Viva Florida 500 at Paynes Prairie Preserve Event Cache

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Hidden : Saturday, June 8, 2013
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This is an event to celebrate the 500th anniversary of exploration and history in Florida.
It will be held at the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in Micanopy, Florida.

Viva Florida 500 at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park


100 Savannah Blvd
Micanopy, FL 32667
352-466-3397

Parking Lot Co-ordinates: N 29 31.727 W 082 17.892


Join us June 8th at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in Micanopy Florida as we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of explorers who discovered a beautiful, flowery land inhabited by Native Americans, and a wide diversity of plants and animals.

Our Viva Florida 500 event will offer you the opportunity to discover Florida’s rich heritage with 30 or more new caches that will be activated just before the event that highlight historical Florida events.

The Preserve offers trails, camping, wildlife viewing, fishing and biking on 22,000 acres of land William Bartram described as the great Alachua Savannah. Please visit the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park website for further information and maps. Cachers who are camping may NOT geocache at night. This is for visitor safety and respect of the wildlife and preserve.

The gates open at 8:00am and the entry fees are as follows:

Main Entrance Admission
  • $6.00 per vehicle, limit 2-8 people per vehicle
  • $4.00 Single Occupant Vehicle
  • $2.00 Pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass

We will meet & greet at 9:00a.m at the Picnic Pavilions, have several announcements, then discover caches! At 11:30 we will reconvene at the pavilions for a noon hot dog lunch that will be generously provided by the “Friends of Paynes Prairie.” We ask that you bring a side dish to share – see the chart below and please log your food with your “will attend” amount.

The first letter of your cache name will guide you for suggested items or side dishes to share: A-G: Water, sweet/un-sweet tea, sodas, ice, in coolers H-M: Mac & Cheese, baked beans, veggies N-R: Desserts S-Z: Fruit, potato salad, cole-slaw, chips & dip.

Be sure to check out the Cache in Weed Out with Americorps event at the same location on Sunday, June 9th. Make it a weekend at Paynes Prairie Preserve.


UPDATES!
  • Cache Hides are GROWING!! There will now be over 60 new caches placed, come be a first to find
  • The Viva 500 geocoin made just for this event is set to arrive next week! Only 100 minted. They will be available for purchase at the event. Get there early before they are gone.
  • Another event planned for Sunday at 1:00pm, right after the CITO Weed Out event with Americorps. The Bartram Challenge Event! Look for it and log your attendance.
  • It looks like there will be some awesome give-aways. Buy your ticket(s) at the Picnic Pavilions and listen for the announcements!
  • We are planning lots of caches on bike and horse-friendly trails. If you enjoy these modes of transportation, keep that in mind! There will be caches spread over many miles of trails, and limited vehicle parking at trailheads, so a bike would be a great way to get around!

The Gainesville Geo-Cachers and Friends of Paynes Prairie look forward to this historic caching event:

“Viva Florida” and Paynes Prairie

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