Blue Valley, Colorado

About Blue Valley

Blue Valley is a small unincorporated community in central Colorado.

Officially, Blue Valley is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.05 square miles.

📰 Blue Valley News Today

• A billionaire, a land swap, gold medal fishing, ‘dinosaur’ trout, and a permit proposal anglers are calling a ‘bait and switch’ in Colorado AspenTimes.com · Oct 28
• BLM, Blue Valley Ranch land exchange in Colorado completed Bureau of Land Management (.gov) · Jan 13
• Survey of Colorado Gold Medal fishing location on Blue River cites fish feeding as possible reason for river health decline SkyHiNews.com · Jan 1
• Federal government says land exchange proposed by billionaire in Grand and Summit counties is complete SummitDaily.com · Jan 13
• Colorado land swap between billionaire, BLM draws ire The Colorado Sun · Feb 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Blue Valley Unique

• The only place in America named Blue Valley — 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.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Blue Valley

• Echo Lake Lodge
• Brother's Grille

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Echo Mountain · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Blue Valley

🏘️ Nearby Communities