The town was established in the early 1870s for workers of Caribou silver mine. The silver mine did well and by 1875 at its peak, about 3,000 people lived in town.

The Caribou silver mine was sold for $3 million to Dutch Investors in 1871. It was resold in 1876 to local entrepreneurs who incorporated the mine and sold shares in New York. A fire took over the town in 1879. By the 1920s, Caribou was home to fewer than 50 people.

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1. Caribou Ghost Town via Caribou Hill — Roosevelt National Forest

4.70km

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140m

Explore the haunting remains of Caribou ghost town, where wildflowers bloom through old foundations.

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