Hopscotch

Duncan Memorial Park, known locally as Duncan Woods, is a quiet little preserve area located near downtown Grand Haven. There is a small network of trails and a picnic area.

The park is open year-around and closes at dusk. There is no entry fee to the park. Dogs are allowed on leash.

These six unrelated letterboxes are all fairly quick and easy finds — perfect for travelers just passing through the area, or a fun family activity on a weekend afternoon! These trails are heavily used by dog-walkers and there is at least one geocache in this park, so please be discreet, carry the box away from the hiding spot to stamp in and replace the box as found, being sure to conceal it carefully.

Getting There…

From U.S. 31 in Grand Haven, take Taylor west to Sheldon. Turn right (north) onto Sheldon and the park will be on your left.

Clues…

18 paces NE from end of wall
Up north to pine
Trail left along ridge
3 evergreens at base of hill
Hollow log at 35 degrees

Somewhere in the Middle

Duncan Memorial Park, known locally as Duncan Woods, is a quiet little preserve area located near downtown Grand Haven. There is a small network of trails and a picnic area.

The park is open year-around and closes at dusk. There is no entry fee to the park. Dogs are allowed on leash.

These six unrelated letterboxes are all fairly quick and easy finds — perfect for travelers just passing through the area, or a fun family activity on a weekend afternoon! These trails are heavily used by dog-walkers and there is at least one geocache in this park, so please be discreet, carry the box away from the hiding spot to stamp in and replace the box as found, being sure to conceal it carefully.

Historical Note of Reference…

At the time this letterbox was originally placed, there was a small grouping of trees standing in the middle of the parking lot. The trees have since been removed, but the asphalt is patched in the spot where they once stood.

Getting There…

From U.S. 31 in Grand Haven, take Taylor west to Sheldon. Turn right (north) onto Sheldon and the park will be on your left.

Clues…

From those that stood in the middle, proceed at 125 degrees to the broken one standing on the middle of the hill. Add 15 degrees and proceed toward the “Y” in the middle of two with many broken arms. A few steps before you get there, stop at the path and head to your right at 210 degrees.

When you find yourself caught in the middle, choose the middle way. 30 paces beyond a sprawling, ugly pine standing in the middle of two paths, follow the trail at 310 degrees, and take a left at the first intersecting path. Follow this route to the place where you find Scott and Chris standing alongside the trail.

Find the box somewhere in the middle of a hollow trunk, standing in the middle of the woods, in the middle of East and West.

No Evil

Duncan Memorial Park, known locally as Duncan Woods, is a quiet little preserve area located near downtown Grand Haven. There is a small network of trails and a picnic area.

The park is open year-around and closes at dusk. There is no entry fee to the park. Dogs are allowed on leash.

These six unrelated letterboxes are all fairly quick and easy finds — perfect for travelers just passing through the area, or a fun family activity on a weekend afternoon! These trails are heavily used by dog-walkers and there is at least one geocache in this park, so please be discreet, carry the box away from the hiding spot to stamp in and replace the box as found, being sure to conceal it carefully.

Getting There…

From U.S. 31 in Grand Haven, take Taylor west to Sheldon. Turn right (north) onto Sheldon and the park will be on your left.

Clues…

From the west end of the parking lot, proceed past the black gate onto the paved trailway. After a short distance, the trail veers off at 200 degrees, 25 paces before you would have reached a dead stump standing on the same side. Follow this path in an easterly direction to the base of a hill. Turn and follow the trail that heads in a southerly direction.

At the place where the trail makes a 90 degree turn to the right, step over the caterpillar and head up to a sandy triangle of trails. Follow the solid path past N11 to a place where the gnarly roots of a large pine tree snake down the side of the hill. Find the box in a dead stump due south from here.

Tic-Tac-Toe

Duncan Memorial Park, known locally as Duncan Woods, is a quiet little preserve area located near downtown Grand Haven. There is a small network of trails and a picnic area.

The park is open year-around and closes at dusk. There is no entry fee to the park. Dogs are allowed on leash.

These six unrelated letterboxes are all fairly quick and easy finds — perfect for travelers just passing through the area, or a fun family activity on a weekend afternoon! These trails are heavily used by dog-walkers and there is at least one geocache in this park, so please be discreet, carry the box away from the hiding spot to stamp in and replace the box as found, being sure to conceal it carefully.

Getting There…

From U.S. 31 in Grand Haven, take Taylor west to Sheldon. Turn right (north) onto Sheldon and the park will be on your left.

Clues…

Along the north edge of the parking lot, locate the trail leading to the wooden stairs (which are really erosion braces). At the top of the hill, take the trail where feathery pines stand at 10 degrees. Just before the path begins a slight decline, you will pass the “love tree” on your left. This tree, filled with lover’s carvings, is called the love tree because it looks like a human heart. As the path starts back uphill, watch for a 3-trunk pine on the left. 12 paces past this tree, shortly before before reaching the summit, a trail heads steeply downhill on your right. At the bottom of the hill, stand next to the tall, straight oak found to the right of the last step. At 70 degrees, see a large hollow stump pointing toward the sky. Find the box nestled under a fallen log on the hillside, due north from here.

One-Eyed Kitty

Duncan Memorial Park, known locally as Duncan Woods, is a quiet little preserve area located near downtown Grand Haven. There is a small network of trails and a picnic area.

The park is open year-around and closes at dusk. There is no entry fee to the park. Dogs are allowed on leash.

These six unrelated letterboxes are all fairly quick and easy finds — perfect for travelers just passing through the area, or a fun family activity on a weekend afternoon! These trails are heavily used by dog-walkers and there is at least one geocache in this park, so please be discreet, carry the box away from the hiding spot to stamp in and replace the box as found, being sure to conceal it carefully.

Getting There…

From U.S. 31 in Grand Haven, take Taylor west to Sheldon. Turn right (north) onto Sheldon and the park will be on your left.

Clues…

From the west end of the parking lot, follow the cement path which quickly turns to a no-longer used paved road. 30 past 20 (or 8 before 5 if you look at it from the other way), take a left and follow the stones, keeping your eyes open for Tyler. 125 degrees from the place he stands, find the root end of a fallen pine lying along the path. The tip of this fallen tree points you toward the largest, “gorgeous” beech tree. 215 degrees and 22 paces from the beech tree stands a dead trunk riddled with holes. Proceeding in the same directional line, find the box in a canoe hollow tree.