I think a general rule to go by is geocache on any land owned by the government, unless expressly told to do otherwise... YMMV..
Government owns a lot of property when you consider city/county/state/federal....
As to how to tell who owns what, common sense, or perhaps some good maps will help...
If in doubt, do some research...
Mike Teague -- http://home.earthlink.net/~kvuo/
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dustin Sallings" To: Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [gpsstash] Approach Codes, Enjoy!!
> Around 21:30 on Jun 16, 2001, Randy Hall said: > > Do any of these places list boundary points so that one can easily > tell whether the position is off limits or not? I've made a simple > application that uses boundary points to tell you about a position based > on latitude and longitude. Currently, I've just loaded the state > boundaries for testing, but, given the data, it'd be very easy to decide > whether a place is a ``good'' spot or not. > > For an example (please keep in mind, I've only loaded the state > data for the US, so it's nothing magical, but the engine will work well): > > http://bleu.west.spy.net/~dustin/geo/pointinfoform.jsp > > # > # > I think the only place it's been "banned" from is the Boulder Open Spaces in > # > Colorado.... > # > # > The National Park System has no official position on it that I'm aware of, > # > but in general, they have not been friendly. I wouldn't call it a "ban", > # > [...] Their concern was littering, as far as I can tell > # > # From NPS's "Morning Report" (source, NPS web site -- > # http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/msg00806.html): > # > # [Jeremy Irish] was very surprised that geocaching is illegal in > # NPS areas, and understood NPS concerns about the damage geocaching > # has and can cause to historic, archeological and natural sites. > # > # Sounds like a ban to me. Sounds like the issue is bigger than "littering". > # > # From Jeremy Irish on 5/17/01: > # > # A memo went out recently informing Georgia State park authorities > # that caches in their parks are now banned and that the officials > # need to remove them. > # > # A more telling question might be: On what public lands has geocaching > # been _embraced_ by the land managers who know about it? Then one can > # take an objective look at the probability profile of the pastime's > # acceptance by land managers, and its prognosis in its current form > # and state of land manager education. > # > # Continuing ... > # > # > So... Actually what i'm getting at is, what causes more damage... 10 people > # > coming in from all different directions, or 10 coming in thru your specific > # > "approach codes" ? How do YOU know you have the best route? > # > # No one knows the best route, except perhaps the land managers. That > # is the point. If you don't work with them, and trample some mouse > # (e.g. the Boulder article) to extinction, the pastime may get a > # bad name, and it may get banned elsewhere. It doesn't matter > # whether or not the people on this list think there is environmental > # impact, nor does it matter wheter or not there is actually any > # environmental impact. What does matter is what the people _not_ on > # this list think, i.e., the land managers and the green lobby. > # > # I am involved very heavily with amateur off-trail sports. Every > # such sport I know of has had to deal with this at one point in its > # history. Believe me, its more fun when you are accepted by the > # land managers, and they _ask_ you to bring your sport into their > # park. Perhaps geocaching will find a way not to have to deal > # with it, but IMHO, the odds of that are low. > # > # A proactive stance before a bad reputation develops may be wise. > # > # Cheers > # > # The gpsstash page > # http://www.geocaching.com > # The GPS Stash Hunt page. > # http://www.triax.com/~yngwie/gps.html > # > # GeoCache HQ > # http://www.braveheart.com.au > # GPS Stash Hunt FAQ : > # http://www.triax.com/~yngwie/stashfaq.txt > # To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > # gpsstash-unsubscribe@egroups.com > # > # > # > # Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > # > # > # > > -- > SPY My girlfriend asked me which one I like better. > pub 1024/3CAE01D5 1994/11/03 Dustin Sallings > | Key fingerprint = 87 02 57 08 02 D0 DA D6 C8 0F 3E 65 51 98 D8 BE > L_______________________ I hope the answer won't upset her. ____________ > > > The gpsstash page > http://www.geocaching.com > The GPS Stash Hunt page. > http://www.triax.com/~yngwie/gps.html > > GeoCache HQ > http://www.braveheart.com.au > GPS Stash Hunt FAQ : > http://www.triax.com/~yngwie/stashfaq.txt > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > gpsstash-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >