First Annual Siouxland Geocaching Event

[Eastern SD Geocachers]

Eastern SD Geocachers

Request your presence for a day of caching, camaraderie and fun at the

First Annual Siouxland Geocaching Event

Saturday, September 9, 2006

A family friendly day!

 

The event will begin at the Outdoor Campus located at Sertoma Park (listed coordinates) in Sioux Falls. The event runs from 9 am till 6 pm. Please arrive early to get parking. Once in the parking lot, go into the Outdoor Campus building to register and receive the necessary information for your day of fun.

 

Participants will be given coordinates for the cache locations as they arrive at the Outdoor Campus. Temporary caches will have been placed around Sioux Falls in 3 separate parks. There will be permanent caches in each of those parks that you can claim, if you have not already done so.

 

Once you receive your check in papers you are free to begin caching. There will be a couple of temporary kid-only caches so the younger ones can have a chance to claim their own finds.

 

Geocachers will be on hand to teach newcomers how to use a GPS and the "ins and outs" of geocaching. A limited supply of GPS units will be available for check out. First come, first serve day of. Please bring a valid credit card as a deposit for the GPS unit if you plan to borrow one for the day. Any borrowed GPS units not returned will be charged the full value of a new replacement GPS, plus a processing fee.

 

Waypoints for the event may be available for download to your GPS, so please remember to bring your data cable! [/b] Participants can come and go throughout the day. There will be prizes and giveaways at the end of the event.

 

If you have any TBs or Geocoins, please bring them for trading or moving along.

 

We will have event t-shirts (price TBD) made up for this day. You will be able to pre-order and pay for your shirt prior to the event. Shirts will be available for pick up at the event. We might have a limited number of shirts available for purchase at the event. These will be sold for cash only day of.

 

Please leave a note below if you will be attending the First Annual Siouxland Geocaching Event. If you would like to pre-order an event shirt, please indicate in your note how many you will want.

 

Deadline to order t-shirts for the event will be August 5!

 

More info about the shirts, pricing and how to order will follow so keep checking back.

 

 

This event will take place in 3 city parks. Dogs must be on a leash. Please carry a plastic bag with you to clean up after your dog. Thanks!

 

All parks are ADA accessible, but individual caches may not be.

 

 

 

Schedule of Activities

Arrivals All Day

Geocaching 9 am to 6 pm

Handing out of gift bags 4 pm to 6 pm

BYO Picnic or Plenty of Local Restaurants Nearby for Take-out 4 pm to 6 pm @ Outdoor Campus

Prizes Awarded 5 pm – Must be Present to Win

 

About the Outdoor Campus (www.outdoorcampus.org):

 

The Outdoor Campus is a place for learning and fun. Classes are held year round in outdoor activites such as basic GPS, orienteering, hunting, canoeing and kayaking, fly tying and fishing. In winter, classes include cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing and ice-fishing. Most of these classes are geared towards kids but there are plenty of family oriented events as well. In the museum you'll find wonderful dioramas of South Dakota's outdoor habitats... a prairie, an eastern South Dakota woodland, a wetland, agricultural lands and even a backyard landscape!

 

 

Directions to the Outdoor Campus:

 

From I-29: Take the 41st Street exit and proceed east on 41st Street to Louise Avenue. Turn south (right) on Louise Avenue and proceed to 49th Street. Turn east (left) on 49th Street and proceed to Oxbow Avenue. Turn south on Oxbow Avenue. Take the first left into Sertoma Park. The Outdoor Campus building is on the south end of the parking lot.

 

From I-229: Take the Louise Avenue exit and proceed north on Louise Avenue to 57th Street. Turn east (right) on 57th Street and left on Oxbow Avenue. Take a right into Sertoma Park. The Outdoor Campus building is on the south end of the parking lot.

 

 

For hotel information: http://www.siouxfallscvb.com/hotels.cfm

 

For State Park camping information: http://www.sdgfp.info/parks/General/Accommodations.htm

 

 

We look forward to the day and seeing you there!