This cache is placed as part of the 2026 New York State Park Central Region Geocache Challenge. There are approximately 80 geocaches hidden within 22 state parks and historic sites in this parks region, the first 150 people to find 45 or more caches will receive a special geocache challenge coin. If you are interested in taking up the challenge, you can pick up a geocache passport at any of the participating parks and sites or download it at https://parks.ny.gov/documents/parks/VeronaBeach2025GeocacheChallenge.pdf
NYS Parks Saratoga - Capital region, Thousand Island region and the Taconic region will be hosting a similar challenge!! 10 caches found in the Sara-Cap and/or Taconic region Challenge can be used toward the Central Challenge.
Be sure to check each park or site's unique web page for possible trail maps and other facility specific information. www.nysparks.com
Bring an old fashioned GPSr with you, or download the caches before you leave home to an offline list as many of our beautiful State Parks/ Historic sites have limited or no cell service!!!
This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to mark your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item.
Situated overlooking the Mohawk River, this Georgian-style mansion was constructed around 1764 for Nicholas Herkimer. Herkimer's estate was home to many people over the years, including his family, enslaved people, soldiers encamped during the war, and neighbors seeking refuge from the fighting in the Mohawk Valley. During the 1800s, the property saw many changes as first the Erie Canal and then the railroad cut across it.
Today, the site can easily be reached from the highway, river, or Canalway Trail. Visitors are invited to tour the mansion, view exhibitions in the Visitors Center, and explore the grounds to discover General Herkimer's final resting place, a recreated kitchen garden, remnants