Switchyard Traditional Geocache

Congratulations! You have reached the third cache in your geocaching experience titled "Switchyard". This cache gives information about the switchyard that connects Rocky Reach Dam to the electric grid where more than 1,200 megawatts travel through the station before being distributed down the power lines.

Welcome to the Rocky Reach Dam geocache discovery experience! This is the third of four geocaches hidden at the Rocky Reach hydroelectric facility. After you discover all four treasures, bring your treasure cards (found in the cache containers) back to the Discovery Center to receive a special prize and a stamp in your D3 Geocache Challenge Passport.

Remember to ask about the Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph geocache discovery experience and how you can earn a Columbia 3 dam geocache Discovery Patch.

For those who do not have a GPS unit, you can borrow one from the Discovery Center. Please ask the attendant there if you need one. Individuals checking out a GPS unit must be at least 18 years old and a drivers license will be held as security until the GPS unit is returned. The GPS units are pre-programmed with coordinates for the Rocky Reach goecaches. The coordinates for this cache is located in the GPS under "Waypoints" and is named "NUM3". Please see Discovery Center staff for more detailed instructions.