Inside Castle Rock — guides https://insidecastlerockco.com/ An independent guide to Castle Rock, Colorado: downtown under the Rock, Philip S. Miller Park, the trails, and life between Denver and Colorado Springs. en-us Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:46:17 GMT Castle Rock's holiday season, 2026, in date order https://insidecastlerockco.com/articles/castle-rock-holiday-season-2026/ https://insidecastlerockco.com/articles/castle-rock-holiday-season-2026/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Every holiday event on the Castle Rock calendar for 2026, in date order: the Outlets' tree lighting and drone show on November 14, Starlighting on the 21st, carriage rides and the free trolley downtown from the 22nd, Santa at the library and the museum in December, and two Christmas Eve services at the fairgrounds. Community Castle Rock history: the county seat by the butte, a stone depot, the star on the Rock, and a town of 741 that became 73,158 https://insidecastlerockco.com/articles/castle-rock-history/ https://insidecastlerockco.com/articles/castle-rock-history/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Jeremiah Gould's 120 acres, the county seat that came in 1874, the 1875 depot built of local rhyolite, the courthouse lost to fire in 1978, the star first lit in 1936, and a town of 1,152 in 1960 that counted 73,158 in 2020. The short history of Castle Rock, with sources. History Castle Rock with kids: storytime and The Ranch, The Edge, the county parks, the depot museum and the holidays downtown https://insidecastlerockco.com/articles/castle-rock-with-kids/ https://insidecastlerockco.com/articles/castle-rock-with-kids/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Where to take children in Castle Rock, Colorado: storytimes and The Ranch play space at the library, ziplines, Sky Trek and the ninja course at The Edge, the playground at Fairgrounds Regional Park, two county trails, the depot museum, and the fall and holiday events downtown. Families