FYC - Turner's Creek Park 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 300 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.

From colonial days until well into the twentieth century, farm products were shipped from dispersed points along the rivers of the Chesapeake Bay. The granary building at Turner’s Creek landing was used to house grain awaiting transport on to market on steamboats, and is probably the last warehouse remaining from this period. Today, the building is not in use, but the natural harbor of Turner’s Creek is used by watermen and recreational boaters. Paddlers launch their kayaks here in mid-summer to see profuse blooms of the flowering lotus, one of the few places to see that spectacular sight.

Turner's Creek Park is open from sunup to sundown. The nearby Kent Museum is open the first and third Saturday of each month from 10am to 4pm May through October.