GCGTT0 Creede Silver Stash
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Kiplynn & Gladius @ | Hide Date: 08/31/2003 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 54.160 W106° 54.965 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
         

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OWNER CAN NO LONGER MAINTAIN THIS CACHE. LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO ADOPT. PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE IF INTERESTED.

Near the original townsite of Creede, this cache is about 2.8 miles up the road from the Bachelor Mine self-tour signs. Cache is located off an old track.

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Head north from Creede and stop at the self-tour signs to read some of the history of this area. You will need to go right at the fork towards Phoenix Park. Road is dirt/gravel with some rocks. Four wheel drive is not required to reach the parking area but low slung cars will have trouble with some of the rocks. There is parking about 2.8 miles from the self-tour signs, although if you continue up the road you can actually pull off the road closer to the cache. If you find yourself walking up or down a very steep slope, there is an easier approach. You do not need to go cross-country to get to the cache.

While you're here take a hike up towards Phoenix Park and enjoy the views over the beaver dam. There is also a lot of fishing in the area.

07/31/2018 By jeremeh
I went to the spot and found it completely underwater of a beaver pond. There was no metal structure to be found and I’m assuming it is underwater as well. I did find the replacement cache and the log was in great shape. Thanks for the cache.
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07/23/2017 By weizen
I did not see the old tank...I did see a bent pipe that may have been connected to the old tank at one time...and I saw a very impressive beaver dam/pond which may have consumed the old tank as GZ was at times pointing toward the water. I hate to see an old cache go away so I dropped a replacement (log only) near the bend pipe. It's in the vicinity of N37.54.150, W106.54.961. Don't get stumped by this one. Next Geocacher may want to bring something like an ammo container to replace the small orange matchstick container I left. Also...I suggest you take the first right coming out of town...past the gift shop and community center...cross the bridge...read the sign and continue past the cabins. You will see a sign for 502. I unfortunately took the second road further up the 503 where apparently the 502 loops around...it was a 4x4 event. Lesson learned. If you go past the cabins and follow that road your AWD vehicle will be fine. Happy Geocaching!

GCGTT0 - Spoiler

10/28/2016 By Greenbeans920
We looked high low steep under over and couldn't find it

07/29/2016 By two much fun
tricky to grab and stay dry. Beaver pond is full tftc sl

06/30/2016 By jculp
Enjoyed the dirve and the find. Quite a location. Thanks.

09/22/2015 By atx2662
Had to take the steep slope scramble to this one. The easy access is now private property.
TFTC

08/10/2015 By tx_redneck
We happened to be driving up the road just site seeing, and decided to stop by and get this cache. We spent a few minutes navigating to the GZ and quickly made the grab. TNSL

06/11/2015 By MYANGELDUSTIN
Stream nearby is flowing with lots of runoff. TFTC!

06/11/2015 By XTerra85
We spent the week RZR riding around Creede, CO and when possible looked for some caches. This one is in great shape after the winter. TFTC!

09/15/2014 By Avgirls33
Jeep 4x4'ing on this mining loop. Woohoo! Beautiful warm September day, surrounded by friends, and trails, caches, and golden aspen leaves. TFTC!