This geocache is part of the Parks & Recreation Trail of GeoTour – Sebring Area Florida’s Hidden Gem (GT48D). Visit https://visitsebring.com/activities/geocaching/ for complete information. Print off passport from link provided and log codewords from each geocache part of the GeoTour to obtain a free trackable coin. Please be mindful of vegetation around the area.
What does Istokpoga mean? - "People have died there". It was so named by the Seminole Indians because in the early 1800's, before they became a tribe, their people tried to cross the waters of Lake Istokpoga and were swallowed up by whirlpools.
Nearly 28,000 acres, Lake Istokpoga is one of the best fishing lakes and the fifth largest lake in the state of Florida. Fishermen travel from all over the state and nation to fish here. Birds of many species fly its massive boundaries and alligators of all sizes roam its marshy flatlands. The average depth of the lake is 4-6 feet and is fed by Arbuckle and Josephine Creeks. The sunsets here are unbelieveable.
This park offers a boat ramp, restrooms, nature trails, boardwalks and fishing piers.