Editing Caribou, Maine (section)

==Recreation==
Caribou has over a dozen [[cross-country skiing|cross-country ski]] trails with varied scenery and terrain within a one-hour drive of the city.  It has two municipal cross-country ski venues; one within the urban limits which has lights for night skiing as well as a visitors' center, and a lengthier venue two miles (3&nbsp;km) outside the urban limits.  Both are consistently well-groomed for skate and classical skiing, and accept donations for usage.  The Maine Winter Sports Center is headquartered in Caribou. It is the premier outdoor sports organization in the state.  MWSC is active in Caribou's recreational life during all four seasons and sponsors numerous events, including a Ski Dash, Youth Ski Festival, and the Caribou Mile road race.
Aroostook County is widely known by sports enthusiasts for its well-groomed extensive [[snowmobile]] trail system; Caribou maintains {{convert|170|mi|km}} of Aroostook County's {{convert|1600|mi|km|adj=on}} snowmobile trail system. A major tourist destination for snowmobile enthusiasts throughout the country, who take advantage of the more than {{convert|1600|mi|km}} of groomed snowmobile trails, which have been rated the third best in the nation. Snowmobilers can venture out every day, choose a variety of routes and with the number of loop trails never cross the same trail twice. Many county communities are located on the Canada–US border, making international travel by snowmobile convenient. Running through the heart of Aroostook County is the Northeast Snowmobile Trail (NEST), and International Snowmobile Trail System linking Maine, [[New Hampshire]], [[Vermont]], and the Province of Quebec.

In 2008, the city finished construction on a large, multi-use recreation, wellness, and community center, which was attached to the existing recreation center.  This project is designed to also include a large indoor [[swimming pool]] and a fitness center.  The construction is being completed in phases.

Other recreational options include a nine-hole golf course, multi-use hiking/biking/ATV trails, a four screen movie theater, a frisbee golf course, a roller skating rink, Spud Speedway (the area's only race track), a bowling alley, The Maine Dance Academy, and several excellent parks. Goughan's Berry Farm includes miniature golf, a petting zoo, a carousel, ice cream, and a corn maze in the fall.  The community completed construction of a new outdoor [[tennis]] complex in 2009, to complement the existing courts at Teague Park.