GeoTour Details:
You have found your next adventure!
Thank you for joining us for the “Visit Centre County” GeoTour as we show you some of our most favorite caching locations to include state parks, beautiful vistas, and historical points of interest! Our team of GeoTour planners have worked very hard to put together various cache types to keep the GeoTour interesting and challenging; however, no geocache should be beyond a 3/3.5 for terrain and/or difficulty! We are pleased to show you around our County and hope that you will enjoy the GeoTour and complete your passport to collect your custom GeoTour Geocoin (there is a minimum number of caches required to receive coin)!
If you will be caching with some young ‘uns, we have a Jr. Geocaching Passport available for
children, 12 yrs. and under, with a special prize for their hard work too! Caches will be marked
as “family-friendly” and should correlate to the Jr. Geocaching Passport.
Download your “Visit Centre County” GeoTour passport and/or your Jr. Geocaching Passport or pick-up paper copies at the following coordinates: N 40° 48.879; W 077° 51.274 (Happy Valley Adventure Bureau). You’ll return your passport to the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau when complete and collect your prize if you meet the minimum requirements!
The “Visit Centre County” GeoTour is brought to you by Centre Region Parks and Recreation,
the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau, and Groundspeak, Inc. We are pleased that you’ll be
joining us in Happy Valley soon! Bring on the Adventures!
Cache Info:
The Code Word for this Cache to put in your GeoTour Passport can be found inside the lid of the cache.
This Family-Friendly cache is placed in Ambleside Park, a hidden gem in the region, offering wide scenic views of ridges and valleys stretching in all directions. This is a park well worth visiting!
The cache location can be reached by a short, level walk less than one-tenth of a mile from the parking area on a paved path and grass. You’re looking for a plastic lock-top container hidden under some bark at the base of a tree less than 10 feet from the open grass area. PLEASE APPROACH THIS CACHE FROM THE EAST in order to avoid a fence that is behind it.
The cache is stocked with swag for kids. The park has tot and youth playgrounds, a perimeter walking trail, a large open field play area and a covered picnic pavilion.
This cache has been placed with permission of the Centre Region Parks and Recreation Department—Permit Number #CRPR-2020-06-25-01. The park is open from dawn to dusk so only daylight caching is permitted.