Not trying to falsely advertise (you will do some driving). The house is great, clean, and I could have been happy in the house for a week and not been sorry, but the area (for us was the beginning of July) put us in the middle of so much to explore. First, you’re in the middle of the world’s largest fossil beds, there is so much hiking that can be done in this area. The house sits atop of a mountain, you are “on” a mountain (9,117’ above sea level) and you are about ten minutes to the main roads; this allows for some spectacular views of surrounding mountains so the drive up and down provides a little entertainment; we had hoped to safely see a bear, but saw deer, wild turkeys and a heard of elk. The town is not much, lots of closed places on Monday and Tuesdays. We needed lunch one day so we went to the Thunderbird, a family friendly “biker bar” and the kids loved playing $1 pool (burgers were very good). Hwy 24 is amazing. From Colorado Springs to the other side of Florissant we had so much fun exploring: the cave of the winds, Terryall Dude Ranch for Horseback riding, Lake George, 11-mile canyon and also 11-mile reservoir ( for a little trout fishing), Happy meadows and Twin eagle campground for hiking (so beautiful), and A wolf preserve just around the corner, back towards Colorado Springs to the Garden of the gods and taking “the Cog” up to the top of Pike’s Peak.
The house is about 10-miles from Woodland Park, CO going East across hwy 24 (passing through Divide, CO).
The house has lots of space (ground floor is a house by itself), very comfortable, the lot has many places to hang-out and I think I saw 2-3 outdoor grills. The deck is great and has lots of seating and again stunning views.
It was summer and I had no trouble traveling up the road in a loaded minivan; not sure what would happen in the winter as part is gravel and steep.
The elevation WILL take your breath away and with 3-floors, take it easy. Don’t get in a hurry: you’re on vacation. Enjoy the views.