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Welcome to Happy Canyon ...

Happy Canyon is located in Douglas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Happy Canyon: Happy Cyn. (or less commonly used: Happy Canyn. or Happy Cnyn.)

Happy Canyon is 6,400 feet [1,951 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Happy Canyon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Happy Canyon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Happy Canyon: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities near Happy Canyon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Happy Canyon.

  • Centennial
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Castle Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Parker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Englewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lone Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hills Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Happy Canyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Happy Canyon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Happy Canyon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Happy Canyon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Happy Canyon. See our Newspapers Page for Happy Canyon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Happy Canyon ...

Looking for more information about Happy Canyon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Happy Canyon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Happy Canyon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Happy Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Happy Canyon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Happy Canyon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.