Carver County
Parks
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The Dakota Rail Regional Trail offers space for walking , biking , and more .
What is Geocaching ?
Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPS ( Global Positioning System ) users . Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a GPS unit while enjoying the outdoors . The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations hide caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet . One of the most popular sites is ‘ geocaching . com ’. GPS users can then use the coordinates of the cache locations to find the hidden items . Once found , a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards . When the geocacher finds and collects an item from a cache they should replace the collected item with one of equal or greater value so that the next visitor can find treasure too !
Photo courtesy of Carver County Parks
Geocaching is an activity that is available in several Carver County parks .
Public caches in Carver County parks :
• Lake Minnewashta Regional Park – eight caches
• Lake Waconia Regional Park – four caches
• Baylor Regional Park – four caches Use www . geocaching . com to view / download cache coordinates .
The Dakota Rail Regional Trail starts in Hennepin County and is paved through Lester Prairie in McLeod County .
Map courtesy of Carver County Parks
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