Eldorado Springs is an unincorporated community, a census-designated place (CDP), and a post office located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Eldorado Springs post office has the ZIP code 80025 (post office boxes). At the United States Census 2010, the population of the Eldorado Springs CDP was 585, while the population of the 80025 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 253.
The nearby Eldorado Canyon State Park is famous for its classic North-American climbing routes.
History
In 1910, Eldorado Springs was a resort community, known for its Big Radium Pool, then the largest swimming pool in the United States. The pool, along with several other smaller ones, was known as "Coney Island of the West." In 1916, Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower celebrated their honeymoon in one of the cabins at the resort. Also known for its good tasting spring water, "Eldorado Springs" bottled water is sold in stores around Colorado.
Notable residents
Pansy Stockton (1895–1972), artist
Mark Emery Udall (1950- ), U.S. Senator
Geography
The Eldorado Springs CDP has an area of , including of water. To the southwest is Eldorado Mountain.
Climate
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the
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