This is a two stage puzzle. The first step is to answer the questions below. Once you have the questions answered check your results and head to the solved coordinates. At the stage 1 solved coordinates location look for a green sign. What is the word on top of the green sign? Check the answer for this word and the solution checker will provide you with the final hide coordinates.
Note: The distance between Stage 1 and the Final Stage is exactly 2 miles in a straight line. Plan accordingly.
There is nothing hidden for this cache at the posted location (The cache is large enough to fit smaller tradables)
Stage 1: Solve for the coordinates that lead you to the answer for the final stage:
N AB° CD.EFG′ W HI° JK.LMN′
A = What year did the Garden State Parkway first open?
- 1954 = 4
- 1962 = 5
- 1970 = 3
- 1985 = 6
B = Exit 135 includes what city?
- Rahway = 1
- Linden = 3
- Clark = 0
- Elizabeth = 2
C = What exit number is the furthest south?
- Exit 0 = 3
- Exit 4 = 2
- Exit 1 = 4
- Exit 5 = 5
D = What exit is Seaside Heights?
- Exit 100 = 6
- Exit 72 = 9
- Exit 88 = 7
- Exit 82 = 8
E = What is the name of the GSP bridge that spans the Raritan River?
- Parkway Bridge = 2
- George Washington Bridge = 4
- Driscoll Bridge = 3
- Edison Bridge = 5
F = What year did the GSP stop accepting toll tokens?
- 2010 = 5
- 2001 = 7
- 2009 = 9
- 2004 = 8
G = The Garden State Parkway is also known as?
- State Route 444 = 7
- State Route 250 = 6
- State Route 123 = 5
- State Route 999 = 4
H = What road will exit 38 lead you onto?
- Atlantic City Expressway = 7
- US 30 = 5
- Interstate 195 = 8
- New Jersey Turnpike = 3
I = Exit 131 includes what city?
- Rahway = 4
- Edison = 3
- Woodbridge = 0
- Elizabeth = 2
J = What state agency responsible for maintaining the GSP?
- The Parkway Authority = 4
- The New Jersey Highway Authority = 3
- The New Jersey Turnpike Authority = 1
- The Garden State Parkway Comission = 6
K = The Garden State Parkway emergency assistance number is?
- 911 = 8
- 477 = 7
- 311 = 9
- 888 = 6
L = What exit number is the furthest north?
- Exit 155 = 9
- Exit 179 = 7
- Exit 182 = 6
- Exit 172 = 4
M = Which NJ county does the GSP NOT go through?
- Union = 9
- Burlington = 2
- Cumberland = 4
- Bergen = 7
N = How many lanes is the widest part of the Garden State Parkway?
- 15 lanes = 4
- 10 lanes = 8
- 20 lanes = 7
- 8 lanes = 2
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N AB° CD.EFG′ W HI° JK.LMN′
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Stage 2: Solve for the coordinates that lead you to the a final cache hiding place:
One Question: What is the Top (First) Word on the Green Sign at the coordinates above (Stage 1)?
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DO NOT STOP ON THE PARKWAY FOR ANY PART OF THIS CACHE. ALL STAGE 1 ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE, FROM YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE, OR TAKING A ROAD TRIP. THE STAGE 1 COORIDNATES ARE NEAR BUT NOT ON THE PARKWAY.
DO NOT CLIMB OVER OR GO THROUGH FENCES ALONG THE PARKWAY. IT IS ILLEGAL AND UNSAFE
THE CACHE FINAL COORDINATES ARE NOT ON PARKWAY PROPERTY
Congratulations to Clatchley for the FTF on 3/28/2025 !!!