This Cache is placed as part of the 2023 Taconic Region Geocaching Challenge. The NYS Parks Saratoga-Capital Region and the Central Region will be hosting a similar challenge. Find 45 challenge caches in the Taconic Region and stamp your passport to earn a trackable geo-coin. Ten caches found in the Sara-Cap and/or Central Region Challenge can be used toward the Taconic Challenge. This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to mark your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item.
Please visit 2023TaconicRegionGeocacheChallenge.pdf (ny.gov) to print your passport.
Please park in the designated parking lot and not along the road.
For park fees, directions, maps and park updates, download the New York State Explorer App to your mobile device from the Apple and Google Play stores or be sure to check the website John Jay State Historic Site for updated information and a trail map at: https://parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/johnjayhomestead/details.aspx
About this series:
Come explore John Jay Homestead State Historic Site, an original American Experience. It contains 62 acres -walk to the ice pond stocked with fish and down the beech aisle. Stroll through the beautiful Sun Dial Garden, Herb Garden, and Terrace Garden. In the winter, come and cross-country ski or snow shoe. During the spring and summer, bring a picnic and spend the day. On Saturdays, May through October, shop its regionally acclaimed Farm Market.
About this cache: No rocks need to be touched to access the cache. Only move the wood camouflage.