Ready To Place New Cache

[+theprospectors]

We are preparing to place our first cache. The area is a public park (permission granted) and during the summer has a day use fee of $4.00 per car. I couldn't find any reference to this in the guidelines and was wondering if this fee is problem for the cache? I would clearly state what the fee is in the description of the cache site.

 

There is another section of the area with no fee involved so I was actually considering two caches - one for seekers not inclined to pay the fee - so no one would leave empty handed.

 

Yours aye,

The Prospectors

[+briansnat]

Not a problem. As long as you mention the fee on the page, nobody is going to be surprised. Its the surprise fees that tick people off.

[+Sputnik 57]

User fee areas also often have hours that they are open. As Brian said, just post the fee and the hours on the cache page so you give people fair warning. Some Texas state parks permit caches (at the Ranger's discretion) and those have a day use fee and hours. Responsible hiders post that info on the cache page.

[Keystone]

For a public park or other not-for-profit location, this isn't a problem. Like others have said, it's courteous to disclose any fees on the cache page. I recommend using the "cache attribute" which signals that a fee is required (it's the one that looks like a dollar sign).

 

If it is a for-profit location then you would have an issue under the commercial caches section of the guidelines. Not the case here, with a public park. Hide away!

[+Olar]

Some parks do not have a charge for through hikers or bicyclists to use their trails. Stating this in the cache page along with recommended parking coords, if any, would also be welcome.

 

Cheers, Olar