We will clean up a section of the Long Path between Allison Park and the GWB.
We will focus on the area behind the gas station that is near the Long Path that collects debris.
The event is presented with the support from the New York New Jersey Trail Conference and the Palisades Intersate Park Commision.
The New York New Jersey Trail Conference will be cross listing this event and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission will be disposing of the trash that we pick up. I am the NYNJTC Supervisor for this section of the Long Path and my responsibilities start at the GW and end at Mout Aivy.
The CITO (Cache In Trash Out) event will run from 8am to 10am on May 3, 2026.
Trashbags will be provided, a limited amout of gloves will be provided.
I will have a LIMITED number of Free Parking passes, provided to us by the PIPC, for those that register their attendance before April 30th. Normally parking is $1/hr at Allison Park.
You should obtain two souveniers for the event:
The 2026 "Blue Switch Day" geocaching souvenir commemorates the May 2, 2000,, switch to accurate GPS. To earn the 2026 souvenirs, users must find a cache, attend an event, or complete an Adventure Lab between May 1 and May 3, 2026
What better way to give back to your community than by hosting or attending a Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) Event in 2026?
CITOs are one of the many ways geocachers can help their local communities—and the planet—through geocaching.
Since 2002, more than 875,000 geocachers have attended over 50,000 CITO Events across 160 countries. That’s 50,000 opportunities to give back to your local community. Geocachers who attend a CITO Event during either CITO season will earn a corresponding seasonal CITO Souvenir. CITO Season 1: Sunday, March 1 through Sunday, May 31, 2026.
The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference is a volunteer-powered organization that builds, maintains, and protects public trails. Together with our partners, we strive to ensure that the trails and natural areas we share are sustainable and accessible for all to enjoy for generations to come.
Dedicated in 1909 as the first component of the parklands administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey is about twelve miles long and half a mile wide, with 2,500 acres of wild Hudson River shorefront, uplands, and cliffs — just minutes from midtown Manhattan!
The Long Path is a 358-mile (as of 2026) long-distance hiking trail in New York State and New Jersey that stretches from the George Washington Bridge in New York City to the Village of Altamont near Albany, with ongoing efforts to extend it to the Adirondacks. Primarily marked with aqua-blue blazes, the trail links major scenic areas including the Palisades, Harriman State Park, the Shawangunk Ridge, and the Catskill Mountains.
Detail on Alison Park: Allison Park – Palisades Interstate Park
I will have a LIMITED number of Free Parking passes, provided to us by the PIPC, for those that register their attendance before April 30th. Normally parking is $1/hr at Allison Park.