| Official Name: | Castle Rock |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dakota County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Castle Rock Township |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 938 |
| Coordinates: | 44.5439°N -93.1525°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 55010 |
| Area Code: | 651, 507 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 640969 |
Castle Rock is an unincorporated community in Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
Castle Rock is 7miles north of Northfield. Nearby places also include Farmington and Randolph. State Highway 3 (MN 3) is nearby.
The community is named for a local rock formation at the point where 275th Street and Cambodia Avenue join, on private property. The formation, known to Dakota Native Americans as Inyan Bosdata or "Rock Standing on End", was also the namesake of the nearby Inyan Bosdata Wakpa, known today as the Cannon River.
A post office called Castle Rock was first established in 1858.[1] The community took its name from Castle Rock Township.[2]
The community has a school, Prairie Creek Community School.