66 Wheeler Traditional Cache

Dawson Butte Open Space offers more than 10 miles of trails including a network of bridle paths with over 60 horse jumps. Although there is no access to the top of the butte at this time, the Dawson Butte Ranch Trail meanders 5 miles through forested areas and meadows with good views of the Front Range. A map is available at the Douglas County Open Space website.

The park is open from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. The trail allows hiking, mountain bikes, horses, and dogs on leashes.

This cache is placed at one of the named horse jumps on the Stairway to Heaven Path about 1.7 miles from the trailhead. Per Douglas County Open Space regulations, the cache is placed within 10 feet of the trail. In fact, you do not have to set foot off the trail to retrieve the cache. You wouldn't want to anyway-- some of the oak thickets have poison ivy underneath.