Layover At Dulles

[+Blue Power Ranger]

I will have a short layover as I am flying through Dulles Airport next week. Are there any caches within walking distance of the airport that I would be able to try for?

[+briansnat]

Unfortunatley caches generally aren't published near major airports. A quick look at Google Earth shows the closest caches to be about 2 miles (as the crow flies) from the Dulles terminal. They are Redhead's Secret Stash and Out of the Frying Pan. Both well within walking distance if you have a long layover.

[+BlueDeuce]

Considering that half the time I get the full security 'once over', I don't leave the secure area after I pass the test.

[+Blue Power Ranger]

Thanks. I was hoping someone locally could give me a tip about an easy cache to get to there even if I did have to take a short taxi ride. I know that Google Earth doesn't really do justice to what is easy to get to and what isn't here in Seattle. Proximity doesn't necessarily mean ease of visit. I am willing to go a bit out of my way and fight through security again just to help my sad states cached map... and to get my fix before heading back on a long flight.

 

 

[+briansnat]

Well how long is your layover? How far would you be willing to go? The two mentioned would be easy access, as would any caches along the Dulles Toll Rd (267). There is a pretty big cluster of fairly easy to get to caches near the junction of Reston Parkway and the Dulles Toll Rd. That is about 5 miles from the airport.

[+Blue Power Ranger]

Well how long is your layover? How far would you be willing to go?

 

Looks like I only have about 2 1/2 hours at the airport so if I get one, it will have to be pretty fast - via taxi. Thanks for your help!

[+JPatton]

You should skip Out of the Frying Pan. You have to go to several areas of the park to get info to find the cache. Redhead's Secret Stash is a pretty straight forward find and the walk isn't too long.

[ImpalaBob]

The new National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center is right next to the airport ..... and is definitly worth seeing if the geocaching does not work out for you. ImpalaBob

[+kelly@9]

And just to be totally clear here, there is no option to walk from Dulles Airport to pretty much anywhere beyond the surrounding airport parking lots and office / industrial buildings on the airport property. There are no caches located on airport property, nor are any likely to be approved in the future for security reasons. Dulles is located 25 miles outside Washington, DC, on a large swath of what was formerly farmland. Although suburbs have since stretched out to the Dulles area, the airport itself is still accessible only from a limited access highway (i.e. no sidewalk, no pedestrians allowed).

 

So if you wanted to leave Dulles for a caching excursion, you would need to take some form of motorized vehicle (taxi, shuttle bus, rental car, etc.).