Caribou Lake

California

California

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19.6 mi

Distance

3,456 ft

Gain

No verdict for this trail

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What we do know

  • Inside Klamath National Forest

    3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Trinity Alps Wilderness wilderness
Big climb
Out & back

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Caribou Lake

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Elevation & route

Distance
19.6 mi
Elevation gain
3,456 ft
Highest point
7,474 ft
Lowest point
4,881 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Wilderness area
Trinity Alps Wilderness
Surface
Natural

Source for surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Caribou Lake is a 19.55-mile out-and-back trail in California managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 4,253 feet of elevation.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
7,474 ft
Length (round trip)
20 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Klamath National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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