Just 18 miles northwest of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area, the City of Woodland Park is a peaceful Colorado mountain community with the most spectacular views of Pikes Peak’s north side found anywhere. Surrounded by the Pike National Forest, Woodland Park (pop. 8,200, area 6.61 sq mi, elev. 8,465 ft) is the multi-generational, family-friendly “City Above the Clouds,” which still cherishes its rural heritage, built on timber, ranching, and railroads.