Dove Creek, Colorado

About Dove Creek

Dove Creek is a tiny community in southwestern Colorado counting 663 people who proudly call it home.

Dove Creek holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.57 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,163 residents per square mile.

📰 Dove Creek News Today

• Doubled water bills bring politics to a boil in the Pinto Bean Capital of the World The Colorado Sun · Jul 30
• Dove Creek High School (CO) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Dove Creek Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Price hike for water in Dove Creek triggers anger that leads to closure of Town Hall KSJD · Jun 19
• Ferris fire: Evacuations remain as wildfire is more than 51,000 acres and 22% contained Colorado Public Radio · Jul 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dove Creek Unique

• The only place in America named Dove Creek — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 25 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Dove Creek

• Dove Creek Dinner Bell (café)
• Stateline Bar & Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dove Creek

• Cahone Park reviews ★
• Debbie Park reviews ★
• Triangle Park reviews ★
• Weber Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Dove Creek

• Dove Creek High School
• Seventh Street Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dove Creek

🏘️ Nearby Communities