UPDATE: 3/1/2024:
2019 was the 100th Anniversary of Michigan State Parks and we're still celebrating!. Join the Michigan Geocaching Organization (MiGO), the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Geocaching.com for the first official GeoTour in Michigan.
This tour was originally scheduled to run for three years, kicking off on Friday of Memorial Weekend in 2019 and continue through May 31, 2022. The success of this awesome tour has not gone unnoticed. On February 2, 2022, The DNR announced the extension of the GeoTour through September 24, 2024! Join us in making a final push to complete this very popular and very successful GeoTour before the sun sets on it.
Each geocache is in one of Michigan's state parks. The geocaches are arranged by MiGO Region, with twenty-five geocaches per region. The Ticket to Celebrate 100 is available for download from the DNR's Geocaching page. It explains how to qualify for prizes in each of the four regions and for the GeoTour as a whole.
Day use areas of state parks are open from 8AM to 10PM. Geocaching is limited to those hours. Entry into Michigan's State Parks requires a Michigan Recreation Passport. See the Resources section below for more information.
The sun will set on the MSPCGT at midnight Tuesday, September 24, 2024. The MSPCGT will go off the air as a GeoTour and the caches will disappear from the map. There is a lot of construction going on in our State Parks in 2024. Some of the GeoTour caches will have to be pulled earlier. The remaining geocaches in the tour will be archived October 1, 2024. Players will have until December 31, 2024 to claim any prize they have earned. Hiders will be contacted to request removal of the geocaches they hid unless they have made arrangements with park managers and have their own permit in place to keep the geocache in play, with a new GC Code.
Now for some good news: MiGO and the DNR are busy working on a new project that will kick off in the Spring of 2025, code named MSPGT 2.0. Are you interested in helping? Keep your MiGO Membership up to date and stay tuned to the website.
Cache:
This cache was hidden as part of the Michigan State Parks Centennial GeoTour, presented by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Geocaching Organization. Record the codeword printed on the log book and on a label inside the cache container to the appropriate box on the Ticket to Celebrate 100 form. See the instructions on the form to claim prizes.
This is a traditional cache hidden at the posted coordinates. You are looking for a Regular size container. Please return everything as good or better than you found it.
Thank you
GLC
for creating, hiding and maintaining this MSPC GeoTour cache.
Photo courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Jump Island waterpark, also known as the Whoa Zone
Holly Recreation Area:
The park, which is located within the northern portion of Oakland County between Pontiac and Flint, is home to three lakes, a campground, a boat launch and the Holly Woods Disc Golf Course and provides opportunities for hiking, camping, fishing, mountain biking and snowmobiling. Most of the park′s facilities are in the east end of the area. The west area is host to the Holdbridge Lake Mountain Bike Area.
Photo courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Disc Golf at Holly Recreation Area
History:
One of the popular accommodations at Holly Recreation Area is the Rolston Cabin. Built in 1938-1939, this historic log cabin is a unique and overnight experience. The cabin is semi-rustic, featuring electricity, lights, a kitchen with a stove, refrigerator, microwave, table and chairs. The living room features a couch with a pull-out bed, chairs, fireplace/wood burning stove for heat and sleeping loft. Total sleeping capacity is 5 adults.
Map courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Activities:
Holly Recreation Area is located in Oakland County, Michigan, between Pontiac and Flint, and is less than an hour drive from the Detroit metropolitan area.. With over 8,000 acres of fun, you're likely to find something for every member of your family. Most of the park′s facilities are in the east end of the area. The west area is host to the Holdbridge Lake Mountain Bike Area, maintained by the Michigan Mountain Bike Association.
Little ones in your group? Perhaps they'd like to check out our inflatable water play area, also known as the Whoa Zone. The Whoa Zone is located on Heron Beach where visitors can purchase a ticket that allows them to climb, jump, crawl and slide on the gigantic springboard, semi-circle step, the wiggle bridge, half-pipe and more.
Water not your thing? No worries. We have over 25 miles of moutain bike trails ranging from beginner to super advanced. The trails are one-directional, single track trails. (Hikers are invited and encouraged to use these trails, but are asked to hike in the opposite direction to avoid mountain bikers.) The North Loop is 2.25 miles of beginner trail, the West Loop is 4.75 miles of intermediate trail, the East Loop is 18 miles of advanced trail and the Tech Loop is 1 mile of highly technical terrain. So pick your trail, pack a lunch (and lots of water!), and head on out.
As if the Whoa Zone or our miles and miles of trails doesn't make Holly Recreation Area unique enough, then maybe our Holly Woods Disc Golf Course does. Be sure to check it out while you're in the area. Bring your discs to see how good you are, or watch others play and/or compete.
Still debating if Holly Rec is a place your family might enjoy? Not sure any of the activities mentioned would satisfy your entire family? Then perhaps you'd like to just have a lazy day picnic while hanging out at one of our three lakes, or participate in one of the many other activities this great park offers: boating, hiking, camping, fishing, cross country skiing, swimming, hunting, paddling, snowmobiling, (and now) geocaching. Come check us out. We're fairly confident you'll have a great time!
Information:
For more information, reservations and a calendar of events, follow this link to
Holly Recreation Area.
Special thanks to
HappyCampers2011
for help with this geocache.
Special thanks to beenhere, LynnGeoGin and HNY Event Staff for the Southeast regional prize.
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