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Boulder County Colorado OHV Trails
Caribou Flats
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Arapaho
and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland
Located within the Boulder Ranger District, Caribou Flats OHV area
is made up of NFSR 505, CR 128J, & CR 116J. The 11 mile Caribou
Flats is rated Moderate with most of the distance being fairly easy,
except 2 miles north of Caribou where the crossing of Caribou Creek
can be deep in spring and there is often mud, and the steep grade at
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This descent is steep & narrow, and the switchbacks may be
difficult for a long vehicle. In the middle, at the old Caribou Townsite,
there is an network of old mining roads on an open plateau with fine
views both up to the mountains & down over the plains. The north
end of Caribou Flats is off the Rainbow Lakes Road, 1 mile below the
Rainbow Lakes Campground. The middle passes the townsite of Caribou, at
the end of CR 128 out of Nederland. The south end of Caribou Flats is at
CR 130 in Eldora.
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