On August 12, 2006, we invite you to the New York
Geocaching Organization's (NYGO) 4th Annual Picnic being held at
Fair Haven State Park. The park is located 10 miles West of Oswego,
NY in Cayuga County.
Fair Haven Beach
State Park is on the shore of Lake Ontario. This park
is in the Town of Sterling in Cayuga County, New York. The park is
northeast of the Village of Fair Haven on the east side of Little
Sodus Bay.
Fair Haven Beach State
Park has one of the finest public lakefronts in upstate New
York, with high bluffs above sandy beaches and hilly
woodlands. Inland, there is Sterling Pond, surrounded by
campsites and cabins. The swimming and fishing are excellent.
Rowboats, paddleboats and canoes are for rent and the park
has a boat launch and a recreation building.
Consider
coming for the event, and staying for the weekend at this
camper's paradise. There are resturants in town for a
Saturday/Sunday morning breakfast.
If you prefer hotel or Bed & Breakfast type accommodations, the
following links may be helpful:
This will be an action-packed, activity-filled extravaganza! There
will be raffles with prizes, games, activities for the kids, event
caches, and as always - lots of food!
|
Schedule of
Events |
|
Time |
Activity |
|
10:00
a.m. |
Registration - $5 per
person or team
(Includes poker run coordinates, event cache and one (1) event
patch or button)
- Poker Run
- Event Cache
- Kids Caches
- New Permanent Area Caches
- Did we mention lots of area
caches?
- Geo-Raffle
- 50/50 Draw
|
|
12:00
noon |
Potluck
Lunch |
|
1:30
p.m. |
Geocaching
presentation for beginners. This is a great opportunity to ask
questions and learn more about your GPS. |
|
4:00
p.m. |
Prize
Distribution/Raffle Draw
|
|
5:00
p.m. |
Group
Photo |
|
6:00
p.m. |
NYGO Annual General
Meeting |
|
9:00
p.m. |
Bonfire –
at #300 - this may change
|
|
There is a $7 Park Fee unless you have an
Empire Pass. We have reserved a pavilion for the day, so it will be
held rain or shine.
If you would like to help out, there are
several things you can do.
-
Prizes/GiveAways:
Consider donating an item for our raffle! Last year
we had some really spectacular prizes donated by our members.
Please
let us know if you or your company would be interested in
contributing something.
Everyone
that donates a geo-raffle prize (or bring donated prizes), will
receive free raffle tickets!
-
Volunteers are
neededto help out with
cooking, clean up, activity running, Travel Bugs,
etc.
If you plan
to attend please post a note (not a find) and let us know the
number of people who will be in your party, what campsite you’ll be
at, to view a map of the campsite/cabins listing who is on which
site (click
here).
Also, what you will bring for the potluck lunch will be posted
click
here.
We need more Salad's, Dessert and Drinks!!! Also, Bring FIREWOOD
for Saturday night BonFire
Make
camping/cabin reservations at Fair Haven Beach State Campground
($13.00 per night) through
Reserve America.
Fair
Haven Beach Campground is NOW FULL!!!!
We came across 7 more campgrounds (private ones) that may have
sites. Most are either within 2-10 miles from FairHaven Beach State
Park.
Boathouse Marina - 315-947-6111
Holiday Harbor Resort - 315-947-5244
South Shore RV Park - 315-483-8649 or www.southshorervpark.com
Port Bay RV Park - 315-594-1509
Shawn's Marina - 315-947-6635 or 800-523-9878 or
shawnsmarina.com
Grant's Vacation Park - 315-947-5106
Sunset RV Park - 315-343-2166 or sunsetrvpark.net .
Cherry Grove - 315-594-8320