lbp5183 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 If I leave a cache (watertight box far from the main road and unlikely to be found unless someone is looking for it, and it doesn't disturb anything) will it be removed from the website because it is not virtual? Thanks Quote Link to comment
+hikergps Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 (edited) Haven't read the guidelines for hiding a cache, have you? You may want to take a look. edit for typing slower than my brain thinks..... Edited April 23, 2006 by hikergps Quote Link to comment
+geognerd Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Here are the guidelines. Check out the Off-Limit (Physical) Caches section. New Virtual Caches are no longer being listed on geocaching.com. Quote Link to comment
+gluteusmaximus92 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I'm pretty sure it isn't allowed for the lising guidelines state: "Caches may be quickly archived if we see the following (which is not inclusive): * Caches on land maintained by the U.S. National Park Service or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (National Wildlife Refuges)" When in national parks, the only caches I've seen or heard of have been virtuals. Quote Link to comment
+Frettchen_2006 Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Also, if the NPS can find you, they'll fine you for littering and a bunch of other silly things they'll come up with. Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 It will never get listed in the first place. The volunteer reviewer will see that it's in a National Park and archive (close) the cache submission. Quote Link to comment
+TerraTrekkers Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Homesteader is in a national park. We were FTF. Jim & Deb Quote Link to comment
nobby.nobbs Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 maybe the authorities should reconsider, according to something i rread yesterday, since the war the parks have shown a steady increase in visitors until 1997. since when there has been a steady reduction by 40% i think they said. blaming the rising cost of petrol. Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Re Homesteader - my understanding is that there are a few caches on NPS land placed with PERMISSION. The park manager at any given park has that authority. You'd have to talk them into it, and provide the reviewer with proof that you had. Quote Link to comment
+KoosKoos Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Homesteader is in a national park. We were FTF. Jim & Deb It's also been there a while: "Hidden: 11/24/2003" It's nice that a manager allowed this one to stay after others have been removed. If you can talk a Park Manager into allowing you one today, great! But I wouldn't get your hopes up. Quote Link to comment
+ganlet Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 where i live we are on the borderline of los padres national forest. and there are TONS of caches on national forest land. it always seemed weird to me since there is that guideline. to be honest the area isnt patrolled often. ive wanted to create one up on an 4wd road but figured but decided not to. Quote Link to comment
+tozainamboku Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 where i live we are on the borderline of los padres national forest. and there are TONS of caches on national forest land. it always seemed weird to me since there is that guideline. to be honest the area isnt patrolled often. ive wanted to create one up on an 4wd road but figured but decided not to. National Forests and National Parks have different rules. The National Park Service has a blanket ban on physical caches - although there are a few where the log is keep in a visitors center and thus allowed. The National Forest Service generally allows caches. The rules vary in different National Forest. Generally caches are not allowed in wilderness or ecologically sensitive areas. National Monuments may be administered by the National Park Service - in which case no caches, or by the National Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management - which may allow caches. Its best to check with the ranger. Quote Link to comment
+ganlet Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 where i live we are on the borderline of los padres national forest. and there are TONS of caches on national forest land. it always seemed weird to me since there is that guideline. to be honest the area isnt patrolled often. ive wanted to create one up on an 4wd road but figured but decided not to. National Forests and National Parks have different rules. The National Park Service has a blanket ban on physical caches - although there are a few where the log is keep in a visitors center and thus allowed. The National Forest Service generally allows caches. The rules vary in different National Forest. Generally caches are not allowed in wilderness or ecologically sensitive areas. National Monuments may be administered by the National Park Service - in which case no caches, or by the National Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management - which may allow caches. Its best to check with the ranger. thank you, that explains alot. i dont know why i always grouped national forests and national parks. (might rethink that cache i was going to place) Quote Link to comment
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