Pleasant Ridge Park has an interesting history. This region was initially hunting ground frequented by the Cherokee (also known as Tsalagi or Aniyunwiya). Leroy Smith was the first African-American Superintendent of a South Carolina Park. He was hired in 1951 to develop this park and served as Superintendent until his death in 1979. Pleasant Ridge State Park opened in 1955 and, at that time, served as the only Upstate Park for African-Americans. It was integrated in the 1960s and became a county park in 1988.
This is a Premier Travelbug Hotel, dedicated to providing a comfortable respite for all Travelbugs. Our hope is that there will be many visitors, so that everyone's stay will be a short one.
Equipment needed - None
Distance to Cache - This cache can be accessed in less than 10 minutes from the Parking Waypoint.
Accessibility - The path from the Parking Waypoint to this geocache is level and paved, except for the last 40 feet.
Travelbugs - This geocache is large enough for several Travelbugs to enjoy each other's company.
SWAG - In order to provide maximum room for Travelbugs, we did not include any SWAG.
Permission - Permission to place this cache was obtained from Greenville County Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
Maintenance - The cache owner is committed to regular maintenance of this geocache. If there is any problem, please contact the cache owner and we will do our best to resolve it in a timely manner. When we do maintenance on this geocache, we will check for any "stuck" Travelbugs and move them along to other geocaches.
FTF Honors - Twilight