Stroll along the narrow cobble beach from Trail River Campground to the confluence of Trail River and Kenai Lake. Here at the headwaters of the Kenai River you may encounter eagles, ravens, various waterfowl, trout and grayling, moose and bear. This is one of the finest beaches in all of Alaska for skipping stones, as the wave action here has produced literally tons of round flat stones ideal for sidewinding across the laketop. Take a picture of the lake during your visit, and share it online in your log for others to enjoy.
The camo megabison cache is hidden about five feet off the ground, within ten feet of the shoreline in a concentrated stand of evergreens. A lone tree angles out over the beach, acting like an arrow pointing right to the hide. After making your find stroll another few dozen yards to Trail River's entry into Kenai Lake. This section of Kenai Lake abounds with trout feeding on what the river washes into the lake, and on the day the cache was placed more than a dozen respectably-sized trout were seen jumping within 50 feet of the beach at midday. At times the lake can be quite high up the beach. Waterproof knee boots can be very helpful so you can hike the beach and avoid the tangled vegetation just beyond the beachline.
Usual access to this cache is through Trail River Campground, a US Forest Service facility on Chugach National Forest open from late May through Sept 2 2013 (May 22, 2014 through Sept 1, 2014). At the time this cache was placed there were no fees for day use, but fees apply for overnight camping in one of the campground's 91 sites. The day use parking area abuts the beach and features a half-dozen picnic table sites along the water. Several of Alaska's older caches are found during a beach walk west from the parking area as well, but they're a real challenge to find compared to this cache just a short walk east from the day use area.
During the wintertime groomed Nordic ski trails wind there way from near the highway all the way down to and through the campground. This cache is winter-accessible for persons willing to ski in from the highway, but I imagine most cachers will visit during the months the campground is open. Terrain and difficulty ratings are based on summer access.