Polk Bayou Park is located on the corner of White Drive and Barnett Drive and provides access to Polk (or Poke) Bayou and the popular summertime swimming hole "The Rocks”. Polk Bayou feeds into the magnificent White River. Polk Bayou itself is one of the Batesville areas most historically important waterways. Aside from its prominent role in the establishment of the Batesville area, Polk Bayou has become a leading tourism draw. Polk Bayou Park and Waterway offers visitors the chance to experience the natural beauty of the Batesville area whether it is through fishing, canoeing, kayaking, bird watching or playing at the park.
Although we've lived near Batesville for 7 years, we only just discovered this treasure in the last year. We've kayaked it twice, and spent hours swimming and jumping off the rocks last summer. We love this place and thought it would be a great place to hide a cache. It's not meant to be difficult to find, just an adventure to get to.
The waypoint is the parking area. If you head under the bridge and up the hill you'll find the trail. We had to leap over some water today to get to the trail and sometimes there's more water. Prepare to possibly get your feet wet. You'll stay on the trail most of the way. Beautiful views of the water and cliffs. Lots of muggles around in the summer. Because of the muggle factor, the cache is located a few hundred yards off the trail. Prepare to hike uphill and beware of ticks, poison ivy, snakes, and falling rock. That being said, my 5yo accompanied me to hide this and we managed (though we both have a little hiking experience). You are looking for a large ammo can containing a log and a small amount of swag. Please replace exactly as found to prevent it being muggled.