Restarea Caching

[the butterfly effect]

is there any way that you can just caches listed that are in restareas!!

[+yumitori]

Not easily. Some software allows you to filter pocket queries by distance from a route, which would narrow the search. And you can try looking for 'rest area' in the cache name or ones like the 'I Hate I-5' series.

[+JC_Geo]

I use Buxleys web page to narrow down which caches are at rest areas. It does help. I am sure there are other ways out there as well. You can view where caches are located along major roads.

[+icefall5]

There is no way that I know of except searching on gc.com for the area that you are going to be at.

[+Miragee]

I don't think there is a searchable Attribute for that . . . Although, that might be a nice Attribute to have to add to Rest Stop caches . . .

 

You could follow the instructions given in this thread and then filter the data for your route down to caches that are within .25 of the highway. That would likely return all the Rest Stop caches, as well as those at nearby Restaurants or Truck Stops.

 

I did this for a recent trip and filtered for those caches that were less than 2 Difficulty with 1.5 Terain.

[+The Leprechauns]

If you come across one rest area cache on your route, look to see if it's listed on a shared, public bookmark list. More and more individuals and local geocaching groups are putting together helpful bookmark lists like "Caches along Interstate X in State Y." Then, you can download a PQ of just the caches in the bookmark list. Oftentimes, these lists will contain not only rest area caches, but also "easy on/off" caches at exits (park and rides, truckstops, etc.).

[+icefall5]

No, I meant if you are traveling, punch in the area code or zipcode of where you will be.

[+Thot]

I can't remember off hand if Microsoft Streets & Trips has rest stops, they have restaurants and other local spots. If they do you can export (using GSAK or GPSbable) your set of waypoints to it and look for hits close to rest stops.

[+whatevah.com]

I use the Google Earth plugin, scroll along the route I'll be taking and look for caches within a short distance. even done it for friends over the phone. "yeah, go about 10 more miles, the cache is on the far side of the parking lot"

[+Pasha]

That's a big parking lot.

[+Bill & Tammy]

I know my rest area cache and some others around here include the name of the highway in the title. You may want to run a name search with the numeric designation of the route you are planning.

[+JC_Geo]

Try Buxley's web site. Like I said above, it is pretty easy if you are travelling on major highways. You can follow the highway from the maps and put your cursor over the caches along the route. When you move your cursor over the cache point, it shows the name of the cache. By clicking on the cache point, it will open up the geocaching.com waypoint. I have used this method a number of times when travelling.

[hide & seekers]

Butterfly effect, I looked up your location -- I know of caches along the Ohio Turnpike and Indiana Toll Road, some I've found, some not, all at rest areas. If you'd like, I can post them.

[+Faith the Aquariaqueen]

This may be a helpful site for you....

 

http://www.geotruckers.com/