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Application Process
- Identify the MetroParks Facility where you would like to place a cache.
- If desired, call the Outdoor Recreation Department at (937) 277-4374 or e-mail outdoors@metroparks.org to inquire about parks with availability or length of waitlist prior to investing time in scouting potential cache location.
- This is only a service and MetroParks will not hold a spot prior to receiving formal application.
- Review geocaching maps online or e-mail outdoors@metroparks.org for general location of permitted areas.
- Apply for a permit by filling out the online application or call the Outdoor Recreation office at (937) 277-4374 between 9am-4pm M-F.
- You will be asked to provide;
- Facility Name
- Proposed cache GPS Coordinates
- Type of Cache
- Trail Color
- What intersection numbers the proposed cache location is between (shown on map and on trail markers)
- The intersection number closest to proposed cache location (shown on map and on trail markers)
- Detailed description of proposed cache location
- Your geocaching.com username and other contact information
PARK PERMITS
Each Park is unique and is limited in geocache quantity and location.
[Carrying capacity formula generally based on 1 cache per trail mile]
MetroPark Facility |
Trail Mileage/ Acreage |
Cache Allotment |
Park Specifications for off-limit areas |
Aullwood MetroPark |
0 miles/
31 acres |
N/A |
Earth Caches Only |
Carriage Hill MetroPark |
5.67 miles/ 758 acres |
6 |
Not at the Farm or Developed areas |
Cox Arboretum MetroPark |
3.07 miles/ 132 acres |
3 |
Natural habitat areas only (trail on back side) not in gardens or developed areas |
Deeds Point MetroPark |
0 miles |
1 |
Case by Case |
Eastwood MetroPark |
2.81 miles/ 184 acres |
3 |
Water Dept. Equipment/Developed Areas |
Englewood MetroPark |
9.5 miles/
1538 acres |
10 |
Not near shelters, none in North Park (near Pumpkin Ash area) or developed areas; 1 multi-cache allowed |
Germantown MetroPark |
17.66 miles/
1528 acres |
12 |
None on horse trails, dam, or developed areas |
Hills and Dales MetroPark |
1.5 miles/
65 acres |
2 |
None on Monument, Tower, Dogwood Camp, Shelters, or Developed Areas |
Huffman MetroPark |
2.29 miles/
152 acres |
2 |
None in Developed Areas/MoMBA off-limits |
Island MetroPark |
0 miles/
33 acres |
1 |
Not South of Bandshell |
Possum Creek MetroPark |
7.1 miles/
477 acres |
7 |
Not on the Farm, Pastures, horse trails or Developed Areas |
RiverScape |
0 miles |
N/A |
Earth Cache Only |
SugarCreek MetroPark |
6.7 miles/
558 acres |
7 |
Not on horse trails or developed areas |
Sunrise MetroPark |
0 miles |
1 |
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Taylorsville MetroPark |
8.39 miles/
883 acres |
8 |
Not on dam, developed areas, Sunderland falls |
Twin Creek MetroPark |
10.23 miles/
966 acres |
10 |
Not in developed areas or on Horse Trails |
Wesleyan/Adventure Central MetroPark |
1.19 miles/
50 acres |
1 |
Not in developed areas |
Wegerzyn MetroPark |
1.1 mile/
60 acres |
1 |
None in gardens, swamp trail. developed areas |
PNC Second Street Market |
0 miles |
1 |
Not in particular vendor booths |
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