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Welcome to Rock Creek Park ...

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

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.<2> 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

Area Code for Rock Creek Park: 719

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)
    • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
    • 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 <3>
  • Fountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Manitou Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cripple Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Green Mountain Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Victor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Stratmoor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
  • Widefield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kelker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelker is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
  • Cimarron Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Creek Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.