Clear Creek County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,397. The county seat is Georgetown.
History
thumb|left|Clear Creek, ca. 1870
thumb|Crystalline gold specimen from the Dixie mine, Lamartine District, SW of [[Idaho Springs, Colorado. Size: 1.8 x 0.9 x 0.2 cm.]]
Clear Creek County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on November 1, 1861, and is one of only two counties (along with Gilpin) to have persisted with its original boundaries unchanged. It was named after Clear Creek, which runs down from the continental divide through the county. Idaho Springs was originally designated the county seat, but the county government was moved to Georgetown in 1867.
Adjacent counties
- Jefferson - east
- Gilpin - northeast
- Park - south
- Summit - west
- Grand - northwest
Major highways
- 20px Interstate 70
- (Idaho Springs)
- 20px U.S. Highway 6
- 20px U.S. Highway 40
- 20px State Highway 5
- 20px State Highway 103
- Central City Parkway
National protected areas
- Pike National Forest
- Roosevelt National Forest
- James Peak Wilderness
- Mount Evans Wilderness
Scenic trails and byways
- American Discovery Trail
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
- Grays Peak National Recreation Trail
- Mount Evans National Recreation Trail
- Guanella Pass Scenic Byway
- Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway