Tuckahoe State Park (PQ)

This was our second quest on the Eastern Shore, and consisted of a game of outdoor disc golf at Tuckahoe state park. This park has a lake for fishing as well as a campground, in addition to the disk golf course. We were pleasantly surprised that it was relatively "calm" on memorial day weekend, and we had the entire disk golf course to ourselves! We were there in the afternoon when the heat was at it's peak, and we didn't witness a lot of wildlife... Although there seemed to be an abundance of lady-bugs which M. (our 2 year old) enjoyed watching and holding.

The course itself is mostly out in the sun, there are a few areas of shade, which made for an extremely hot quest to complete! The disks were available to us for free from the ranger station near the lake. Best of all, this is yet another dog-friendly park, so we were able to bring C. along for this quest. Through out the short version of the course, several pictures were hidden trees and shrubbery to help us solve a series of clues (related to the wildlife and foliage in the area). After solving these clues, we had to unscramble the letters to solve a secret password for our PQ passports. D. (my hubby) and A. (our 4 year old) had a blast playing the frisbee golf despite the heat! I would say M. was a little young to really participate in the game, but she did have fun tossing the frisbees around and there were so many butterflies in this area she was busy watching them instead.

Below is the Park Quest description for Tuckahoe:

Disc Golfing With a Natural Twist

Introduction to Quest
Your park quest adventure at Tuckahoe State Park will take you through an exciting round of disc golf on the course located in the park. While navigating your way through the course, there will be answers to clues about local plants and animals. The answers found will unscramble to reveal a "secret word!"

Quest Information
This quest will allow teams to play a round of Disc Golf on the Tuckahoe State Park course. During their time on the course, the teams will look for the clues about plants and animals that will be recorded so the team can determine the secret password for placement in their Passport and for on-line registration. The Disc Gold course contains 18 holes but teams can play a shorter course from holes 1-7 with a return to their vehicle on holes 14 and 15 for a nine hole adventure although the staff recommends an entire round for fun!
Teams can use their own equipment of they can borrow equipment from the park. Discs are available for loan (or sale) at the park office (M-F 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), at the lake concession building (Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) or in the campground from the camp host or at the camp store (limited hours Friday night or Saturday).
Question sheets will be available on-line for the Quest or on site at the Disc Golf bulletin board. Print Your Tuckahoe Worksheet here.

Park Information
Tuckahoe Creek, a quiet country stream bordered for most of its length by wooded marshlands, runs through the length of the park. A 60-acre lake offers boating and fishing. The park offers 20 miles of scenic hiking, biking and equestrian trails, flat water canoeing, hunting, picnicking, as well as a recycled tire playground for children. The park offers activities and special events on a seasonal basis.

Activities include day camps, canoe trips, Scales & Tales presentations and displays, and Challenge Course programs. Each weekend, Memorial Day through Labor Day, park staff offers a number of free family activities. Check out flyers posted throughout the park or call the park office for more details.