Sunset Park- High on a Hill Traditional Cache

From the City of Florissant Parks and Recreation website:

"Sunset Park is a 108-acre park located at 2300 Sunset Park Drive. There is a trail that runs along the shore of the Missouri River.  This park is also home to the Sunset Nature Lodge that can be rented for various functions. 
There is a pavilion with a BBQ pit that can be rented. The park has 2 restrooms.

The history of Sunset Park...

• 12/11/1961: Joseph and Marie Desloge donated 26.75 acres of their land to the City of Florissant with the stipulation it be used strictly for recreational purposes.
• 8/16/1962: Florissant leased 13 acres of land from Union Electric for $1.00 annually to obtain better accessibility to the new park.
• 2/1/1963: Florissant purchased an additional 15.524 acres of land from Willis and Luella Ehrardt for $25,000 to expand the southern portion of the park.
• 7/1964: The Junior Park Board members sponsored a "Name the New Park" contest.  Vincent Fonte, Jr. won with his submission of "Sunset Park".  He was awarded a $25.00 savings bond.
• 7/12/1967: Mayor James J. Eagan and J.W. Bachman, Parks Director, dedicated Sunset Park as the City of Florissant's 5th major park.
• 2/6/1975: Florissant purchased 34.253 acres of land from William and Molly Riley for $1.00 to continue the expansion of Sunset Park.
• 10/2012: Elise Werner Crosby, Louis Werner and Peter Werner, grandchildren of Joseph and Marie Desloge, donated 18 acres of their property to the City of Florissant as a memorial to Louis and Anne Desloge Werner.  This most northern section of the park has appropriately been designated as the "Louis and Anne Desloge Werner Memorial Woods". The covenants listed with the donation allow the land to be used only for recreational activities, such as dog walking, camping, horseback riding, and hiking.  Furthermore, this additional 18-acre expansion of Sunset Park created Florissant's largest and first "100+" acre park."

This pavilion is at one trailhead that leads straight down to the river, then loops around to the lodge and the main parking lot. In the winter, when the trees are bare, there is an impressive view to the west over the Missouri River. 

Please note that if the pavilion is in use, no amount of stealth will allow you to retrieve this cache unnoticed. Also, if you plan to hike down to the river (highly encouraged!) check the flood state on the Missouri River, as the lower part of the trail floods regularly.

**Permission for this cache was given by the Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Florissant.**

The park is open from 8 am to 8 pm.