The Los Flores Ranch Park Open Space offers 1,778 acres, over 22 miles of scenic trails and vistas, and 40+ geocaches. Once you arrive at this shady cache, take time to enjoy the beautiful view of the eastern Santa Maria Valley with world-class vineyards and ranch lands in the distance. A little further up this East La Cuesta trail is a nice rest area and also the Ridge Top Trail offering views all the way to the Pacific Ocean; plus several more caches to explore!
You are looking for a camouflaged regular-sized container with plenty of room for trades. As always, if you see something you’d like, feel free to exchange it for something of equal or greater value. To open the cache gently unscrew. As always, please take care to watch for muggles, return the cache tightly sealed and well hidden.
Most of all: Have fun!
**NOTE: There are 40+ geocaches within or near the park! Cell reception is sporadic so bookmarking or downloading for offline use of this cache listing and others prior to arrival is strongly advised. See this Los Flores Ranch Park Bookmark List.**
All rules apply when visiting the ranch. The cache is easily accessible via the very scenic Los Flores Ranch Park East La Cuesta Trail. Total round trip distance from the parking lot is 3.5 miles. There are picnic tables and rest stations nearby at the E. La Cuesta/Acorn Trail junction and the Five Points rest areas. It's always a good idea to bring your own water.
The park is Open Thurs-Sunday 8am-7pm Spring/Summer; Thursday-Sunday 9am-5pm Fall/Winter. Enter and register at the Visitor's Center (see Parking waypoint below). Please see the Los Flores Ranch Park Facebook Page for updates.