Cañon City, Colorado

About Cañon City

Cañon City is a close-knit town in southern Colorado with an estimated population of 17,193.

Officially, Cañon City is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 12.41 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,385 residents per square mile.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Cañon City Unique

• The only place in America named Cañon City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern 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

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 17,193.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cañon City

• Bunkhouse Burgers
• Di Ritos's — italian
• Happy Endings Cadoose Cafe (café)
• IHOP — breakfast
• Jun's Wok — chinese
• Los Compas Mexican Restaurant
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Big Burger World — burger
• Canon Coffee Cafe (café)
• China Garden — chinese

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Colorado Prison Museum · Museum
• Skyline Drive · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cañon City

• Centennial Park reviews ★
• Colorado Territorial Prison Park reviews ★
• Grape Creek Picnic Ground reviews ★
• Greydene Park reviews ★
• Magdalene Park reviews ★
• Margrette Park reviews ★
• Old Harrison Park reviews ★
• Rudd Park reviews ★
• Splash Pad reviews ★
• Temple Canyon Park reviews ★
• Veterans Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Cañon City

• Canon City High School
• Canon City Middle School
• Lincoln School of Science and Technology
• Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School
• Washington Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Cañon City

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