| Official Name: | Idledale, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Idledale |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Idledale CDP in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson County |
| Government Type: | unincorporated community |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.717 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.717 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 244 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 39.6689°N -105.2432°W |
| Elevation M: | 2011 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6598 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
| Postal Code: | 80453 |
| Area Codes: | 303 & 720 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature[4] |
| Blank Info: | Idledale CDP |
Idledale is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Idledale post office has the ZIP code 80453.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Idledale CDP was 244.
Originally called "Starbuck Heights", the town was almost washed out by a storm in 1933. When it was rebuilt, the town became known as Idledale.
Idledale is located on the north side of Bear Creek. Colorado State Highway 74 passes through the community as it traverses Bear Creek Canyon; to the east, the highway is known as Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive and leads downstream 4miles to Morrison; to the west the highway leads up the canyon the same distance to Kittredge.
The Idledale CDP has an area of 0.717km2, all land.[1]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the
Idledale is served by the Jefferson County Public Schools.