Cattle Creek, Colorado

About Cattle Creek

Cattle Creek is a small unincorporated community in western Colorado.

Officially, Cattle Creek is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.29 square miles.

📰 Cattle Creek News Today

• Cattle Creek Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 2
• Debate over Harvest housing project near Cattle Creek intensifies Aspen Daily News · Feb 21
• Cattle Creek Confluence Coalition hosts informational meeting in protest of Harvest Roaring Fork PUD Post Independent · Nov 10
• New cattle creek housing proposal draws crowds and incites debate Aspen Public Radio · Feb 27
• Harvest Roaring Fork proposes to develop new subdivisions over winter elk habitat The Sopris Sun · Nov 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cattle Creek Unique

• The only place in America named Cattle Creek — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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🗺️ Map of Cattle Creek

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