Peppersauce (Retired) LbNA #13261 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | FamilyTreeShaker  |
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| Plant date: | Jan 30, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Oracle |
| County: | Pinal |
| State: | Arizona |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | PunkSoulBrother |
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| Last found: | Mar 4, 2011 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFar |
| Last edited: | Jan 30, 2005 |
Difficulty: Easy
Distance: Short walk up a steep trail
Stamp: Hand Carved
Rumor has it that Louie Depew lost a bottle of hot sauce in the wash, lamented its loss, and thus the name, Peppersauce, was born. This beautiful campground is nestled among large sycamore trees, is home to many birds and is near a Boy Scout Camp. It can be a welcome respite from Arizona’s normally high temperatures and is at 4,700 feet.
From Route 77, travel towards Oracle on American Ave. When you spot "The Oracle Market" on the left side of the road, turn right onto Mt Lemmon Road. Travel 3.1 miles to a fork in the road where the pavement ends. Bear right at the fork. From this point, the campground is 5 miles on the unpaved road. While unpaved, the road is fairly well maintained but can be slick during the rainy season. At 3.3 miles from the end of the pavement, you will pass the right-hand turnoff to the YMCA camp. Do not turn. Keep going straight on Mt Lemmon Road. At the 5 mile mark, bear left into the Peppersauce Campground. This campsite is part of the Catalina demo program and will cost $10 per night to camp and $2 for day fees to use the facilities (garbage, restrooms and picnic tables.) This is a popular campground so please be discreet when searching for the box.
Park where you can. Locate the group of 3 large sycamore trees between picnic tables 6 and 7. The numbers are painted on the edge on the concrete tables. Standing on the left side of the trees while facing southeast, you will see tri-corner fence posts at 135 degrees across the wash. Cross the wash and the trail is about 10 paces to the left of this tri-corner fence. Go up a steep hill until you see a large clump of prickly pear on your left. Stand on the east side of the prickly pear. Notice 2 small agaves at 50 degrees and then a juniper tree a little further up, also at 50 degrees. Look on the east side of the juniper tree under some rocks and sticks.
The standard warning applies when reaching for letterboxes in Arizona:
Rattlesnakes and “mean” things abound,
please take a stick and poke around.
It may save your hand or your life
and help to avoid loads of strife!
Distance: Short walk up a steep trail
Stamp: Hand Carved
Rumor has it that Louie Depew lost a bottle of hot sauce in the wash, lamented its loss, and thus the name, Peppersauce, was born. This beautiful campground is nestled among large sycamore trees, is home to many birds and is near a Boy Scout Camp. It can be a welcome respite from Arizona’s normally high temperatures and is at 4,700 feet.
From Route 77, travel towards Oracle on American Ave. When you spot "The Oracle Market" on the left side of the road, turn right onto Mt Lemmon Road. Travel 3.1 miles to a fork in the road where the pavement ends. Bear right at the fork. From this point, the campground is 5 miles on the unpaved road. While unpaved, the road is fairly well maintained but can be slick during the rainy season. At 3.3 miles from the end of the pavement, you will pass the right-hand turnoff to the YMCA camp. Do not turn. Keep going straight on Mt Lemmon Road. At the 5 mile mark, bear left into the Peppersauce Campground. This campsite is part of the Catalina demo program and will cost $10 per night to camp and $2 for day fees to use the facilities (garbage, restrooms and picnic tables.) This is a popular campground so please be discreet when searching for the box.
Park where you can. Locate the group of 3 large sycamore trees between picnic tables 6 and 7. The numbers are painted on the edge on the concrete tables. Standing on the left side of the trees while facing southeast, you will see tri-corner fence posts at 135 degrees across the wash. Cross the wash and the trail is about 10 paces to the left of this tri-corner fence. Go up a steep hill until you see a large clump of prickly pear on your left. Stand on the east side of the prickly pear. Notice 2 small agaves at 50 degrees and then a juniper tree a little further up, also at 50 degrees. Look on the east side of the juniper tree under some rocks and sticks.
The standard warning applies when reaching for letterboxes in Arizona:
Rattlesnakes and “mean” things abound,
please take a stick and poke around.
It may save your hand or your life
and help to avoid loads of strife!