Caribou Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Caribou Rd in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Boulder Ranger District
3.2 mi from Nederland
Maps 9,585 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Boulder County Hill.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 14%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 40 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
- Boulder County Hill stands 623 ft above the map pin, 0.4 miles north.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 25–51°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.