Hidden Lake, CO

Hidden Lake is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The 2020 census counted 24 residents. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Ward post office serves the area. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Hidden Lake, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Hidden Lake, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Hidden Lake is located in western Boulder County in the Front Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. State Highway 72, the Peak to Peak Highway, forms the western edge of the community, leading south 4 miles to Ward and 15 miles to Nederland, and north 27 miles to Estes Park.