After our stay at The Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, LA., we drove into Baton Rouge for a day of Geocaching.
Our first stop was at the beautiful Blackwater Conservation Area. There are a number of caches hidden at this BREC managed park.
Initially the City/Parish had located this site as a mitigation area for drainage projects. The Army Corps of Engineers suggested that the City/Parish consider the rest of the site as an ecosystem restoration. After heavy mining, which removed a considerable amount of soil from the area, the restoration process began. Two lakes were created, new trees were brought into the area and a couple miles of scenic hiking trails were developed which provide a fantastic stage for treasure seeking Geocachers.
After exhausting the caches at Blackwater, we drove into town to do some “city caching”. We grabbed quite a few caches around the area before heading home for Lafayette.
Unfortunately, our day was cut short due to poor weather and night fall. We hope to plan another caching trip to Baton Rouge as soon as we can to take advantage of the dense number of caches in the area.
Blackwater Conservation
