Five Points Dispersed Area

This spot in particular was nice because it was both wide open and had decent coverage. A higher clearance vehicle is necessary, as this put my skid plates and step sides to the test. That being said, saw a few older Subarus tooling around, so it’s not completely inaccessible. It was a little busy with passersby during the day, but got very quiet at night. I’d stay here again, but I’d definitely avoid it in the busier holidays and much of the summer.

The 5 points area is more of a parking area imo, the real spots are further up as you go up the trails. Some need a solid 4x4 with ok clearance. Any stock SUV should be ok.

The road is closed and wasn't clear if camping was allowed

This is a rugged road not meant for cars as posted at signs saying 4 wheel drive high clearance vehicles required . Also recommend better than stock tires . I have a 3 inch lift and 34 inch off road tires . It’s a beautiful high elevation area almost 10k ft in elevation. Primitive spots which there are only a handful but beautiful,quiet and worth the drive . Be aware people get stuck on this road weekly and need to be pulled out . Bonus is it’s close to Nederland if you need supplies .

This was a beautiful little area that we heard about after not finding any campsites at other local places. It had gorgeous views, and even at 2pm I’m a Saturday in late July, still had plenty of spots. We had one neighbor for the night and then around 10pm a couple trucks showed up across from us and they hung out until about 1am having a small party and then left.

The biggest problems at this campsite was the wind and the glass. There were crazy wind gusts since we were at the top of the peak, if we go back again, I’d want to camp somewhere a bit lower and in the trees. The wind was on and off all night but kept me awake since it was shaking our tent loudly. But again I can’t say how this would be in a camper or at a different site.

There was also quite a bit of glass and trash, which I guess is to be expected, but be careful if you bring dogs. We carried out as much trash as we could to help clean up the area, but there was a sleeping bag and a comforter that had been left there before us that we just didn’t have room for.

Lastly, you should have an all wheel drive car to get to this, or at least something with a higher clearance. The Caribou road was rocky, and only got worse the further up the mountain you drove.