Now a four lane highway this road allows residents to travel to and from Woodland park and points beyond like Cripple Creek and Victor. Ute Pass is home to Cascade, Chipita Park and Green Mountain Falls. The largest city in Teller County it is the gateway for fisherman, campers, hikers and the like on their way to campsites or lakes and streams. It is also the gateway for thousands of would be gamblers and fun seekers heading to Cripple Creek. Residents enjoy wooded lots and great mountain views.
Homes are mostly single family with very few apartments.
A new golf course and country club along with some new home developments have area residents excited. Or push the back button to return. Casinos, restaurants, hotels, shops all on a back drop of a restored western town. Cripple Creek once a gold mining town is now a gaming town devoted to gambling and tourists.