Black Forest, Colorado

About Black Forest

Black Forest is a small unincorporated community in central Colorado.

Black Forest holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 100.64 square miles.

📰 Black Forest News Today

• Black Forest Fire Rescue engine damaged after hit by car DailyDispatch.com · Oct 6
• Black Forest Fire engine damaged in crash FOX21 News Colorado · Oct 4
• Black Forest Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Southern Colorado residents reflect on Black Forest Fire 13 years later KKTV · Jun 11
• Black Forest Road lane reduction planned Aug. 24-Sept. 22 City of Colorado Springs (.gov) · Aug 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Colorado headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Black Forest Unique

• The only place in America named Black Forest — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 100.64 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Black Forest

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Black Forest

• Badass Cofee — coffee shop (café)
• Ban Sushi — sushi
• R & R Coffee Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Golden Pine Coffee Roasters — coffee shop (café)
• Mountain View Cafe and Catering — coffee shop (café)
• Nana's Kitchen
• Omelets Etc
• Purple Toad

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Black Forest

• Black Forest Recreation Area reviews ★
• Ralph Braden Park reviews ★
• Valemount Park reviews ★
• Wildwood Village Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Black Forest

• Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Black Forest

🏘️ Nearby Communities