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Watson's Falls (Re)visitedType: Traditional | Size: Regular 
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| Terrain:  By: Team Grizzly and Meangusto @ | Hide Date: 07/29/2004 | Status: Available Country: United States | State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 14.745 W105° 04.026 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 7 
 Large Ponderosa Pine THE ENTERANCE The falls are within the rocks. Here it is – the moved, revamped, and resized Watson’s Falls Cache. Meangusto and I spent A LOT of time fixing up this cache with one goal in mind: We want this one to be in your top ten list of all time of favorite cache finds! It might be a bold statement, but we really think you will like this one for the challenge and scenery. If you would enjoy a nice hike, ending at a secluded, sun-lit cavern with an internal waterfall, come check it out! Some things have changed in the two months since the first cache was placed – most significantly, the road back into Watson’s Park has been bulldozed and covered with obstacles. Too much mud-bogging led to its demise. But, don’t let this get you down, we found a great hiking route into the area with gorgeous views of the rocks near Devil’s Head and we saw lots of wild life – there are loads of elk in this area. To the cache area: There are several possibilities to approach this cache, but all of them will require significant hiking of about 3 miles roundtrip. We suggest that the best starting point will be near the Jackson’s Creek Campground near Devil’s Head Tower.*** Park near a pull-off on Jackson’s Creek road at N 39 14.903 W 105 05.479 (this doesn’t require a fee). Hike S (back up the road) a short distance to N 39 14.841 W 105 05.511. Look to your left and you will see an old road/trail heading up the hill side to the E – follow this until you come to N 39 14.759 W 105 05.074. At this point go left and follow a trail that has basically been forgotten. It is marked along the way with pink and yellow ribbons and some cairns here and there, but be observant, the trail is faint. This will lead you to a one-track motorized trail – heading NE – take this trail until you come to what used to be a gravel road, which has now been bulldozed, etc... Go down the hill and cross the stream and head to the point: N 39 14.870 W 105 03.875. You will know that you are in the right spot when you see an ENORMOUS Ponderosa Pine tree. Supposedly, this is the biggest pine in Douglas County, CO. From there you should be able to spot the trail heading to the falls. *** There are also several trails off of Rampart Range, between Old Dakan and Jackson’s Creek roads, which appear to lead into the same area. If you have a good map and want to try one of them let us know your success. There are many ways to get near the cache once you have approached, but we suggest that the most adventuresome way will be to enter the rocks at a small cave: N 39 14.758 W 105 04.018 and hike/scramble your way up the falls among the large rocks. (See pictures). It will require some crouching and some minor bouldering, but NO ROPES required. You are looking for a yellow painted ammo can – a flash light might be useful in locating the cache, but it’s not entirely necessary. Be extremely careful if it has been or is raining on your hike – the moss on the rocks can be slick as meangusto found out the hard way! Good luck and enjoy this beautiful area! Let us know if this makes your top ten traditional cache list and give some feedback on how to improve it.
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Look for a dead tree lying across the rocks – the arrows will point you in the right direction about 30 ft. away. Once you enter the cave, the search has begun!
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