The Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour
Trap Pond State Park
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 first400 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.
Here is the nation’s northernmost natural occurrence of Taxiodium distinchum, or the bald cypress tree, which stretches all the way down to Florida and west into Texas. These towering trees can live close to 2,000 years old. Hop on the James Nature Trail to see one the oldest at the Park. Look for a cypress soaring about 120 high with a massive, 25 feet around trunk. This one is about 550 years old. Look at the earth below you and you will see 1-2 feet tall “knees”, which are the cypress roots protruding out of the ground. After your hike, head into the new nature center to learn more about the natural history.
Thanks to KSullivan, Pegasusmoon, and Pyro1970 for helping with this hide.
Trap Pond State Park is open from 8am to sunset. Entrance fee for Trap Pond is $4 for Delaware residents and $8 for out-of-state residents. Parking coordinates have been given for the boat rental or if you bring your own kayak.
