🌲 Welcome to the Lumber Heritage Region GeoTour 🪵

Full of history and natural beauty, Pennsylvania’s Lumber Heritage Region spans 4.2 million acres across 15 counties. From sweeping forests and rolling hills to vibrant communities shaped by the lumber industry, come explore what makes North-Central Pennsylvania so special! This officially registered GeoTour highlights our favorite locations, from parks and forests to museums and monuments. Find 20 of the 23 caches to earn a limited-edition GeoTour coin, or find all 23 to unlock a unique souvenir added to your Geocaching profile.

For information regarding the GeoTour and a full list of caches, please visit our website.

LHR-GT #07: Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

Located near Galeton in Potter County, the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum preserves the history, technology, and lasting impact of the state’s once-dominant logging industry. Through a visitor center, replica industrial buildings, and preserved equipment such as logging locomotives and sawmill machinery, the museum interprets the lives of late-1800s loggers and the economic growth and environmental change driven by large-scale timbering. Part of the Pennsylvania Lumber Heritage Region, the museum offers tours, educational programs, and seasonal events, and its grounds include the preserved cabin of forester Bob Webber, reflecting the region’s deep connection to forestry, conservation, and outdoor recreation. Click here to learn more

TO FIND THIS CACHE,  use the posted coordinates to locate four informational signs about the Lumber Heritage Region. Answer the following puzzle to gain access to the lock and locate the final Geocache container. Please be courteous of the area and refrain from searching for the information or Geocache container after dark.

At the posted coordinates, you will see four informational signs about the Lumber Heritage Region. From left to right, assign these signs values one through four. (For example: The vertical sign titled 'Discover The Lumber Heritage Region' is one, and so on.) Next, identify which of the four signs each clue is referring to to solve for ABCD. Each sign will only be used once.

A = The sign that shows a map of destination locations

B = The sign that features a picture of a black bear

C = The sign that depicts 'log birling'

D = The sign that talks about FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps

Once you've solved for values ABCD, project a waypoint of 122 feet at 158 degrees. You should see the Lumber Heritage Region signpost. Alternatively, enter the four-digit lock combination you've received into the Certitude above to confirm your answer and receive the final coordinates. Input the four-digit combination into the lock to access the log. Do not remove the stamp found in the cache. Please replace everything exactly as you found it. Thanks!

TO OPEN THE LOCK, insert the four-digit combination and press the button on the front to release the shackle. Remove the lock at an angle, or by closing the shackle in the 'unlocked' position and sliding it diagonally. Once complete, replace the lock from right to left, ensuring the button is facing the front for the next cacher. Thanks.

This project was financed in part by a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, the Heritage Areas Program, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.