Are you allowed to plant in state parks? I know national parks are a big no no but what about state?

Depends on the state. It's not prohibited in Massachusetts, thankfully!

It depends on the park in California. We planted at Butano with permission but after a couple of boxers went through and shredded the landscape, they're debating whether they will let our boxes stay.

Whoa, not cool! I’m sorry to hear that people are behaving badly. That makes us all look bad... :-(

Some state parks required permits. Here is a list of known Land Manager Policies.

Thx all and thx for the link ..... i checked it out ! Good to go !

National parks are NOT a big no-no. Read the guidelines.

I've found it easier to get permission if I call and speak to the Park Manager in charge of the regulations before I send in my forms. I'll give him/her assurances that my boxes aren't far from the trails, etc.

PuggleMom

{Are you allowed to plant in state parks? I know national parks are a big no no but what about state?}

la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

That's the official rule, everywhere I've planted . . .

It does depend on what state, my state of NC requires a permit and they charge a Very high price per box , so it seems that they are trying to discourage Letterboxing in their parks. Poo on them.

On the other hand our neighboring State of Virginia LOVES letterboxes in their parks and welcomes them. Some even plant their on LBs and they have a geocaching program where you can go to the office and pickup clues to LBs and caches , they will even rent you a hand-held device for the day to find their caches. How COOL is that?

They do like for you to give them a copy of your clues to the letterboxes you plant , but they don't care how many you plant at a time.

Yeah, you and I would be seeing a LOT of jail time, Pete, if it were illegal here!!! ;^)

The State of Connecticut waited until there were at least 1000 boxes (seriously) hiding behind all those rocks in the state parks and a good chunk of their park staff was getting laid off due to budget cuts and then said, hey, we would like you all to get permits. And most state boxers went, "um, no, that ship has sailed." I think I know one or two boxers that have ever bothered with permits. Because it's not just a permit. You're supposed to go check your box once a year, and put a special sticker on it, and tell them exactly where you want to plant it BEFORE you plant it so they can go check the spot first, meaning you have to go to the park twice. And then they have planting guidelines that their own state letterboxes don't even meet. Like they have state letterboxes in historic structures and in stone walls. And this is all in a state that was mostly clear-cut and covered with sheep about 100 years ago. The land here is not that delicate.

Geocaching has a permit system is several states. Those state parks require a fee - some as high at $50 per box! And they are only good for a couple of years!

I still follow the rules from when I started in 2002:
1- plant anywhere.
2- don't get caught.

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that's still mad about that ~snickers~ . Most letterboxers plant more respectfully than those state letterboxes are hidden.

West Virginia state parks have sanctioned Geo Caches. I have thought about asking them to add letterboxing. You are required to explain how to find the Cache and get a yearly renewal to maintain it.