Cache is located in Dow Centennial Bottomland Park. Park by tennis
courts in AA MacLean Park. Enter park by bridge over canal. Follow
the asphalt path to Gator Gully. There will be a primitive foot
path on the left 37.5 feet after the Gator Gulley sign. It is just
before the HUGE live oak tree. Follow this path through the trees,
into a field, back into the trees to the cache. It's best to return
the way you came.
The primative path has been weed wacked so the rating is
lowered. After finding the cache, either return the way you came or
continue on the forest path. The walk is beautiful. It adds about a
1 mile to the overall walk though. Forest path comes out at the end
of the asphalt path.
DO NOT attempt to "bushwhack". PLEASE STAY ON THE ASPHALT and
PRIMITIVE TRAILS. Cache is within 15 feet of trail. Any attempt
to bushwhack would require crossing a sensitive wetland area.
Please stay on the trails!
This hike is over 2 miles round trip. The last half of which is
on an animal trail that is overgrown. Long pants should be worn due
to dense dewberry and other vines growth.
Summertime
CAUTION: The following are a
must. Water, mosquito repellant, and a hiking stick due to
an abundance of spider webs (harmless golden silk orb weavers)
across the "trail" from May through August.
The reward is a neat walk in a hardwood bottomland forest and
lots of cache goodies.
A global company with significant local presence donated the
land for this park as part of their 100 year celebration. This
habitat preservation is extremely important. It is called a
"bottomland park" because the heavily wooded portions of southern
Brazoria and Matagorda counties are commonly referred to as the
Columbia Bottomlands region. Bottomland hardwood forests are one of
the most threatened habitats in the Eastern United States.
The woodlands community includes mature live oaks, some of which
are over 100 years old, and other tree species such as hackberry,
green ash, cedar elm, and cottonwoods. These forests support an
abundance of wildlife and are important habitat for neo-tropical
birds.
PS - Check out Lake Jackson's 1st by WildPeach in the same
Park.
Congratulations to Tx4good for
FTF!!!