This barely-developed park is a space of quietness and greenery close to home. The creek bubbles, the birds sing, and wild plants grow.
The name of this cache comes from the fact that this used to be called "Bummer Gulch" and was home to many of Tacoma's indigents in past times.
Due to the tree cover, the GPS signal wavers. The cache is not far from the trail, and your walk is about a mile round trip.
The cache is in a greenish plastic tube (paintball tube) with a black cap. Please bring small or long and skinny items to trade. Initial contents include some little things like a Mt. St. Helens key chain, a mini-deck of cards, Dairy Queen coupon for a kids cone, pencils, a plastic thunderbird letter opener, etc.
Please look around before grabbing the cache, as the neighborhood kids play in here all the time.
Salmon come here late fall/early winter to spawn in the creek. Mallards and Buffleheads roam the pond just about any time of year.
If you want a longer walk, the trail continues another mile and a half or so, up and across the hillside, following the general direction of the creek. It passes remnants of an old spring house and wooden water pipes.
Another interesting site in the area is a Bald Eagle nest at N 47° 13.203' W 122° 22.568', just off the roadway and home to a family of these magnificent creatures. They come in Spring and leave at the end of July.