Dakota Ridge, Colorado

About Dakota Ridge

Dakota Ridge, CO is a small unincorporated community located in central Colorado.

Officially, Dakota Ridge is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.39 square miles.

📰 Dakota Ridge News Today

• Dakota Ridge High School (Littleton, CO) Field Hockey MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Dakota Ridge boys lacrosse stuns Golden in Class 4A Foothills League action Colorado Preps · Apr 22
• Dakota Ridge Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Dakota Ridge High School (Littleton, CO) Softball MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Dakota Ridge vs Heritage - Girls Varsity Flag Football 08/17/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Aug 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dakota Ridge Unique

• The only place in America named Dakota Ridge — 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 Dakota Ridge

• Canton Chinese Restaurant
• GroundUp Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Hotpot Den — chinese
• Hunan Dynasty — chinese
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Tacos Selene — mexican
• Antonio's Pizza Pasta Wings — italian
• BC Subs — american
• Bad Daddy's Burger Bar — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Round1 Bowling & Arcade · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dakota Ridge

• Alkire Greenbelt · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bear Creek Lake Park reviews ★
• Belleview Acres Park reviews ★
• Blue Heron Park reviews ★
• Bobby Hyatt Jr Memorial Park reviews ★
• Country West Greenbelt · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lakehurst Park reviews ★
• Lakehurst West Park reviews ★
• Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Powderhorn Park reviews ★
• Robert A. Easton Regional Park reviews ★
• Sunrise Creek Greenbelt · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dakota Ridge

🏘️ Nearby Communities