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Welcome to Castle Rocks ...

Castle Rocks is located in Elmore County<1>.

Castle Rocks is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Castle Rocks is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Castle Rocks: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Castle Rocks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Castle Rocks - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Castle Rocks.

Communities near Castle Rocks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Castle Rocks.

  • Dixie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dixie is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Reclamation Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Reclamation Village is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reclamation Village
  • Pine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hill City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Paradise Hot Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Paradise Hot Springs is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hot Springs
  • Mountain Home
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • King Hill
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Bar ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Bar is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
  • Glenns Ferry
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Rocks ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Rocks - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Castle Rocks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Castle Rocks 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.