Smokey Bear 75th Anniversary GeoTour
Since 1944, Smokey Bear has taught millions of Americans about their role in preventing wildfires. 75 years later, Smokey is celebrating a milestone birthday. Honor him and this timeless message of wildfire prevention by finding all 75 caches in this GeoTour.
About This Specific Location
Blackbird State Forest, located on the border of New Castle and Kent Counties, is Delaware's northernmost state forest. The ten tracts of Blackbird State Forest are open year-round at no cost to the public for nature walk, hiking, jogging and horseback riding.
When you enter the gravel driveway at Headquarters, proceed past the office and tech shop. On your left, you will see a vintage Smokey Bear sign with some of his forest friends, so be sure to wave "Hi". Take a left at the "T" and proceed to parking area. While you are there, please take advantage of the 1/2 mile, wheelchair accessible wildlife and nature interpretation trail.
NO cache is on State Forest property. Permission has been granted by James Dobson, Blackbird State Forest Manager, to enter an area open to the public on State Forest property to gather info.
STAGE 1: Use the date on the sign at the listed coords to determine the final coords.
Date = AB APRIL 19CD.
Final Coords:
N39° 23.[C-D] [ B ][ A ]
W75° 37.[A+D] [B-D] [ D ]
The final is located about a 5 mile drive away at the Blackbird Creek Reserve.
This park provides plenty of opportunities for hiking, birding as well as nature and wildlife photography......will you spot Smokey?
Parking at BBCR is adjacent to the Trailhead (N39° 23.444 W75° 38.137).
From the TH coords walk towards the Trails Meet coords, then turn to walk towards the cache.
The walk to the actual cache (a small lock-n-lock) is about a half mile walk (one-way).
Cache is available 7 days a week from dawn till dusk.
NOTE: Limited hunting is allowed on the Blackbird Creek Reserve by permits issued by the Division of Fish & Wildlife.
Cache placement has been approved by The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve.
More About This GeoTour
By visiting all of these locations, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of why it is so important to prevent wildfires - whether in your backyard or out in the forest. The Middle-Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact are the Hosts of this GeoTour. We offer several trackable prizes so please use this GeoTour Passport to keep track of your progress.