GCG3RY Green Gorilla
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: popamatic @ | Hide Date: 05/13/2003 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 30.574 W105° 04.990 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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This cache is located in the extreme southern end of Chatfield State Park, requiring a walk along flat terrain, along a well-defined trail.

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The idea for this cache arose as I wanted to place a cache that required a little bit of walking, as well as avoiding having to pay the entrance fee for Chatfield State Park. The park, on the southwest edge of metro Denver, is well known for its boating and fishing on the reservoir, its bike trails, and its dog walking area.

In order to legally avoid the entrance fee, park at the southern boundary of the park at: N39 29.678' W105 05.501, at the Discovery Pavillion parking lot. This lot is at the extreme southern end of Wadsworth Boulevard, also known as State Highway 121. From the lot there are a number of paths leading north towards the cache, all will get one there eventually. I would suggest walking around the small pond then along the right shore of the small lake. The walk will be just over one mile each way, with no elevation changes of any significance. There is a good trail leading almost all of the way to the cache; if you find yourself wanting to do some extended serious bushwacking or getting your feet wet, you should reconsider your route. The Platte River is nearby, but you will not need to cross it. Enjoy.

An alternate parking area is located inside the park were the road loops around the southern end of the lake. If you are already inside the park looking for other caches, this is a good starting point. The walk is significantly shorter, but not as nice.

Update on 5/28/03: The cache was moved to a new spot about 300 feet north, since several people spotted a large snake that apparently lives under the log at the original cache site.

As for the gorilla, well, if one sat there long enough, there is theoretically a chance a gorilla might happen by. Maybe.

05/12/2019 By SPat ABQ
Very nice trail for biking. We did not see a lot of other folks on the trail. Cache is in fine shape and nice to find a regular size cache. Dropped a bug here.

09/20/2018 By rkster
Out for a bike ride and just happened to come across this cache. Nice and easy, cache is in great shape. TFTC SL

09/17/2018 By ClayMatthew
Our last of the day

09/16/2018 By Txcajun
Lots of mosquitos

07/28/2018 By lesa_lou
Watch out for poison ivy!

06/09/2018 By AshtonIsLit
Going on a walk and happy to grab a super cool find! This has been one o my favorite caches! TFTC!
GCG3RY

06/01/2018 By elighscoming
Greetings from Miami Out for a bike ride and hike in Chatfield State Park where we are camping and doing a little caching along the way. Thanks for placing them and all the fun today. May have signed some as EC.

05/28/2018 By marennadvornik
Found it! TFTC!

04/22/2018 By Pugzinho
TFTC. Dead duck nearby. Hawk Killzone

04/17/2018 By nerak2001
Had this older one on my radar for a while. Found after a short search. All is in good shape. Thanks for keeping it going!

04/11/2018 By vwack
Found it but couldn’t open cache. Fun to find!

04/10/2018 By gcfilms
Nice!

03/11/2018 By Weatherman64
Found while out caching with Penhead63. TNLN - TFTC!

03/11/2018 By penhead63
Love this size, too bad we didn’t have any bugs to drop!! Happy to be exploring the area. TFTC!!

09/23/2016 By LLYN-lhvwn50
What kind of large snake? Hopefully I did not walk by that log. Thanks for brining me to a different part of the park. TFTC.

09/14/2016 By ladybugNV
Really enjoyed the walk. Giving a favprite. tftc

08/22/2016 By tripman1
This was the reason to come to the park today. Thanks for the nice sized cache.l

08/14/2016 By 3 Williams Kidz
Made the nice find while caching for some of the older caches in the Denver area this weekend. This one did not disappoint -- an ammo can in a State Park, away from muggles, and a nice short walk/hike on a trail and then through some tall grass. Loved it! Stamped the log, traded trackables, traded a little swag and was on my way. All is well here -- everything nice and dry. TFTC !

07/26/2016 By SMW-IL
Walked fro Green Gorilla not seeing anything but grass kind of had my doubts, wondered where someone would hide it. Once I saw the location from a distance I felt better.