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Description: Caribou Cemetery, Boulder County, Colorado

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HOME PAST PHASE 1 PHASE 2 BURIALS CONTACT “The place where the winds are born" RESTORATION & RESPECT       Caribou, at nearly 10,000 feet in western Boulder County, Colorado, once was a thriving silver mining town. Its history lives on with the remains of those buried in the Caribou Cemetery, now quiet and sadly neglected.      Follow our progress as we begin the site's restoration and learn how you can help.      Our goal is to preserve the site, identify the graves, and return dignity and respect to the c

FINDING CARIBOU ON A MAP The map on the right shows a portion of western Boulder County, with the rough dirt road  between Caribou and Nederland highlighted in red. Current access from the townsite to the cemetery is pedestrian-only and is discouraged until clean-up is completed and restoration is begun.  Check back often for updates. (Map courtesy of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, 1946) The “More Info” buttons below will take you the PAST, PHASE 1, and PHASE 2 pages that briefly explain the cemetery’s pr

STUDYING THE PAST; PLANS FOR THE FUTURE Above, the last preservation effort (a wooden plaque and a fence) was a joint project, in 1953, of the Boulder Historical Society and the Boulder County Commissioners.  

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