Founded in 1881, Rand is a tiny unincorporated community located in the southern part of North Park, Colorado. It has an elevation of 8,627 feet.
One of the few towns situated in the sparsely populated Jackson County, Rand consists mostly of homes and a few businesses. Walden to the north roughly twenty miles has most of the commerce in the county. There has been a post office in town, since 1883, with a zip code of 80473. The rest of the community’s economy is based on ranching.
Rand sits on Highway CO-125 close to its junction with County Road 27. Indian Creek flows by the town. It’s speculated to be named for Charles Rand, or J.A. Rand, both pioneers of the late 1800s.
Activities near Rand
Federal Lands:
- Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge (14mi)
- Illinois River
- Mount Zirkel Wilderness
- Never Summer Wilderness
- Platte River Wilderness
- Rawah Wilderness
- Roosevelt National Forest
- Routt National Forest
- Walden Reservoir (2mi)
Ghost Towns:
- Teller City (11mi)
Museums:
- North Park Pioneer Museum (21mi)
Scenic Drives:
- Buffalo Pass (39mi)
- Cache La Poudre Byway
- Cameron Pass (27mi)
- Rabbit Ears Pass (34mi)
State Parks:
- State Forest State Park (18mi)
Towns:
- Coalmont (18mi)
- Cowdrey (31mi)
- Fort Collins (95mi)
- Granby (34mi)
- Grand Lake (48mi)
- Gould (17mi)
- Kremmling (56mi)
- Laramie, WY (87mi)
- Steamboat Springs (55mi)
- Walden (21mi)