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The town was settled in 1930 and has 320 residents today.
83% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Eldorado Springs, against 44% in Colorado’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 160 Colorado towns, just one has a higher home-ownership rate than Eldorado Springs. 74% of the land in Eldorado Springs is conserved, above both Colorado’s towns (6.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Eldorado Canyon State Park, 297 acres with 4.5 miles of trail. Eldorado Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 557 in 2000, 559 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eldorado Springs. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
18 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
19 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
5 mi Stadium & arenaFolsom Field
23 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a yearRed Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Eldorado Springs is unincorporated, so Boulder County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Eldorado Springs.
The trail network density for Eldorado Springs is 3.9 miles per square mile. There are 10 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eldorado Canyon State Park | 4.5 mi | 297 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with 84% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Eldorado Springs is higher. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 30% to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Eldorado Springs once, in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The top destinations are Boulder (47%), Denver (8%) and Broomfield (6%). Eldorado Springs’ average trip to work is 29 minutes. The median commute is under 7 miles.
| Eldorado Springs | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
About 93 inches of snow fall in a winter here; January nights dip to 19° and July afternoons rise to 87°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Eldorado Springs, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 22%. Only 5 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Eldorado Springs. Of 26 CDC measures, Eldorado Springs beats the Colorado average on 16 and trails it on 2.
| Eldorado Springs | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 26% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | Eldorado Springs | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.2% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.2% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Eldorado Springs
About 3 of every 100 Eldorado Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Where Eldorado Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Eldorado Springs is an unincorporated community, a census-designated place (CDP), and a post office located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Eldorado Springs post office has the ZIP code 80025 (post office boxes). At the 2020 United States census, the population of the Eldorado Springs CDP was 559. Eldorado Canyon State Park, adjacent and upstream, is famous for its classic North-American climbing routes.
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Eldorado Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
