The County of San Diego Parks and Recreation (DPR) mission is: “To provide opportunities for high quality parks and recreation experiences and to preserve regionally significant natural and cultural resources.”
DPR recognizes geocaching – a treasure hunt that utilizes Global Positioning System (GPS) and the internet to find caches – as a recreational experience. However, not all areas of County parks/preserves are suitable for geocaching due to regionally significant and cultural resources. A Geocaching Policy was developed to facilitate responsible geocaching such that DPR can meet its mission.
Three County parks/preserves are open to geocaching: Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch Preserve, Mount Gower Preserve, and Sweetwater Regional Park.
• If you would like to place a cache in these parks/preserves:
1) Please read our Geocaching Policy
2) Fill out the Geocache Registration Form and save it
3) Email the form to Maureen.abare-laudy@sdcounty.ca.gov (Sycamore/Goodan) Jennifer.Miller@sdcounty.ca.gov (Mt Gower) or Louis.Chertkow@sdcounty.ca.gov (Sweetwater) as an attachment
4) An approved/denied form will be emailed to you within 7 days.
5) Attach the approved form with your request to post coordinates to the geocache webmaster. Geocache webmasters will not post coordinates in County Parks without an approved registration form.
• Please note
1) DPR is not responsible for the caches. If you have information about an inappropriately placed cache or a cache that contains items of concern, please contact the park ranger at:
a. Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch Preserve - Maureen.abare-laudy@sdcounty.ca.gov or (858) 513-4737.
b. Mount Gower – Jennifer.Miller@sdcounty.ca.gov or (619) 956-4703
c. Sweetwater Regional Park – Louis.Chertkow@sdcounty.ca.gov or (619) 472-7572
2) It is your responsibility to know DPR park rules and be adequately prepared for the outdoors with plenty of water, hat, sunscreen and sturdy walking boots.
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