GC8F28 Traditional Cache Frazer Meadow Cache
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: animjason @ | Hide Date: 09/15/2002 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 50.946 W105° 25.586 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 10
Dogs  Access or parking fee  Recommended for kids  Takes more than an hour  Scenic view  Not Available at all times  Not Wheelchair accessible  Parking available  Camping available  Bicycles  Horses  No Park and Grab  Medium hike (1km-10km)  Tourist Friendly  No Teamwork Required 
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Information Sign at Homestead

This cache is located in the Golden Gate Canyon State Park.
There is a $7.00 day pass fee for the park.
TRAILS ~ MAP

This cache is located in a wonderful state park located close to Denver. Frazer Meadow is a clearing with a partially collapsed homestead built in the late 1800's. I have included two waypoints for the homestead, and a great informational sign to learn more about John Frazer, and his home.

Please note the following before you seek this cache:
1. There are multiple ways to approach this cache. Check the trail map linked, or grab a physical map at the Visitor's Center. It will be about a 2 mile hike regardless of the approach.
2. At times the path will be steep and rocky. None of the trails are listed as 'easy'. Keep this in mind before you attempt this cache, and be realistic about your capabilities. BRING WATER and SNACKS.
3. Do NOT go through areas marked as 'Area Restoration'. Stay on the trail until you are close to the cache instead of cutting through the meadow. Please respect the environment.
4. The cache is NOT located IN the collapsed homestead. Please do not enter, or go into off-limit areas. The cache is located away from the clearing, so stay on the trail. Thank you! This cache is an ammo can. Please re-hide well after finding. Good Luck, and enjoy this beautiful place.

Cache page updated by animjason on October 10, 2016.
Cache originally placed by: jabawaki and jabawife on 09/15/2002, then adopted by resalr (unknown date), then adopted by sassydil on 07/23/2010, and now owned by animjason on 10/9/16.

Additional Waypoints

F18F28 - Old, Crippled, Broke and Alone
N 39° 50.946 W 105° 25.722
The sign with information about the Life and Death of John Frazer, Pennsylvania Miner turned Colorado Homesteader.
H18F28 - Homestead
N 39° 50.950 W 105° 25.716
The homestead that John Frazer built and lived in, burned down by vandals in 1980.
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 Additional Waypoints (2)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
F18F28Old, Crippled, Broke and Alone Reference Point The sign with information about the Life and Death of John Frazer, Pennsylvania Miner turned Colorado Homesteader. 10/10/2016 N 39° 50.946 W 105° 25.722 0.19 kms W 
H18F28Homestead Reference Point The homestead that John Frazer built and lived in, burned down by vandals in 1980. 10/10/2016 N 39° 50.950 W 105° 25.716 0.19 kms W 

 Hints

This will take away the fun, but here you go: The cache is located in a crevice of a large rock. You will need to take a small trail away from Frazer Meadow.

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15 Logs: Found it 15  

Found it 05/29/2019 By havhoej
Not a usual hike for geocachers who live in a county whitout mountains. We have a nice walk for 13 km, have we wings like a bird it was only 1,2 km. wow. We read the story about the poor man. Tank you for the exciting hike
Greetings from Denmark

Found it 04/20/2019 By Jeepsurfer
All looks good!

Found it 01/09/2019 By geocyclists85
Did this gorgeous hike on a furlough day from my Federal job. Took the whistle and Petco keychain (will use it on a future trackable). Left a shell from San Diego, a coin from Cuba, and an unopened poncho. Also dropped a trackable for someone to find and move along. Thanks for the large cache and for leading us up to this spot!!! Attached is a pic from the hike up...

Found it 09/30/2018 By jsarche
Wow - just wow. My faithful dog Dubarry and I think we hit this trail at peak leaf-peeping time. Or maybe a tiny bit past it. Tons of gold out there, and somehow we had perfect weather and very un-crowded trails today. That might have had something to do with the overcast, chilly start to the day -- which gave way to clear skies and temps in the 60s. Couldn't have been more perfect. The cache is in great shape, and I'm so glad to have chosen this hike today, and to have made my 2501st find! If not for the cache, and a recent mention of Frazier Meadow in a leaf-peeping article I saw somewhere, I might have chosen somewhere else to go today. Glad I didn't.

Found it 08/26/2018 By SEBA4411
Beautiful hike to the Frazer Meadow. The cache is in great shape. Thank you for the cache. This picture was taken next to the homestead not nearby the cache.

Found it 05/26/2018 By LiLiChex
My 300th cache find!
Searched many potential spots because I didn't trust my GPS at first. Finally found it!

Found it 04/29/2018 By worleyTL
Found it.
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Found it 03/18/2018 By tsumommy
Found with VinFiz. Cold, but beautiful! TFTC

Found it 03/18/2018 By Vin Fiz
Found with Tsumommy. Nice hike! TFTC!

Found it 10/14/2017 By Egnix
Finally got out camping! This was really my first real caching weekend in a very long time. Thanks for the cache!

Found it 09/30/2017 By Straight-Cache-Homey
#1159 - Great hike with amazing views and ridiculous fall colors! The geopup loved it too. Thanks so much for bringing us here! Thanks for the cache!

Found it 09/30/2017 By tigervhaga
Cache #1177! An easy find after an amazing fall hike. The leaves are so beautiful right now and we got some great pictures! Nice to see an ammo can too - those are rare out here!

Found it 07/22/2017 By MadHatter20
Great hike ... minus the snake I stepped on ... EEEKKKK!!!!

Found it 07/22/2017 By Barmy303
Loved the hike. I dropped a trackable geocoin in there.

Found it 06/09/2017 By 5tones
TFTC! Everything is in great shape. We camped at Aspen Meadows with the grandparents and hiked along the service road to get to the cache. Was a beautiful day for a hike. Seeing the backpacking sites made me want to get the old backpack out of storage for our next trip...