Deckers, Colorado

Unincorporated community in State of Colorado, United States

39°15′17″N 105°13′37″W / 39.25472°N 105.22694°W / 39.25472; -105.22694Country

United StatesState

State of ColoradoCountyDouglasArea

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1,950 m (6,398 ft)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code^[2]

Sedalia CO 80135

GNIS feature ID204730^[1]

Deckers is an unincorporated community along the South Platte River in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. Stephen Decker built a general store here in the 1890s. He later added a saloon and called the settlement "Daffodil." The presence of natural springs led him to establish Deckers Mineral Springs and Resort in the popular region for fly-fishing. Deckers received national attention for the June 2002 forest fire, known as the Hayman Fire, which burned thousands of acres on the outskirts of the Denver metro area. The U.S. Post Office at Sedalia (ZIP Code 80135) now serves Deckers postal addresses.^[2]

Camp

National Ramah Commission announced in March 2006 that it planned to open a Camp Ramah in the Rockies. A 360-acre (1.5 km²) camp site has been purchased in Deckers. The camp, known as Ramah in the Rockies has been running since the Summer of 2010.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deckers, Colorado
^ ^a ^b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
^ National Ramah Commission http://www.campramah.org/content/200906_roa2010.php. Retrieved January 17, 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)