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GEOCACHING
The following information is direct from the City of Colorado Springs:
In response to the growing sport of geocaching, the City of Colorado SpringsParks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department has implemented a set ofguidelines that works to allow geocaching and limits the risk of unattended, closed containers being left in the park system.
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The main concern of the ParksDepartment is the physical container associated with geocaching (the cache). There is also the responsibility the Parks Department has in managing aresource for everyone to enjoy. If geocaches are placed off designated trails,social trails develop and can adversely impact the environment.
The following is a list of activities that are associated with geocaching,including actions that Parks Staff will take:
Virtual caches
Virtual caches are permitted in parks and open spaces within the jurisdiction of the City of Colorado Springs. Please post the coordinates for a virtual cache on a designated trail. (Palmer Park & Ute Valley Park offer great rock formations and views for virtual caches.)
Tags and post-its
Tags are permitted in parks and open spaces within the jurisdiction of the City of Colorado Springs. Tags are most common in association with multi-caches, and are simply laminated or metal tags with coordinates, clues or other text listed on them. As with virtual caches, please locate the tag on a designated trail. (Existing trail signage is a good place to post these, as long as the tag does not damage or obscure the sign.) Tying the tag to a tree with string, wire or plastic is OK, as long as the tree is not damaged in the process. Nailing, stapling, or tacking tags to trees is prohibited.
Geocache events
If a team wishes to host a one-day event, geocaches will be permitted, as long as the caches are placed on designated trails the same day as the event, and are picked up immediately after the event. The containers should be clearly marked with the date and name of the team and/or event. The hosting team must supervise the event in a manner that minimizes the chance an outside group or person might tamper with the caches throughout the event.
New Geocaches
Parks Staff will continue to monitor any new caches. If a new cache is discovered within a park or open space within the jurisdiction of the City of Colorado Springs, the team responsible for placing the cache will be contacted via email, along with a letter and copy of the geocache guidelines. Teams have a two-week period to remove the cache. If the cache is not removed within two weeks, Parks Staff will dispose of the cache. New caches that conform to the above guidelines do not require prior approval from ParksStaff.
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