Ranger Tina

Our GeoTour will continue until June 2016. There are still silver and gold coins to claim. If you need a passport you can follow the links to the Washington State Park geocaching page to get one. Caches will be left after the wrap up of the GeoTour, where we can find owners who are willing to continue to do maintenance. Many are in interesting and beautiful places that we love to have people visit.

Sometimes nature takes a hand in access to the GeoTour stamps. There are so many parks around the state with different weather conditions. During seasonal park closures geocachers will still be able to enter the parks in most cases, the trek to the cache will just be longer. Be aware of closures that are for your safety such as wild fire, high water or other emergency closures. With the exception of these you can go ahead and find the ones in seasonally closed parks.

The Washington State Parks Centennial GeoTour has been active for a year and a half. New geocachers are starting the tour all the time. There are plenty of silver geocoins for those starting the GeoTour. We have 49 gold geocoins to award to those completing the statewide adventure. Come and earn yours! Wonder what can happen for you on our GeoTour? Comments by participants build this wonderful story of people and their love of a challenge, the outdoors and our Washington state parks. There are so many family stories. The youngest participant mentioned is 6 months old, along with their parents on the adventure. On the other end of the spectrum there are senior age children and their 80 and 90 year old parents. So many parents and children of all ages participating! Exhilaration at new milestones. Many people from foreign counties enjoying our state parks while geocaching. People who made hikes they never thought they would have the endurance to do and their thrill at success. All the joyous moments of life; a wedding proposal, wedding, anniversaries (including a 51st), the birth of a babyand birthday celebrations. Learn history and see flora and fauna. The Washington state park system is varied, covering the eastern and western parts of the state. Many stories of park staff who were helpful and very much appreciated by the participants. Discovery of parks new to people. Parks they had driven by for years and never had a reason to stop at. The GeoTour providing the impetus for them to discover what a gem of a park they had passed by over time. Nine individuals/families have visited all 103 participating parks and 33 individuals/families who have visited 100 parks to qualify for a gold coin.