Geocaching

Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity in which participants use a GPS-enabled device to hide and seek containers called "caches" at specific locations marked by coordinates.

Go to geocaching.com to sign up for a free membership and create a cache handle.

Lake Metroparks Geo Trail 2022

Discover the natural hidden gems of Lake Metroparks as you explore these areas on a treasure hunt! Click here for more information. Geo Trail 2022 launches June 1, 2022!

Below is a listing of caches on Lake Metroparks' property:

Virtual/mystery

These caches are not actual containers. Finders must discover information or solve a puzzle for further instructions from the hider. 

Name of hide	Number	Location
Falls at Paine's Hollow	GCG98P	N41 43.050 W081 08.681
Casting a Long Shadow	GCM87E	N41 48.735 W081 07.080
zoisrus@girdled road	GC3530	N41 39.704 W081 10.786
Native American Point of View	GCG98K	N41 43.231 W081 10.395
Pause that Refreshes	GCG31V	N41 40.680 W081 13.470
LMP: Rhino34 is the Boss for Finding 1K Caches...	GC67DM6	N41 39.400 W081 25.000
Falls at Paine's Hollow	GCG98P	N41 43.050 W081 08.681
Pause that Refreshes	GCG31V	N41 40.680 W081 13.470
LMP: A Brief LMP Quiz	GC7MYJH	N 41 42.005 W 081 14.290
LMP: From Sea to Shining Sea		N41 35.375 W 081 22.175

Multi-stage

A multi-stage cache consists of multiple discoveries of one or more intermediate points containing the coordinates for the next stage. The finder must visit multiple locations in order to find the final cache. Listed location is the starting point.

Name of hide	Number	Location
LMP: Take a Hike--Into the Depths of Hell...Hollow	GC78DH2	N41 41.524 W081 07.190
LMP: Bluff Loop Trail	GC7A77Z	N41 47.205 W081 10.951
LMP: Stories in the Stone, Again (Multi-cache)	GC859DX	N41 36.072 W 081 21.086

Traditional

A traditional cache means that a container is at the listed location. 

Name of hide	Number	Location
Go to the Head of the Class	GC3B5JM	N41 42.914 W081 20.726
LMP: Do You Have Some Change?	GC3JBNY	N41 42.917 W081 20.951
Where Did Mason Land?	GC3WK55	N41 43.593 W081 11.156
A Bridge Too Far...	GC6QFNX	N41 40.785 W081 12.875
LMP: PTP	GC70WHN	N41 45.810 W081 14.053
LMP: This One Could Snap or Bite	GC74Q8B	N41 43.225 W081 13.597
LMP: Hanging Around Lakefront Lodge	GC78TAC	N41 38.427 W081 28.415
LMP: Here, There and Everywhere	GC7AF80	N41 35.403 W081 24.365
LMP: Forest Edge	GC77Q5B	N41 47.209 W081 10.801
LMP: Bluff Loop Trail North	GC7CG01	N41 47.172 W081 11.046
LMP: River Road Park	GC779V4	N41 44.765 W081 04.285
LMP: Is it a FAY-VORITE?	GC7MV2Y	N 41 40.922 W 081 13.629
LMP: Hiking Down the Greenway Corridor #1	GC7MV40	N 41 41.528 W 081 13.941
LMP: A Journey North	GC7MV3N	N 41 41.203 W 081 13.774
LMP: Park Tour #7 (Greenway Corridor)	GC7MV3A	N 41 41.031 W 081 13.691
LMP: Hiking Down the Greenway Corridor #2	GC7MYG4	N 41 40.210 W 081 13.186
LMP: Close to Taber Creek	GC7N610	N 41 42.032 W 081 14.195
LMP: Girdled Road Lookout Spot	GC7XNRY	N 41 39.181 W 081 11.298
LMP: Green and Fuzzy	GC7XQCJ	N 41 39.919 W 081 10.731
LMP: Hiking in Girdled Road #2	GC7XQBN	N 41 39.955 W 081 10.368
LMP: Hiking in Girdled Road #3	GC7XR89	N 41 39.605 W 081 10.767
LMP: Out for a Hike Along the Trail	GC7XQAP	N 41 39.831 W 081 10.374
LMP: Park Tour 10	GC7XNQK	N 41 39.549 W 081 11.237
LMP: Park Tour 11	GC7XQBZ	N 41 40.034 W 081 10.469
LMP: Something Different This Way	GC7XQB2	N 41 39.737 W 081 10.364
LMP: Stumped	GC7XNRX	N 41 39.336 W 081 11.366
LMP: A Country Lights Cache	GC861QX	N41 35.495 W 081 21.667
LMP: A Holey Spot (Chapin Edition)	GC85WTJ	N41 35.356 W 081 22.004
LMP: Hiking in Chapin Forest #2	GC859CT	N41 36.025 W 081 21.221
LMP: Hiking in Chapin Forest #3	GC859E6	N41 35.804 W 081 21.097
LMP: Near the View of Mt. Gildersleeve	GC861E3	N41 35.701 W 081 21.616
LMP: Coin Series 1 (Baker Road Park)	GC84YFC	N41 44.015 W 081 07.034
LMP: Coin Series 2 (Big Creek at Liberty Hollow)	GC84YFQ	N41 41.013 W 081 13.356
LMP: Coin Series 3 (Chagrin River Park)	GC84YFY	N41 39.416 W 081 24.578
LMP: Coin Series 4 (Chapin Forest Reservation)	GC84YG0	N41 35.435 W 081 22.243
LMP: Coin Series 5 (Concord Woods Nature Park)	GC84YG3	N41 40.617 W 081 13.987
LMP: Coin Series 6 (Girdled Road Reservation)	GC84YGA	N41 38.851 W 081 10.592
LMP: Coin Series 7 (Gully Brook Park)	GC84YGD	N41 37.047 W 081 24.998
LMP: Coin Series 8 (Helen Hazen Wyman Park)	GC84YGK	N41 42.141 W 081 13.806
LMP: Coin Series 9 (Hidden Lake)	GC84YGP	N41 40.894 W 081 07.932
LMP: Coin Series 10 (Hidden Valley Park)	GC84YGT	N41 44.304 W 081 03.387

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Geocaching in Lake Metroparks

For more information or to volunteer assisting with geocaching programs or developing new Lake Metroparks sponsored geocaches, contact Heather Freeman at 440-256-2118 x4111.