Local Areas Off Limits to Geocaching

While there are lots of fantastic areas to place caches in the Portland Metro area, there are also some areas known to be off limits. In an effort to assist you in the placement of a geocache, and to respect the decisions made by the individual land management agencies, these areas are listed below. As a reminder, every geocache placed is the responsibility of the individual who placed it. Make sure you understand and are familiar with the guidelines of www.geocaching.com prior to the placement of any geocache.

A Note to Park Superintendants or Land Managers

Pdxgeocaching.com or the site administration of pdxgeocaching.com does not approve, check or enforce the placement of geocaches in the Portland Metro Area. If you find a cache in violation of the policies of appropriate land management agencies, please contact the cache owner directly. If you wish to have your park added to this page, please contact the site administration here.

Questions & Answers

  1. What are the guidelines for placing a cache in the Portland Metro area? - Guidelines for placing caches can be found at www.geocaching.com.
  2. Does pdxgeocaching.com have any say in the placement of a cache locally? - No! All geocaches placed are the responsibility of the individual who placed it.
  3. Should I obtain permission before placing a geocache in park near my home? - There are two schools of thought here. The first is that permission should always be obtained from the appropriate land management agency prior to placing a geocache. The second school of thought says that where an activity is not specifically prohibited, no permission is required. By way of analogy, if one is not prohibited from playing frisbee in the park, or having a picnic, then one should not have to seek permission. This assumes that the land in question is public land. One should always seek permission to place a geocache on privately owned land. Very simply - it is up to the individual to decide.
  4. I've decided to seek permission prior to placing my geocache. Who should I contact? - Pdxgeocaching.com and it's site administration could not even begin to help you in this. Pick up a phone book, and call the appropriate land management agency.
  5. Why have the parks below been declared off limits? - There could be a variety of reasons. Land Managers may be concerned about safety or environmental issues at these particular locations, they may be in the process of trying to determine a policy for geocaching in their parks, or they may be managed by individuals who are unfamiliar with or opposed to geocaching. You are by all means encouraged to approach them for further clarification, or to seek a reversal of their policy.

Off Limit Areas

Local Municipalities

THPRD (Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District)

Tualatin Hills Nature Park
Jenkins Estate

State & County Parks

imageTyron Creek Natural Area
Mary S. Young Recreation Area
Banks Veronia State Trail

Areas with a Geocaching Policy
(Contact the Land Manager to see what their specific policy is)

None at this time