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This Cache is placed as part of the 2021 Taconic Region Geocaching Challenge. The NYS Parks Saratoga-Captial Region and the Central Region will be hosting a similar challenge!! Find 45 challenge caches in the Taconic Region and stamp your passport to earn a trackable geo-coin. Ten caches found in the Sara-Cap and/or Central Region Challenge can be used toward the Taconic Challenge. This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to mark your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item.
Please visit https://parks.ny.gov/documents/regions/2021TaconicGeocacheChallenge.pdf to print your passport.
For park fees, directions, maps and park updates, download the New York State Explorer App to your mobile device from the Apple and Google Play stores or be sure to check the Copake Falls website for updated information and a trail map at: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/taconiccopake
Parking is free at the posted parking coordinates. There is a fee of $8 to enter the camping / swimming part of this park. From 5/29-6/20 it is collected on weekends and hoilidays; from 6/21-9/6 it is collected daily.
Copake Falls is the site of a large charcoal furnace, a remnant of the iron works. At first, iron bars were produced here, but in later years, trail wheels were also made. If it is open, a visit to the museum and viewing the video is recommended.
About this cache: You are looking for a small container. Please replace the camo better than you found it.