{"id":162844,"date":"2026-04-10T23:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/162844\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:52:07","slug":"america-250-geocaches-coming-to-pennsylvania-state-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/162844\/","title":{"rendered":"America 250 geocaches coming to Pennsylvania State Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(WHTM) \u2014 A new geotrail at Pennsylvania State Parks will tell the state\u2019s role in American history through geocaches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSome are tied directly to the Revolution, others to the natural resources of 18th century Pennsylvania, while others speak to life on the frontier,\u201d said Chris Kemmerer, education and interpretation section chief for state parks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\" data-ylk=\"slk:Close;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch for us in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Subscribe Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The new America250PA GeoTrail will run through 25 parks from April 11 this year to March 2028. Geocachers can find hints on Geocaching.com. Those who find all 25 geocaches will receive a commemorative completion coin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There are 3.4 million active geocaches around the world and about 15 million players, said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/pennsylvania-opens-first-underground-state-202441657.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pennsylvania opens first underground state park;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pennsylvania opens first underground state park&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Pennsylvania opens first underground state park <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DCNR announced the trail Friday at Codorus State Park, which encompasses land once used to produce munitions for the Continental Army. It\u2019s also home to many geocaches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe geocache gives an additional thing to do,\u201d Dunn said. \u201cIt causes young people and adults alike to learn a little more about the state park they\u2019re in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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