About Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek is a small unincorporated community in central Colorado.
Officially, Cherry Creek is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.67 square miles.
📰 Cherry Creek News Today
- Colorado Player of the Year running back joins CSU after UCLA flip The Coloradoan · Aug 15
- Elementary school, high school in Aurora closed due to flooding CBS News · Aug 16
- Cherry Creek perk: School district pays hundreds of thousands in pension cost for administrators Denver Gazette · Aug 15
- District News: Timing aligns for Tanya Bond, who takes over Cherry Creek Schools athletics and activities Sentinel Colorado · Aug 17
- Cherry Creek State Park boat ramp to close Aug. 16 Denver7 · Aug 8
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cherry Creek Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- 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.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Centennial (1 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cherry Creek
- Bonefish Grill — seafood
- Byblos Express Greek & Lebanese — greek
- Casa Vallarta Restaurant & Tequila Bar — mexican
- Cherry Thai Sushi — sushi
- Desi Bites — indian
- Gyros King — mediterranean
- Jet's Pizza — pizza
- Mad Greens
- Mama Josie Cafe Creole — caribbean
- Meadow Hills Grill — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Bike Jump · Attraction
- MTB Feature · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek State Park reviews ★
- Cherry Creek State Park Campground reviews ★
- Hills West Park reviews ★
- Village Greens North Park reviews ★
- Village Greens South Park reviews ★
- Andover Glen Park reviews ★
- Bear Park reviews ★
- Carson Park reviews ★
- Chenango Park reviews ★
- Francis H. Williams Park reviews ★
- Hoffman Park reviews ★
- Huntington Acres Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateColorado
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.67 sq mi
Coordinates39.6095, -104.8645