Washington State has a rich history in her people. Our forebears, ancestors and thoers who were here before us, those who lived, settled and died here are memorialized in many cities, places, parks and street names.
The WA State GeoTour has been placed in part to showcase our State's varied Cultures, Peoples and Noteworthy places. This place is one. The original name of this area was Vancouver Heights. Arnada Park and Neighborhood were renamed by the developer for three people known to him: MARgaret, AnNA and IDA. This beautiful neighborhood park is one of very few in the Vancouver area that have a walking trail, a large play structure, picnic tables and a gazebo. While you are here, please locate the three Memorial Stones for which this Geocache is named.
This is a busy and popular park. As such, be aware of the many eyes watching you so please exercise stealth in your activities. Arnada Park is open dawn to dusk so please only enter during those hours.
Remember to write down the Code Words found inside the cache on the logbook container. You will need those code words later. There is a small gift for FTF. I placed a trackable in the cache, please keep it moving.
Two parking areas are noted with Waypoints. The first has a flat and level access to the park, to accommodate those needing a level walking area. The second offers access to the park utilizing a starcase of several uneven stone steps. Please be aware that your vehicle is parked in a busy neighborhood.
In September 2002, a group of 19 concerned geocachers scheduled a meeting after hearing that the Washington State Parks was considering banning geocaches in the state park system. Out of this meeting, the Washington State Geocaching Association (WSGA) was "born" with its core values of promoting geocaching as a fun, family-oriented outdoor activity that increases awareness and appreciation of the environment and our parks and trails, provide opportunities for participants to enjoy geocaching and to socialize with other geocaches, educate park systems and land managers about geocaching and its benefits, increase awareness and support of the geocaching through interaction with other outdoor groups and the public, encourage low-impact geocaching and promote stewardship of our natural resources, and support "Cache In Trash Out" activities to help maintain parks and trail systems.
In 2022, the WSGA turns 20 years young. To celebrate this milestone, the WSGA is hosting a 20th-anniversary GeoTour. This GeoTour will give you the opportunity to travel to all corners of the Evergreen State while you search for 140 GeoTour caches. To make it easier to tackle such a large GeoTour, each of our 7 regional chapters will host a bite-sized GeoTour consisting of 20 GeoTour caches with the entire GeoTour consisting of 140 caches. To learn more about our GeoTour, please visit the GeoTour page on our website which you can find HERE. We hope that you enjoy getting back out on the road while touring around Washington State. If you have any questions about our GeoTour, you can reach out to us via the contact tab on our website.
