Welcome to Highland Park ...

Highland Park is located in Park County<1>.

The location of Highland Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Highland Park is 8,950 feet [2,728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Highland Park is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Highland Park ...

While we believe that this Highland Park is located in Park County, we know of another 3 Colorado communities named Highland Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Arapahoe, Denver and Mesa County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 96 communities that are also named Highland Park - they are located in Alabama (4), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), California (5), Connecticut, Florida (5), Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas, Virginia (8), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Park.

Communities near Highland Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Highland Park.

• Idaho Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <4>
• Georgetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Morrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Empire
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
• Silver Plume
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <4>
• Russell Gulch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
  • Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
• Montezuma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Shawnee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
• Weller
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
  • Weller is located in Park County
• Bailey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Bailey is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <4>

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 Highland Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Highland Park. 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 Highland Park.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Park ...

Looking for more information about Highland Park? 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 Highland Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Highland Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Park County: www.parkco.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/