VR 4.0 - Palm Beach County Beaches Virtual Cache

Welcome to the Virtual Reward 4.0 - Palm Beach County Beaches

Did you know that there are 26 Palm Beach County Municipal and County GUARDED (meaning there are lifeguards on watch) Beaches? 

From the beaches pictured in the map above, the numbers on the map do NOT match the Virtual Stage Waypoint numbers. 

The good news is that this geocache does not require you to answer any questions!  But don't let that fool you.  We chose this Difficulty 4 and Terrain 2.5 rating for a couple of reasons.  One is because this geocache will not be a quick park and grab.  You will be doing a fair amount of walking and yes, you will be driving through most of Palm Beach County.  The second reason is that, at the time of publishing, there are no other D4 T2.5 Virtual Geocaches in the United States. 

If you are vacationing here, this will be a great way to explore the many different types of beaches offered by this great state of Florida.  Our hope is that you will be taken to places that you have perhaps never explored before.  Or, maybe it will just bring you down memory lane.  Either way, we hope that you will feel like you have been to the BEACH after discovering these locations. 

We have selected 20 beaches from the 26 beaches pictured above.  They are the virtual stage waypoints.  They are numbered from North to South. You will need to choose 8 of them including Virtual Stage #15 (Lantana Municipal Beach) which is required.  This can be done over several hours or several days.  It does not have to be done all in one day.  It does not have to be done in any particular order. 

At each location that you visit, you will find the object in the Beach Photos below is featured.  Go to that exact location which correlates with the Virtual Stage Waypoints.  With that location's Beach Photo in the background, take a picture of yourself (your face is not required) in that location which includes the features of the corresponding picture below as proof that you were physically at the location.  

Here are the beach photos and a fun fact about each location:

Virtual Stage 1 - Coral Cove Park (Nice views of the beach from Boardwalk very handicap accessible)

Virtual Stage 2 - Dubois Park (A Lagoon swimming area is nearby)

Virtual Stage 3 - Jupiter Beach Park (Great View of Jupiter Inlet)

Virtual Stage 4 - Carlin Park (Lots of shelters!)

Virtual Stage 5 - Ocean Cay Park - (Dogs are allowed on this beach!)

Virtual Stage 6 - Juno Beach Park (Next to the Jupiter Pier)

Virtual Stage 7 - Loggerhead Park (Learn all about Sea Turtles here)

Virtual Stage 8 - Ocean Reef Park (Nice beach!)

Virtual Stage 9 - Riviera Beach Municipal (Lots of fun shops nearby)

Virtual Stage 10 - Phil Foster (A beach under a bridge & great snorkeling)

Virtual Stage 11 - Palm Beach Midtown Municipal (Fun Beach!)

Virtual Stage 12 - Phipps Ocean Park Municipal (Fun rocks that make a big splash)

Virtual Stage 13 - R.G. Kruesler Park (Fun shops nearby)

Virtual Stage 14 - Lake Worth Municipal (Lake Worth Pier)

Virtual Stage 15 - Lantana Municipal (Great snorkeling!) THIS IS ALSO THE VIRTUAL GEOCACHE'S WAYPOINT (GZ) AND IS REQUIRED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED (see logging requirements below)

Virtual Stage 16 - Ocean Inlet Park (Great views of the Boynton Inlet)

Virtual Stage 17 - Boynton Beach Municipal (Great views of the Beach and Fun seasonal concession stand)

Virtual Stage 18 - Gulfstream Park (Great Beach!)

Virtual Stage 19 - Delray Municipal (Watch boats close up!)

Virtual Stage 20 - South Inlet Park (Great view of the Boca Raton Inlet)

To log this cache, you must:

• Go to the coordinate for this virtual geocache. This is your starting point. From here you can see the South entrance to the beach. In order to prove that you were here, you must take a photo matching the photo shown above for Virtual Stage 15 - Lantana Municipal. 

• From this starting point you must take 7 additional photos using the pictures from the remaining 19 virtual stages (waypoints) duplicating what you did at the this original coordinate location. 

•  Select a minimum of 7 more of  the Beach Photos pictured above you are planning to visit 

• Travel to each of those 7additional  locations from your choice of the following:

1. Coral Cove Park
2. Dubois Park
3. Jupiter Beach Park
4. Carlin Park
5. Ocean Cay Park
6. Juno Beach Park
7. Loggerhead Park
8. Ocean Reef Park
9. Riviera Beach Municipal
10. Phil Foster Park
11. Palm Beach Midtown Municipal
12. Phipps Ocean Park Municipal
13. R.G. Kreusler Park
14. Lake Worth Municipal
15. Lantana Municipal REQUIRED PHOTO LOCATION
16. Ocean Inlet Park
17. Boynton Beach Municipal
18. Gulfstream Park
19. Delray Municipal
20. South Inlet Park

• At each of your chosen 7 additional locations, take a picture that includes the items from the viewpoint of the photos above and also include ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  • YOURSELF (Your face does not have to be in the photo)
  • A PART OF YOUR BODY (i.e. a hand, part of your head, a foot)
  • A PAPER WITH YOUR GEOCACHING USERNAME

• Send each picture as part of your log.

• When you are done, you will have posted 8 photos in your log.  Please do not log your find until all 8 photos are posted. 

Notes:

If the rescue boat at Virtual Stage #11 is missing from the GZ, you may take a picture of it wherever you see it. If don't see it at all, you may take a picture of the Lifeguard tower to the left.  

If you are caching in a group, you may use one photo with all members of the group, but each geocacher must have at least one of the items listed above visible in the picture that is uploaded with each geocacher's log.  

Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.