map turtles here in 2008, and five years later the Town of Port Deposit and Towson University formed a partnership to protect the species and bolster ecotourism. Now, the Northern Map Turtle is the Town’s official mascot affectionately named “Rhonda” after the tenacious turtle that has dodged trucks and made her way across parking lots to nest each year on the shores of Port Deposit.

Parking for the Port Deposit Visitor Center is at the Port Deposit Marina Park. Port Deposit Marina Park is open from sunup to sundown. The geocache can be found if the Visitor Center is closed as long as the parking lot is open.