Welcome to Haw River State Park! The Great Blue Heron Loop Trail is a beautiful hike. I hope you will enjoy the trail, along with finding the geocaches!
Permission to place this geocache was obtained via submitting a Special Activity Permit and approval from the park management. Many thanks to Park Ranger Angelia Allcox, who was most supportive of bringing geocaching to Haw River State Park! Please do not attempt to place geocaches in any NC State Parks without prior permission. Please abide by all park rules including park hours, no bushwhacking and leaving a note on your dashboard indentifying you and/or your group as geocachers.
This cache is located in an area where some trees met their demise, you will notice a rather tall stump on the left. Amidst the arboreal demise, there is a small holly rising up. The holly even survived a recent prescribe forest burn. It's lower leaves were singed, but it's a survivor! The prize is right there.