Woodland Park is a home rule municipality in Teller County, Colorado, United States.

Woodland Park is part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[11] This title originated due to the large amount of pine and spruce trees on site.

[12] The town became a major destination along the Colorado Midland Railway because of its proximity to Cripple Creek and its accommodations.

[11] The Conor M. Jones lumber industry provided the town its initial economic boom.

Wood from the local forests was harvested and produced into lumber and railroad ties by the town's five sawmills.

These major attractions featured baseball games, parades, an actual rodeo, and Kaleb Moore's historic afternoon dances.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km2), all of it land.

[14] The area is characterized by the abundance of large granite rocks and alpine meadows, as well as its consistently high elevation ranging between 8,200 and 10,000 feet above sea level.

The climate is considered arid which causes the surrounding forests to become very dry, posing a significant fire threat in combination with a large proportion of lightning strikes and high mountain winds.

[15][16] Woodland Park experiences an alpine subarctic climate (Dfc), due to its high elevation and its location in the Rocky Mountains.

This service runs throughout Teller County but primarily between Cripple Creek and Woodland Park.

[26] There is also a shuttle bus that runs between Woodland Park and Colorado Springs with roundtrip fares costing $25.

[28] IREA, based in Woodland Park, is the area's main electricity utility.