Geocaching
Geocaching 101
Saturday, February 25 – Va-Du-Mar McMillan Park
10AM-Noon
Geocaching is the high-tech game of treasure hunting that has caught the nation – and world – by storm. In this course, we will teach you how to use a Global Positioning System (GPS) device and then send you on a geocaching search around the park. You may bring your own GPS unit or use one of ours.
Ages: all welcome
Cost: FREE!
Spartanburg County Geotrail 
LEAF Outdoor Recreation and Upstate South Carolina Geocachers Association (USCGA) have partnered to bring the first geotrail to the Upcountry. The Heritage Geotrail is a series of geocaches that takes participants on a historical tour of Spartanburg County. Participants will visit various locations significant to the heritage of the county. Each registered geocacher that finds 16 of the 20 caches, logs his or her finds at geocaching.com, and submits a fully completed Spartanburg County Heritage Geotrail Worksheet to LEAF Outdoor Recreation will receive a limited edition, trackable geocoin while supplies last. Claim your geocoin by mailing or hand delivering (Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm) completed worksheet to:
Spartanburg County Parks Dept.
ATTN: Outdoor Recreation
9039 Fairforest Rd.
Spartanburg, SC 29301-1135
N 34⁰ 57.971 W 82⁰ 00.142
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