Welcome to Spring Creek Preserve! The creek from which the park gets its name is considered a "dry creek", one that will have a flow following a significant rain and/or snow melt, but at other times may have no flowing water at all. I've hiked here often, and I've seen the creek have a decent flow of water at one end of the park and be completely dry at the other. It was interesting to see the exact location where the water stopped flowing as the last bit soaked into the sandy creek bed.
More information on Spring Creek Preserve can be found on the Fon du Lac Park District's website: Link
The cache is hidden along the creek in a location that will be relatively easy to access when the creek is dry but *not* following a heavy rain. You will need to walk along the creek bed in order to retrieve the cache, so be prepared for uneven sandy/rocky footing and potentially wet feet. The terrain rating is for when the creek is dry or with only a minor flow. RETRIEVAL OF THE CACHE SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED WHEN WATER LEVELS ARE HIGH DUE TO THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CURRENT.
Access to the creek bed is easiest either from the insection w/Mounds Trail along the Old Fields Loop trail in Field A or from the creek crossing between Field A and Field B (see Waypoints).
Placed with permission of the Fondulac Park District.