Official Stuff
This cache has been placed and installed with explicit permission of the landowner. It is available daylight hours only. DO NOT HUNT AFTER DARK OR BEFORE SUNRISE. It is located at at Jefferson City Park, which is open dawn to dusk.
Special Thanks
We would like to thank the following people for their help in the placement of this cache:
- Site Host: City of Jefferson
- Cache Construction: Baxter Hammock
- Installation: Tom Strong
This Cache
Welcome to the Jackson County Travel Bug Hotel! This is the premier destination for travel bugs in Jackson County!!
Finding this cache will be easy enough, but there are some "secrets" to be found!
If you look on the outside of this cache, you might notice some TB numbers. Discover each trackable and one of them will have the combination to the lock!
Fun bonus: There are a total of 10 TB numbers placed inside and outside the TB hotel! Some you will spot right away, and some will be harder to find. Can you find and discover them all?
About the Jackson County Agritourism Geo-Trail
The Jackson County Agritourism Geo-Trail (established 2021) is a fun trail taking you to Agritourism sites around Jackson County. Each site will highlight an agritourism feature!
The trail consists of 14 unique "gadget" caches.
Before you start, print a copy of the JCAT Passport (Link), or pick up a copy at one of the following locations:
| Site Name |
Address |
| Crawford Long Museum |
28 College St, Jefferson, GA 30549 |
| Braselton Downtown Development Authority |
9924 Davis St #8, Braselton, GA 30517 |
| Jackson County Chamber of Commerce |
270 Athens St, Jefferson, GA 30549 |
| Historic Courthouse of Jackson County |
85 Washington St, Jefferson, GA 30549 |
At each of the 14 stops, you will find a unique gadget cache. These caches will all be super-easy to find but will require you to solve some sort of "puzzle" to sign the logbook.
Each cache in the series is numbered (JCAT-01, for example). After you sign the log for each cache, you will find a stamp and inkpad inside the cache. Find the spot on your passport that corresponds to the stop number and stamp the passport. When you find all 14 caches and complete the passport, you can trade it in for a free trackable tag (while quantities last)! Additionally, you will have the opportunity to purchase a deluxe trackable coin.
You can turn in your completed passport at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce (See address above). The Chamber is normally open M-F, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Hours are subject to change. Check with the Chamber before heading out. For the kickoff weekend, there will be additional places to pick up tags. See event communications for more details...
Note that there is no charge to get a passport, visit any of the cache sites, log any of the caches, or collect your trackable tag!
Featured Agricultural Item
On each cache page, we highlight one agricultural component. For this cache, the featured item is timber!
Georgia is a true leader in timber production! Georgia as 22 million acres of commercially available private timberland, more than any other state. Georgia tops every other state in the nation in terms of pure volume of timber harvested! The Georgia timber industry exports more than $3.9 billion in timber-related commodities!
Additional Notes (SPOILERS!!)
Some of the gadget caches can be a little tricky. While we want you to enjoy figuring them out, we definitely don’t want you to get stuck, so to make sure you complete the cache, we are giving you some major spoilers here and telling you how to solve the field puzzle. To increase the challenge, avoid reading this section!!
This one is relatively simple.
Find the TB's on the hotel. One of them has the combination to lock!
If you are really dedicated, see if you can find all 10 TB's on the hotel! Some are inside and some are outside, so look carefully!