FYC - Piney Point Lighthouse 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.

Piney Point is one of the oldest of the 11 original lighthouses built on the Potomac River and one of only four remaining. It was built in 1836 and decommissioned in 1964. During staffed hours at the park, you can climb to the top of it. At the museum, learn about the World War II German submarine “Black Panther” which was scuttled near here. It was studied by the U.S. Navy as an initial prototype of stealth due to its rubber coating to prevent radar detection. The site now serves as Maryland’s first Historic Shipwreck Dive Preserve.

The grounds to the Piney Point Lighthouse are open from sunup to sundown. Please park at the parking coordinates listed on the cache page listing for the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum. The museum is open 12 noon to 4pm Thursday through Monday from October 1st to March 24th, and open daily 10am to 5pm from March 25th through September 30th. The museum is closed New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Admission to the museum is $7 for adults, $3.50 for seniors, and children under 5 are free. Price of admission includes a guided tour of the lighthouse. You do not need to pay admission to look for the geocache. Please cover up geocache well so that it is hidden from those not geocaching.