Black Hawk, Colorado

About Black Hawk

Set in the northern part of Colorado, Black Hawk is a tiny community counting 120 people who proudly call it home.

Black Hawk holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.12 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 38 residents per square mile.

📰 Black Hawk News Today

• Infant death in hotel room at Colorado casino under investigation CBS News · Aug 18
• 3-month-old infant dies after incident at Black Hawk casino resort Denver7 · Aug 18
• 3-month-old’s death at Colorado casino hotel under investigation, Black Hawk officials say Canon City Daily Record · Aug 18
• Baby dies after ‘incident’ at Black Hawk casino KDVR · Aug 18
• Bally’s Black Hawk Casino Workers Join Teamsters International Brotherhood of Teamsters · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Black Hawk Unique

• The only place in America named Black Hawk — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Black Hawk

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Black Hawk

• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Crooks Palace
• Mountain Mocha Cafe — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Black Hawk Boulevard · Attraction
• Peak-to-Peak Highway · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Black Hawk

• Golden Gate Canyon State Park Green Ranch · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mountain City Historic Park reviews ★
• Mountain Life Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Black Hawk

• Gilpin County Elementary School
• Gilpin County Undivided High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Black Hawk

🏘️ Nearby Communities