This 3-part multipart cache is located in Kalamazoo County's Prairie View Park in Vicksburg. Go to the starting coordinates near the lake and read the sign located there to find your way to the second clue (and enjoy the beach along the way). Use the following conversion technique where each letter converts to a number: A=1, B=2, C=3, etc.
X = the first letter of the last word on the sign
Y = the first letter of the fourth word on the sign
Z = the last letter of the last word on the sign.
HINT: Don't convert the actual letters X, Y, and Z to numbers!
Once you have figured out the numerical values for the letters in the sign as indicated above, use the numbers to complete the following coordinates: N 42° 08.XXY / W 85° 35.0XZ. Those are the coordinates of the second clue.
The third part is the cache. Please take a CD and leave a CD. The initial contents of the cache were about 12 CDs. More than half of them are by the band 'Phish'. Please log your visit by indicating the CD that you took and the CD that you left (by Artist and Title, please).
Park Hours
Park gates open at 9am.
Park closing schedule:
April 8pm
First half of May 8:30pm
Mid-May - Mid August 9pm
Mid August - Sunday after Labor Day 8:30pm
September - Mid-October 7:30pm
Mid-October - October 31st 7pm
Internal gates closed Mondays and Tuesdays until May 20th and after September 8th.
November 1st - March 31st Park gates are open at 7am and are closed between 3-5pm
2003 Admission*
$5.00** daily vehicle admission
$20.00 seasonal vehicle pass
$15.00 senior/discount seasonal vehicle pass
*There are other caches in the Kalamazoo County park system that your admission will get you into.
**You may turn in your daily pass and get a $5.00 credit towards a purchase of a seasonal pass.
Driving directions: From US-131 Southbound, get off at the U Ave. exit and go East for about 4 miles. The park entrance is on the left.