Name: Capulin Ice Cave Trail #109
Rating: 3.0

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Adds a bit of appeal to this campground option if you're riding the South Boundary Trail and others in the area. The Carson National Forest website lists the Capulin Campground as $10 nightly, with seasonal opening on May 24th.

The Shadow Mountain Road (Capulin FSR #10) about 0.3 miles west along the highway provides access to the Capulin loop trails and North Boundary Trail #495, the Mondragon Trail #660 and Forest Road 437 are about six miles east.

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This old road grade starts at the Capulin Campground on US Highway 64 east of Taos. Ride through the campground about 0.25 miles then follow the trail southwards up a drainage. The "ice cave" is at the top - not so much a cave as an overhanging block of bedrock protruding from the mountainsides - a small creek flowing over the rock freezes during winter creating some colorful ice formations, and a small waterfall during spring as the snow melts.