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Saturday, May 01, 2021

Geocaching in Ohio State Parks and Forests

Strouds Run State Park


Ohio State Parks has made changes to the state parks' geocaching policy.  It no longer permits placement of premium-member only caches with the following statement...

"Caches shall only be permitted if available to the public without a fee. Caches advertised only to a fee-based membership group will not be permitted."











                                       Barkcamp State Park


Hiders in Ohio State Forests are still required to obtain a special use permit for hide in state forests.

"Special events and activities held on a state forest often require a waiver of specific rules.  The chief of the division has to approve these activities.  Filling out and sending in this permit begins the process.

Examples of when to use this permit:

  • Placing a geocache."

The site has no mention of geocaching in State Nature Preserves where geocaching has been typically off-limits in Ohio since the start of geocaching although there have been permission exceptions granted in a few Nature Preserves over the years.

Ohio State Parks offers great opportunities for hiding and finding caches.

Nelson Ledges


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