HOBO CITO #3 - Hidden Lake Campground Cleanup Cache In Trash Out Event

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May 19 at 9:00AM in the Hidden Lake Campground - Bring a shovel!

Ya'll don't want to miss this! A brainstorm idea from the GeocacheAlaska! forums, we have strung together 4 CITO events from Homer to Girdwood for a fun-filled Geocaching weekend! Join us on the weekend of May 17-19 to help clean up SouthCentral Alaska. We will start out in Homer on Friday evening for a dinner and camp out followed by CITO events on Saturday in Homer and Soldotna, a second camp out at Hidden Lake (Cooper Landing) and then CITO events on Sunday at Hidden Lake and finally in Girdwood on GeocacheAlaska!'s Adopt-A-Highway section. A total of 7 separate events will guide you along the path of our Hobo Cleanup Crew.

HOBO CITO site #3 will be at the Hidden Lake Campground near Cooper Landing in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Yes, we have permission from the KNWR to hold a geocaching-related event at this location. KNWR staff (based at their Soldotna Headquarters) is going to work with geocachers to develop some EarthCaches in the Refuge this summer, so this is a great way to thank them for opening their doors to us! Meet at the lakeside picnic pavilions at 9am to sign in and register for door prizes. If you have a shovel, please bring it along. We will spend about 2 hours cleaning out all the campsite fire rings and picking up trash along the way, meeting again at about 11am to consolidate the trash for a photo-op and then draw for door prizes (must be present to win).

To get to Hidden Lake Campground, turn south on the "north" (east) end of Skilak Loop Road a few miles west of Cooper Landing. You will have to negotiate 3.5 miles of rough dirt road before reaching the campground entrance. This road is always in bad condition after breakup, so it is recommended that you bring a vehicle with Alaskan ground clearance and drive carefully. The roads in the campground are paved and the site has good facilities.

Following this CITO event, the Hobo Cleanup Crew will pack up and head for Girdwood. There will be time to grab a bite in Cooper Landing as well as a cache or two along the way.

Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to attend this CITO event, even if you are not going to travel with the crew to clean up all 4 CITO sites or participate in the 2 nights of camping. Many hands make light work. We look forward to seeing you there!

HOBO CITO Camping Adventure Weekend Schedule: