Jefferson Overlook

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Container Type: Lock & Lock
Code Location: Inside container
Access Info: This cache is located on USFS property in a fee area.
Winter Access: Roads in the Jefferson Recreation Area are not maintained during the winter.

This quiet picnic area overlooks the drainage for Jefferson Lake and the remnants of the rockslide that first formed the lake. Water from this lake is owned by the City of Aurora down on the Front Range.

Take County Road 54 north from Jefferson until the paved road ends. Turn right on to CR 37 and follow the road to the Jefferson Lake Recreation Area. A $6 fee is charged per vehicle to enter the area. Continue up for the main road towards the lake, which turns into a paved road as it starts to climb. There is a turnoff available just before the cache site or you can park in the angler parking area by the lake and walk back down the road. Please use caution on the road and at the overlook.