Castle Rock, Colorado

Castle Rock is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The most populous municipality of the county, Castle Rock's population was 48,231 at the 2010 United States Census. It is named for the prominent, castle tower-shaped butte near the center of town. Located midway between Denver and Colorado Springs, Castle Rock grew sufficiently during the 1990s and early 2000s to become part of the Denver Metropolitan Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Castle Rock in The House of Daniel
After the outbreak of the Great Zombie Riots of 1934, the House of Daniel (and indeed much of Denver) fled south to Castle Rock.