This site is the second to the last camp in the Black Hills of the Custer Expedition of 1874. The group left Ft Lincoln, near present day Bismark, ND on July 2,1874 and headed south with over 100 wagons, more than a thousand men, and hundreds of mules and horses to explore the uncharted territory of the Black Hills. This camp is, it is said, where the second game of baseball was played in the Black Hills and where the only large group photograph of the officers was taken. The Expedition had been looking for a way out of this valley with it's towering limestone walls, and had discovered what is today known as Custer's Gap, just northeast of the August 12 camp, along Nemo Rd. As you view 'the Gap' one can just imagine the chaos that ensued while trying to move 100 wagons through that rough and rocky passage. The Gap area of Boxelder Creek is still enjoyed today by fisherman and locals alike, who come to enjoy the cool waters of the creek.
There is one small parking area at the cache site. Norris Peak road can be busy at times, so used caution when looking for the cache and re-entering the roadway.