Welcome to Rock Creek Park ...

Rock Creek Park is located in El Paso County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Rock Creek Park: Rock Crk. Park (or less commonly used: Rock Ck. Park or Rock Cr. Park)

Rock Creek Park is 6,320 feet [1,926 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rock Creek Park is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Rock Creek Park lies within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Rock Creek Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rock Creek Park - they are located in Alabama and Maryland.

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

Communities near Rock Creek Park ...

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

• Colorado Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
  • Former names for Colorado Springs:
  • El Paso
  • Fountain Colony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <4>
• Fountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <4>
• Manitou Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Springs
  • Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Springs <4>
• Cripple Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
  • Cripple Creek is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cripple Creek <4>
• Green Mountain Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Falls
  • Green Mountain Falls is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain Falls <4>
• Victor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Stratmoor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
  • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
• Widefield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widefield
  • Widefield is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Widefield <4>
• Cimarron Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
  • Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <4>
• Cascade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <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 Rock Creek Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Creek Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Creek Park ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

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