Hamilton's Hideaway

 is a small cave in the side of a cliff face in the Capital Wasteland. It is mentioned by Sheriff Evan King in Arefu as a possible location of The Family as part of the Blood Ties quest.

Background
This underground complex was originally a well-prepared shelter for a family of three - a husband, his wife Maggie, and their daughter Robin, established due to a mis-trust of Vault-Tec. Kitted out with air filtration, chemical toilets, artesian well, and a fusion generator, it provided a long-stay option until radiation levels subsided.

Unmarked quest: Caching in with Three Dog
This is the area associated with the quest Caching in with Three Dog.

The cache can be found in the northwestern-most area, behind some rubble. It can only be opened with the key that is given to you by Three Dog.

Location

 * Hamilton's Hideaway can be easily found by traveling slightly northeast of Arefu into the river bed and following the cliff's rock until you find the entrance.
 * It's just north of Moonbeam Outdoor Cinema and southeast of Northwest Seneca Station.

Enemies
The cave itself is populated with variants of Radscorpions, Radroaches, two or three Raiders, and sometimes a Giant Radscorpion near the raider hideout.


 * Some of these enemies will be dead when you find them, because Radscorpions and Raiders will fight each other. Also, because the cave is quite dark in most places, even a character with very low sneak skill can easily pick off enemies from afar with Sneak-Attack Critical Hits.
 * Be careful when exiting this cave if you did not fast-travel to this location. There might be a large group of enemies waiting for you outside.
 * Sometimes 3 dead wastelander bodies (that may have spawned alive) will appear.
 * At higher levels with Broken Steel installed, an Albino Radscorpion may be encountered here.

Scavenger
Just west of Hamilton's Hideaway, in line towards Arefu map marker, is the Scavenger Shack.

Notable loot

 * Duck and Cover! - on the counter in the room with the Raiders along with Cherry Bombs.
 * Nuka-Cola Quantum - On the same surface next to Duck and Cover!.

In the weapons cache
You'll need a key to get in. See note about Three Dog above.
 * Guns and Bullets - on a footlocker
 * Mini Nuke - on a shelf
 * Stealth Boy - on a shelf
 * notable amounts of common weapons, ammo and grenades

Appearances
appears only in Fallout 3.