GC4957N Hi, Ho, Robin Hood
Type: Traditional | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Roskoe52 @ | Hide Date: 04/05/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 36.050 W104° 51.233 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
     

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The park terrain except for the hogback is flat averaging 6425 feet of elevation. The hogback on the park north boundary gains 40 feet of elevation in the west and increased to 140 of elevation in the east. Much of the park ground cover is prairie and juniper prickly with scattered candelabra cholla. The park woodlands are primarily juniper and piņon. Exotic woodlands are cottonwood and Russian olive. The area west of Horseshoe Lake is partially marsh land with cattails and bulrush.

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Lathrop State Park, while sitting in the shadows of the Spanish Peaks, has the honor of being Colorado’s 1st State Park and covers 1594 acres. The main features of the park are its two lakes; Martin Lake, which covers about 180 surface-acres; and Horseshoe Lake which covers 150 surface-acres. Both host a wide range of water activities and catchable fish.

Lathrop State Park is 3 miles west of Walsenburg via US Hwy. 160. Entrance to Lathrop State Park requires a park pass that can be purchased at the visitor center for display on your vehicle windshield. There is also a self-serve station near the park entrance, to purchase a pass if the visitor center is closed. The visitor center sells annual parks passes as well. Colorado disabled veterans displaying Colorado Disabled Veteran (DV) license plates are admitted free without a pass.

Beginning on Memorial Day weekend and ending on Labor Day weekend, each Friday and a different illustrated or “talks-and-props” presentation is offered at the amphitheater. History, geology, and wildlife of the area are just some of the many programs presented.

Lathrop’s picnic areas, which received an outdoor recreation award for America’s Top 15 Picnic Areas, are situated around both Martin Lake and Horseshoe Reservoir. Each table has a stand up fire grill, and most tables are shaded. Picnic tables are on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Keep your eyes peeled for the many bird species that inhabit the park year-round!

Be aware that there are rattlesnakes in the park.

This area was part of the Martin Lake Park that the City of Walsenburg decided to construct many recreational structures in 1960. The straw archery back stop, and what is left of the target is all that survived. There was also a sporting trap area with people shooting shotguns at clay pigeons. With the pile of cut trees nearby you could guess that there were picnic tables with parking at one time.

02/22/2017 By 9-rushman&farmgirl79
After not finding the last two we parked and hiked up the Service road to get this one. Another similar container and log!! Stamped the log and we're off hiking to the next one. [8d][8d] SL TFTC

10/15/2016 By LeewayeDiscGolf
Without these caches I'd have never explored this side of the park. Coords a bit off for us but we managed to find it. Looks like one too many arrows for that poor target.

10/15/2016 By nite_raven
Finishing up Walsenburg with LDG and Gwen;)

07/01/2016 By Burnt Turtles
8:03pm Friday 7/1/16
My son and I are traveling from Taos to Colorado Springs tonight. We are from Davenport, IA and are out here for Geowoodstock and Wheeler Peak. As we passed by here the map filled up with green and orange! We pulled in and payed the $7! With not much sunlight left we knew we had to beat feet. (ended up with six finds in an hour and ten minutes)

I had no idea what that mass was on the ground but as we drew closer I wasn't as worried. Found the cache soon after and enjoyed the walk back. Mosquitos are nasty out here!

05/28/2016 By BigBendRN
Looks like someone vandalized Robin Hood's target