State: Colorado
Location: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Length, One-Way: 11 miles
Trail Type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 8600 feet
Maximum Elevation: 10200 feet
Best Season: June to October
Usage: Heavy
Small waterfall in moonlight
Trail Information
Most of the Caribou Flats Road is moderate, in terms of climb and technicality, except the steep, loose, rough grade at the Eldora end. The crossing of Caribou Creek between the Rainbow Lakes Road and Caribou can be waist deep in the spring and early summer. The four-wheel drive section can be made into a loop with the Peak-to-Peak Highway (CO 72) and your choice of the Rainbow Lakes Road, Caribou Road (County Road 128) or County Road 130. The Rainbow Lakes Road is rocky, high clearance 2WD with both up and downhill. Caribou Road is gravel and possibly washboarded, with a constant climb to the west. County Road 130 is paved and fairly flat, since the main elevation change is on the four-wheel drive road.
Directions
The north end is off the Rainbow Lakes Road, 1 mile before the Campground.
