Tri-Cities 2015 Geocoin Challenge

Hidden Treasures of the Tri-Cities

June 26-28, 2015
Sacajawea State Park

**ADD IT TO YOUR CALENDAR!!**

• Enjoy a free, family friendly weekend for new and experienced geocachers.
• Travel around Tri-Cities (including West Richland) to find approximately 30 geocaches and earn trackable geocoin puzzle pieces.
• This year’s event will also include a Lab Cache!
• 400 trackable geocoins per city (1 set per household).
• Kids (12 and under) who complete the challenge will receive a prize.

TO REGISTER: Please log “WILL ATTEND” on this page with the # of people connected
to your geocache name as well as complete ON-LINE REGISTRATION FORM.

Also be sure to visit www.tricitiesgeocoin.com and/or https://www.facebook.com/tricitiesgeocoinchallenge for news and updates.

The below schedule is a work in progress. 😉

Friday, June 26, 2015, Richland Community Center

7:00pm~ Geocaching 101 – Learn how to geocache so you will be prepared for the big event on Saturday, June 27!

8:00pm~ Meet & Greet Social – Great way to meet new and experienced geocachers.

9:00pm~ Possible Night Cache “Free Space” published – A traditional night geocache uses reflective trail markers to lead you to a cache. The coordinates given on the geocache page take you to a starting point.  From there you need to find the reflective trail markers that lead you to the final location. The final location normally has several reflective markers.

Saturday, June 27, 2015 (Sacajawea State Park)

8:00am ~ Breakfast

TBD ~ GPX Station – For those who need the event geocaches downloaded to their GPS unit, we will have volunteers available to assist you.

8:00am ~ Geocoin Challenge Kick-Off Event begins

~Meet & Greet (GeoBingo)
~Sign Event Log/Banner

9:00am ~ Welcome (Introductions, schedule, rules/expectations, thank yous)

9:15am ~ Group Photo

9:30am ~ Entry Forms will be distributed

2:00-5:00pm ~ Geocache Activities (TBD)

3:00-7:00pm ~ Geocoins – distributed to geocachers w/ completed entry form (1 set per household)

2:00-5:00pm ~ Snacks

5:00-6:30pm ~ Dinner – TBD

6:30pm ~ Contest Prizes (must be present to win)

Sunday, June 28, 2015 (Sacajawea State Park)

9:00am ~ Possible Continental Breakfast

10:00am-12:00pm ~ CITO-(Cache In Trash Out ) We will pick up trash throughout Sacajawea State Park. Our goal is to leave the park nicer than we found it.

10:00am-12:00pm ~ Geocoins – distributed to geocachers w/ completed forms (1 set per household)

 

For RV/Camping and Hotel Information visit:  www.tricitiesgeocoin.com

Co-Sponsored By:

• Richland Parks and Recreation
• Pasco Parks and Recreation
• Kennewick Parks and Recreation
• Tri-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau
• www.geocaching.com
• Washington State Parks