Is it allowed to place a cashe at a location where people have to pay entry?

[R.Schmidtke]

Hey guys!

 

I just started geocashing and have one question before I gonna hide my first cashe. Is it allowed to place it outside in an area where people need to pay entry? For example a zoo? I already asked the owner, I just wasn't sure if it is allowed since people might think that the geocache is used to get more visitors.

 

Thanks for helping.

 

R.

[+coman123]

Although you have permission to hide a cache in the Zoo, you may run into trouble with it.

[+doc73]

I thought they might allow a cache in a fee area if it was a non-profit like a park or maybe a zoo but I am not the authority on this.

[+niraD]

Check with your local reviewer. Even if it is a municipal or non-profit zoo that doesn't violate the prohibition of commercial caches, there could be other issues like the prohibition of caches that solicit.

[Andronicus]

Seems to me that the rules for this have been changing lately. Like naraD suggested, check with you local reviewer.

[+geordiell]

I know there was a cache in London inside Tooting Broadway tube station (the underground) and you need a valid ticket to get through the barriers if thats any help??

[+Lt.Ranger.Bob]

We have many parks in Florida that require fees to enter and most of them have caches in them. Caches are still being added to them so I don't think it is a problem but I would recommend telling people that a fee is required and place that attribute on the cache.

[Pup Patrol]

I know there was a cache in London inside Tooting Broadway tube station (the underground) and you need a valid ticket to get through the barriers if thats any help??

 

In addition to the Guidelines linked to by niraD in post #4, important things to note are:

 

At times a geocache may meet the requirements for publication on the site but the reviewers, as experienced geocachers, may see additional concerns not listed in these guidelines that you as a geocache placer may not have noticed. The reviewer may bring these additional concerns to your attention and offer suggestions so that the geocache can be published.

 

Please be advised that there is no precedent for placing geocaches. This means that the past publication of a similar geocache in and of itself is not a valid justification for the publication of a new geocache. If a geocache has been published and violates any guidelines listed below, you are encouraged to report it. However, if the geocache was placed prior to the date when a guideline was issued or updated, the geocache is likely to be grandfathered and allowed to stand as is.

 

 

B.

[+on4bam]

We have many parks in Florida that require fees to enter and most of them have caches in them. Caches are still being added to them so I don't think it is a problem but I would recommend telling people that a fee is required and place that attribute on the cache.

 

There are four caches in Disneyland Paris. I would say that a (high)fee is required there and the caches were published.

I know of caches that were refused because of entrance fees, they are now on www.opencaching.com

[+Lt.Ranger.Bob]

We have many parks in Florida that require fees to enter and most of them have caches in them. Caches are still being added to them so I don't think it is a problem but I would recommend telling people that a fee is required and place that attribute on the cache.

 

There are four caches in Disneyland Paris. I would say that a (high)fee is required there and the caches were published.

I know of caches that were refused because of entrance fees, they are now on www.opencaching.com

 

When I say Park I am not talking about Theme Parks but the hundreds if not thousands of State, County and City parks that charge a parking fee or fee to enter in Florida. The theme parks here have only Virtual caches which are grandfathered as far as I know. I would think it would be very hard to get Disney or any other theme park to approve the placement of a geocache. :-)

[+on4bam]

When I say Park I am not talking about Theme Parks but the hundreds if not thousands of State, County and City parks that charge a parking fee or fee to enter in Florida. The theme parks here have only Virtual caches which are grandfathered as far as I know. I would think it would be very hard to get Disney or any other theme park to approve the placement of a geocache. :-)

 

There's a traditional http://coord.info/GCF5C9 (2003)

An earthcache http://coord.info/GC2BZGP (2010)

and two virtuals (2003)

[Pup Patrol]

When I say Park I am not talking about Theme Parks but the hundreds if not thousands of State, County and City parks that charge a parking fee or fee to enter in Florida. The theme parks here have only Virtual caches which are grandfathered as far as I know. I would think it would be very hard to get Disney or any other theme park to approve the placement of a geocache. :-)

 

There's a traditional http://coord.info/GCF5C9 (2003)

An earthcache http://coord.info/GC2BZGP (2010)

and two virtuals (2003)

 

I know there was a cache in London inside Tooting Broadway tube station (the underground) and you need a valid ticket to get through the barriers if thats any help??

 

In addition to the Guidelines linked to by niraD in post #4, important things to note are:

 

At times a geocache may meet the requirements for publication on the site but the reviewers, as experienced geocachers, may see additional concerns not listed in these guidelines that you as a geocache placer may not have noticed. The reviewer may bring these additional concerns to your attention and offer suggestions so that the geocache can be published.

 

Please be advised that there is no precedent for placing geocaches.

 

This means that the past publication of a similar geocache in and of itself is not a valid justification for the publication of a new geocache. If a geocache has been published and violates any guidelines listed below, you are encouraged to report it.

 

However, if the geocache was placed prior to the date when a guideline was issued or updated, the geocache is likely to be grandfathered and allowed to stand as is.

 

 

B.

 

You can look up the definition of "grandfathered" in the Guidelines.

 

 

B.

Edited March 24, 2015 by Pup Patrol

[+JL_HSTRE]

City/county/state parks are usually not a problem even if admission is charged.

 

Nowadays, I still see caches sometimes published in other fee areas, but not often. I think one of the keys is no interaction required with employees other than paying admission.

 

At a zoo your reviewer might consider it a security issue even with management approval.