Geocache chili dump at Bendix Woods

Published 9:49 am Monday, October 29, 2012

Join park staff on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 1-5 p.m. for a Geocache Chili Dump program at St. Patrick’s County Park: Brown Barn (GPS coordinates: N 41° 45.428’, W 086° 16.207’).

The fee for the program is $5 per person and registration is required by Nov. 7.  Bring some chili to contribute to the lunch pot and learn how to use a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) device on a high-tech “treasure hunt” to find caches at St. Patrick’s County Park and throughout the world. Bring a GPS unit if possible, limited loaner units are available.

Check out www.geocaching.com to find out more about this fun and exciting international sport. A special geocache course and prizes will be set-up just for this event.  Bowls, spoons, fixins and drinks provided. St. Patrick’s County Park entrance is located on Laurel Road, north of Auten Road in South Bend, Ind.