GC63PJ4 Traditional Cache Cherry Creek SP - Smoky Hill Trail
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 3 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: kd0bik @ | Hide Date: 09/18/2015 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 38.661 W104° 50.822 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Access or parking fee  Recommended for kids  Scenic view  Available during winter  Dangerous Animals  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby  Picnic tables nearby  Stroller accessible 
Congratulations to Kroozer for the FTF!

This cache is in Cherry Creek State Park.  Entrance fee is required for all vehicles.  I received permission from the CCSP Park Ranger to place this cache inside Cherry Creek State Park.

The Smoky Hill Trail was an American trail across the central Great Plains of North America in use from 1855 to 1870.[1][2] Established in what was then Kansas Territory, it extended west from Atchison, Kansas on theMissouri River to Denver, spanning the length of what is today Kansas and the eastern portion of Colorado.[2] The trail was named after the Smoky Hill River whose course it paralleled for much of its length.[3] Used by prospectors as the most direct route west to the Colorado gold fields during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, it later served as a path westward for American settlers before being gradually superseded by the Kansas Pacific Railway.

A park pass is required on all vehicles. No fee is required if accessing CCSP on foot or bicycle. A daily park pass is only $9. Bring a picnic and make a day out of it.

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12 Logs: Found it 11  Didn't find it 1  

Found it 07/05/2019 By dreadyperretty
Didn’t have a pen but I’ll be back. Awesome hide, bonus hint was extra helpful

Found it 06/29/2019 By Paperballpark
#4745. No problems finding this one. The extra hint (once googled) made it quite easy. TFTC!

Found it 06/26/2019 By DaCachingNana
Out with my muggle husband... aka: Poppy. He located the cache. I retrieved it. This Illinois girl thanks you for placing this one for us to find. Cache on??

Found it 04/21/2019 By millatery3
This was tricky and fun! Enjoyed the small surprise!

Found it 04/14/2019 By tomorrowat7
Found with my uncle, benj59, back in November, 2016. I have my own account now and I'm catching up on some logs. He's helping me write them. :) Thanks for the geocache!

Found it 09/30/2018 By kjrugger
Thanks to a little help from some fellow catchers helping with the hint, found quickly!!! Love and sometimes hate the nanos!

Didn't find it 09/30/2018 By mondou2
No joy here

Found it 08/15/2018 By LiveWire77
Thank you for placing this cache so we could enjoy the search and its discovery. sl

Found it 08/15/2018 By shortcircuit77
Signed log lw77 and sc77 due to space limitations. Thank you for the second hint. Had not heard of him or it but google found it. Once we found the correct starting point it was spot on. Impossible to find without that hint. Live Wire 77 and I taking advantage of the free state park pass for August and getting in some geocaching and a picnic. Along with 2.25 miles walking. We found 9 of 9 that we could look for. Thank you for placing this cache so we could enjoy the game. sl

Found it 08/12/2018 By COpackrat
Had a little caching trip this afternoon with Kerewin0430 - there were quite a few folks enjoying the nice day, but they didn't seem to be congregated were we needed to search. Thanks for the cache and getting me out here on a nice day!

Found it 08/12/2018 By Kerewin0430
Colorado State Parks give military members free access for the month of August, so after drill was finished for the weekend, COPackrat and I met up to knock these out! This was definitely a tricky one...tough hide, and TONS of muggles around. Can't blame them - it was a beautiful evening! We needed to google the answer to the hint, and even then it was a challenge to get to because of a nearby family. Thanks for placing this one.

Found it 08/03/2018 By Go-Pack-Go
Found with BB2 while visiting from OH. Nice hide. TFTC. Go-Pack-Go.