End of Summer CITO at Cape Arago Loop
Partnered with
CITO Across the World - Charleston, OR
Summer may be coming to an end, but there's still time for one more gathering along the beautiful Oregon Coast!
Join fellow geocachers at the picnic area at the end of the Cape Arago Loop for an End of Summer CITO and Picnic. We'll spend some time giving back to an area that provides us with plenty of opportunities for hiking, exploring, and geocaching.
September 19, 2026 11am to 1pm
CITO Cleanup
Our main mission will be to spread out from the picnic area and pick up litter around the surrounding day-use area and nearby trails.
Bring gloves and a trash grabber if you have them. Trash bags will be available. Please use good judgment and leave anything hazardous or unsafe where it is and let the event host know.
After the cleanup, we'll meet back at the picnic area to enjoy some food BYOF (Bring your own food), talk geocaching, trade stories, and celebrate the end of another summer on the Oregon Coast.
Bring your own lunch, snacks, and drinks for the picnic. There will be water and some snacks.
Parking & Day-Use Fee
Please note that this is a fee area and a valid parking/day-use pass is required.
Information about the required pass can be found at the website linked on this event page. Please make arrangements for your parking pass before attending. There is also low to no cell service in this area so plan ahead.
Day-Use or Yearly Parking Permits
Geocaching in the Area
If you want to make a day of it, there are several geocaches and trails throughout the surrounding Cape Arago area. You're welcome to explore and hunt for caches on your own before or after the CITO.
The caches aren't part of the CITO itself—the purpose of our gathering is to leave this beautiful area a little cleaner than we found it.
What to Bring
- Gloves
- Trash grabber, if you have one
- Good walking shoes
- Weather-appropriate clothing
- Your own picnic lunch, snacks, and drinks
- Your geocaching gear if you plan to explore afterward
Come for the cleanup, stay for the picnic, and maybe finish the day with a few smileys.
Cache In, Trash Out — let's leave Cape Arago looking better than when we arrived!
One Day. Many Communities. A World of Difference.
A little over 2 years ago georeyna a geocacher in Houston, TX asked a simple question - What could happen if geocachers around Texas came together on one day to make their communities cleaner? Based on that simple question, Texas Geocaching Association (TXGA) created an event named CITO Across Texas in conjunction with World Cleanup Day.
Geocachers throughout Texas held cleanup events on the third Saturday in September. Each event is locally organized, but together they became part of something much bigger. CITO Across Texas was born!
The results have been tremendous. During 2024 and 2025:
- More than 50 CITO events were held across Texas.
- More than 700 volunteers participated.
- Thousands of pounds of trash were removed from parks, trails, waterways, neighborhoods, and other public spaces.
In 2026, we want to take the next step and we are inviting the worldwide community of geocachers to help clean up our game board.