Welcome to the SCP-Spruce Creek Park Series, these caches are located in or near Spruce Creek Park.
The park is open daily sunrise to sunset with no fee. Access to the park is off of US-1 with parking and restrooms available and leashed dogs are permitted. Each cache in the series has a different D/T (difficulty/terrain) rating to help you fill your D/T grid.
You may have some disagreement with some of the D/T combinations but you will surely experience one of each of the different terrains and difficulties if you complete the series (with the exception of the 1 terrain rating that requires wheelchair access). The paddle caches all have the mandatory 5 terrain rating even though they are probably easier to reach than some of the lower rated terrain hiking caches. Depending upon rain and tides many of these caches will require difficult hiking through thick slippery mud, ankle to waist deep water, saw grass, prickly vines, downed trees and brush, saw palmettos (wear leg protection in these areas) and at certain times of the year there may be flying insects (bug repellent is a good idea). Some of the caches are very easy to access on well maintained trails and are child friendly. All the caches, easy or difficult, will take you to beautiful natural wetlands, salt marshes and pine forests.
In several years of hiking all through this area many times we have never encountered any dangerous animals, but you are in the wild (the park signs warn of alligators and snakes) so use caution, be alert, prepared and be sure to bring more than enough water for your adventure.
Please comply with Geocaching’s CITO (cache in trash out) standards and leave nothing behind, this park is remarkably free of trash. Also try not to damage any of the plants and grasses. While some caches will be in wooded areas, no cutting, chopping or hacking of the vegetation is required to get to a cache so please be mindful of this pristine wilderness and have fun.
We believe this cache is the largest ammo can in Florida, it has been placed deep in the woods as a tribute to Poosu, a caching icon in east central Florida. Poosu (Bill) has been a geocache member since 2004. He has placed many ammo can caches over the years, and many of them are deep in forests and on remote island locations. Poosu has not only been a mentor to many of us geocachers, he is an inspiration for all of us to get out and cache!
You may be able to kayak close to GZ depending upon the tides but you will need to get out and hike. If you hike from the park parking area or from the US-1 waypoint at Rose Bay, head to the trailhead waypoint (toward the railroad tracks). You can follow fire trails to this waypoint, although depending on rain and tides you may have to slog through ankle to knee deep water in a few spots but the mud is not too bad. From the waypoint the easiest route is to follow the edge of the marsh grass at the waters edge. Once you get to GZ you won’t have any problem finding this ammo can tethered to a tree. Inside the ammo can is a first aid kit should you need it, the log is in the kit. While this large cache can be opened single handedly I would highly recommend taking a buddy with you on this one.