Castle Rock, Colorado

Castle Rock, Colorado, is the county seat of Douglas County, Colorado, about 35 miles south of Denver, Colorado on the Interstate 25 corridor just east of the front range of the Rocky Mountains. The town is the center of the burgeoning urbanization of the county. Castle Rock is named after a small prominent mesa just north of the town, clearly visible from Interstate 25. Access is provided to climb to the top of the rock should one so desire. Castle Rock is on Plum Creek, a small stream which floods from time to time. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,224.

Related Topics:
Douglas County, Colorado - Denver, Colorado - Interstate 25 - Rocky Mountains - Urbanization - 2000

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Every August the PGA TOUR tournament, The INTERNATIONAL, is held in Castle Rock.

Related Topics:
PGA TOUR - The INTERNATIONAL

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