Idaho's first geocache
Aerial view over Camels Prairie (drone image courtesy of kootenay pirates)
| Season: |
Typically early June through late October (snow) |
| Driving distance: |
If you have a high-clearance vehicle that can make it up to the end of the rough and rutted Camels Prairie Road, then you can drive to within a couple hundred yards/meters of the cache. This route is about 10 miles/6 km with most of that on good quality forest roads. Otherwise, you can park at the lower parking waypoint, which is approximately 8.5 miles/13.7 km from pavement. |
| Hiking distance: |
Just a couple hundred yards/meters if you can drive up to the end of the Camels Prairie Road, or about 1.4 miles/2.3 km from the lower parking waypoint. |
Original description:
This stash is located near Priest Lake in the panhandle. It is a 5-gallon white bucket sunk into the ground with about 2 inches of the rim showing, and a lid labeled "GPS Stash." The stash site is located just off of a passable road near the summit, but those without a high-clearance/4x4 vehicle may want to park at the junction 1-1/4 miles below the stash site and walk the remaining distance. Overall, the stash is located about 10 miles off of the pavement.
Enjoy the hunt, and the spectacular views!
I have posted the route up to the cache from pavement on my personal Dropbox site in the following formats: