Geocashe Sites In National Parks?

[The Old Sod]

Hey all,

Im a newbie to geocashing and have been told that Cashes may not be placed in National Parks, and, that those that are will be found and removed by NPWS rangers? is this true? and if so do you feel that this removal practice should be stopped? (If it isnt true then what the hey!!)

[+Renegade Knight]

The National Park Service has in general banned geocaches. In specific you may get lucky and get permission in one of the smaller NPS sites. These are a good spot for virtual caches.

[+Tangles]

Here is the NSW NPWS policy on Geocaching.

There have been a few instances where NPWS staff have removed caches.

I don’t know what policies are in other states.

[+Slider & Smurf]

The National Park Service has in general banned geocaches.  In specific you may get lucky and get permission in one of the smaller NPS sites.  These are a good spot for virtual caches.

The US National Parks Service has banned geocaching - which doesn't necessarily apply to Parks Services in other countries.

 

if you're looking to place a cache in a specific Australian park, try asking at the Australian forums, http://geocaching.com.au/forum/. The cachers there will be able to give you a more accurate response for local conditions.

[+Renegade Knight]

...The US National Parks Service has banned geocaching - which doesn't necessarily apply to Parks Services in other countries....

That's what I get for hitting "New Posts" and not noticing the forum.

 

In the immortal words of Gilda Radner... Never mind.

[+diesel69]

I just had a look at the S.Aust National parks website and they dont specifically say geocaching is not allowed ,the closest i could find was info regarding abandonned vehicles and property.

[+Rebel Acts]

i cant say if they are allowed or not, but there sure are alot in parks in victoria i dont think our parks Guys & Girls are to fussed about it. must ask our local guy what he knows as i live on the edge of one of the larger national parks.