Come out and join us for a fun-filled day of geocaching on the water!
Bring your kayak or canoe and join us for a 3-hour tour of the Leo-Cedarville Reservoir.
Don’t have a kayak or canoe?? No worries, we have extra that you can reserve and at no cost!! Life preservers and paddles are included!
XrayPenguin is providing the extra vessels. These are 2-seater canoes, so smaller kids, less than 120lbs, can sit in the middle of the boats. We have spare canoes that can accommodate up to 12 adults and 6 children.
These are available to reserve when you log your Will Attend and indicate how many seats you need. We need to know how many vessels to bring BEFORE the event as we cannot leave unattended empty vessels at the launch site.
The DNR Boat Launch is located at 10901 Grabill Road, north of and across the road from Riverside Gardens (14701 Schwartz Road). Features: 8-10 parking spots with one handicapped parking space. The landing access to the St. Joseph River/Cedarville Reservoir is via a short channel. (If we need extra parking, there is also a parking lot at the Riverside Gardens across the street.)
There is a Port-A-Potty @ the parking lot! Yay!!!
Rain or shine we are launching.
9:00 am – Meet and Greet, distribute boats & gear, safety instructions
9:30 am - Launch
Items to bring with you to the event:
- GPS or phone in a waterproof container!
- Pens to sign all those fresh new logs or stamp if you have one
- Kayak(s) or Canoe(s) if you have your own
- TOTT’s. Tweezers!
- Bug Spray for those caches that require leaving the boat.
- Drinking water!
- Sunscreen
- Walkie Talkies if you have some
- Your own beverages and food, something you can take out on the water as it will be several hours before we return.
- And last but not least, A SMILE because we are here to have FUN!!!!
A little history about the Leo-Cedarville Reservoir:
In 1956 the Cedarville dam was constructed on the St Joseph River and the Cedarville Reservoir began to form, retaining 500 million gallons of water. It is about 245 acres in size (although, some sources say it is around 450 acres). Some of the fish caught here include: Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Common Carp, Bluegill, Northern Pike, Sunfish, Creek Chubs, and Largemouth Bass. The water is slow moving, and it almost like paddling on a lake without any current. The reservoir is not very deep in most places, but the water is very muddy, so swimming is not recommended. The reservoir is home to many native birds, so be on the lookout for Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Wood Ducks, Mallards, Pileated Woodpeckers, other woodpeckers, Goldfinch, Orioles, Cardinals, Redwing Blackbirds, Kingfishers, Eastern Kingbirds, Starlings, Cedar Waxwings, Canada Geese, Indigo Bunting, Bluebirds, Gray Catbirds, Tufted Titmouse, Green Heron, Tree Swallows, and many more! If you are into birds, be sure to bring your binoculars so you can get a better look at them out here.
Don’t forget to log your Will Attend and let us know in that log if you need a loaner canoe and how many seats.
We are so looking forward to seeing you there!