September 24, 2023, marks 100 years since the establishment of the Allegheny National Forest. To commemorate this historic milestone, the ANF Centennial Geocache trail has been established to provide an opportunity to connect the American public to the outdoors, encourage families to explore the national forest, and provide educational and recreational opportunities for users of the trail. We encourage you to join the fun, enjoy the adventure, and learn more about your national forest while respecting and protecting our natural resources! The Allegheny National Forest includes land in four Pennsylvania counties (Elk, Forest, McKean, and Warren Counties).
This geocache is one of a total of 28 ANF Centennial Geocaches placed throughout the Allegheny National Forest. In order to complete the GeoTrail, you must find at least 5 ANF Centennial Geocaches in each of the four counties which include part of the Allegheny National Forest. Each cache will contain a unique laminated code word to be found on the logbook, to be written in your passport as proof of finding the cache. Please remember to write the code word on your passport before or after signing the logbook, and return the logbook to the cache container when finished. The next person who finds the cache is also going to need it!
Please remember to also log your find on geocaching.com after you find the cache and tell us about your adventure or anything that you found interesting during your visit. Please post pictures of your visit to the Allegheny National Forest as well with your log or on social media sites. Before setting out to find the ANF Centennial GeoTrail caches, you will need an official passport document. Passports are free and can be obtained by downloading and printing the passport document from the website www.pennsoil.org
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You are visiting Beaver Meadows, a beautiful place for a day visit of picnicking, fishing, hiking, and just enjoying the sites and sounds of nature... There are several hiking trails here, all designated on frequent signs along the trails... To find this cache you will follow Beaver Meadows Trail, which is a 3 mile loop and a very nice hike if you choose to do the loop... Either way you start, make sure you cross the floating boadwalk to enjoy the sites and sounds of the headwaters... and if you do not have the other caches along this trail, now is the time to collect them... Of course, if you have an inkling to place a cache...the upper loop has plenty of area for a cache or two.. With this cache, there are now caches at each end of the boardwalk, the other is an older cache... and crossing the floating boardwalk is such a fun adventure!!! And great place for pictures and selfie...
Enjoy your visit and happy caching...