Cripple Creek Mountain Estates (Woodland Park, Victor: how much, homes, moving to)

[beezle1]

Very useful information for those people interested in Cripple Creek StarrySkiesAbove!

[Rose T]

Also, the altitude makes it hard to breathe for many people. As you get older, unless you are in fabulous health and never smoked, beware. You'd be surprised to see how many people are pushing oxygen around.

[eay1930]

We have a property there. CCME has a water system;so you do not have to worry about a well and septic. It also has electricity and a nice swimming pool and community center and nearby church. It's not far from Cripple Creek.

[Didnti]

I own two lots in Cripple Creek Mountain Estates and can answer some of your questions. Cripple Creek Mountain Estates is a BEAUTIFUL subdivision approximately 5 miles outside of Cripple Creek, CO. The current Property Owner Association dues are $225 per year. There are County roads (dirt) throughout the subdivision, which are well maintained, all year long. Each lot is approx 1.5 acres, but you can buy adjacent lots and vacate the lot lines in order to combine. There is a central water system which runs throughout the subdivision which you (the owner) pay $200 per year to maintain the right to tap off of. (Make sure this is current when buying because it's expensive to re-establish this right.) You tap off of this central water system and put in a cistern when you decide to build. Electricity and telephone are at the property line. There are covenants and arcitectural standards; for example, nothing smaller than 1200 square feet, and no mobile homes. Requests to build are subject to approval by the arcitectural review board. As a result there are nice homes being built and the area is increasing in value. There is a club house (interior is older and could use some updating, the exterior and bones are great), and an indoor pool, with both a men's and women's bathroom including shower. The clubhouse can be reserved free of charge for personal events. There is also a playground for children and a common area with a beautiful view (everything there has a beautiful view) where you can BBQ, Many of the lots are on slopes. The trick is to build within 150 feet of the road so that you are not subject to the fire department's driveway slope requirements. If this subdivision was right outside of Denver it would be growing faster, it is outside of Colorado Springs where there is less discretionary income, as a result it's growing more slowly than it might otherwise.

[Didnti]

Originally Posted by froggin4colorado

I had to laugh yesterday as I drove through the San Luis Valley...I saw a sign that was offering a "trade" for land. Someone was so desperate that they were willing to trade anything to give away the land. While I do miss the beautiful views, I don't miss living in that desolate valley.
I would love to build my own home, however like Mike has said, with a lot of caution!

Cripple Creek Mountain Estates isn't even close to San Luis Valley ... it is in Teller County - I'm not sure I understand why you posted this comment in this thread.

[Tominftl]

I echo what most of you have said. I would stay away from raw land. I own improved land on a lake in Tennessee and can’t sell it. Paved roads, city water and gas lines in, still no takers. I have had a few lookers but learned a big lesson. I guess it’s a pain in the butt to build a home.

[TCHP]

Originally Posted by Didnti

Cripple Creek Mountain Estates isn't even close to San Luis Valley ... it is in Teller County - I'm not sure I understand why you posted this comment in this thread.

The buyer beware aspect of selling cheap, unimproved land to someone unfamiliar with Colorado water rights. While the San Luis valley is the primary focus of much of that, it does happen nearly everywhere and Teller County being close to Cos, it happens there as well.

[Didnti]

Originally Posted by TCHP

The buyer beware aspect of selling cheap, unimproved land to someone unfamiliar with Colorado water rights. While the San Luis valley is the primary focus of much of that, it does happen nearly everywhere and Teller County being close to Cos, it happens there as well.

Cripple Creek Mountain Estates is a subdivision with 1-2 acre lots. It has a community water system that draws water from the Gillette Flats - it has absolutely nothing to do with Colorado Springs which sits on the other side of a 12,000 foot Mountain (Pikes Peak) and has a seperate water source.

[TCHP]

If CCME pulls its water from Gillette Flats, great. That is pertinent info relevant to the topic that informs other future readers. Hopefully they can continue to do that for decades to come. I also think we need to constantly remind people from out of state who think they can live a mountain dream on land they purchase for pennies on the dollar compared to where they came from, that due diligence is necessary for life west of the 100th meridian and the biggest aspect of that difference is water and access to it, whether it is subdivided or not. Numerous sub-divisions in Colorado have failed in their promise to deliver water to its occupants.

While it has nothing directly to do with Cos, for better or worse, Cos is the largest nearby metro area and we will have a percentage of people here that will want to escape the area for points west of Pikes Peak (which I thought was over 14k in elevation, but okay). Many will mistakenly believe they can have their little slice of mountain paradise with all the same level of service and support of what they had in the more urban environment. Sometimes that is true, most times it is not. Reminding others to evaluate that is not a dis-service but a reminder of what they may face. I don't see anything wrong with those reminders.

[LHS79]

Originally Posted by TCHP

If CCME pulls its water from Gillette Flats, great. That is pertinent info relevant to the topic that informs other future readers. Hopefully they can continue to do that for decades to come. I also think we need to constantly remind people from out of state who think they can live a mountain dream on land they purchase for pennies on the dollar compared to where they came from, that due diligence is necessary for life west of the 100th meridian and the biggest aspect of that difference is water and access to it, whether it is subdivided or not. Numerous sub-divisions in Colorado have failed in their promise to deliver water to its occupants.

While it has nothing directly to do with Cos, for better or worse, Cos is the largest nearby metro area and we will have a percentage of people here that will want to escape the area for points west of Pikes Peak (which I thought was over 14k in elevation, but okay). Many will mistakenly believe they can have their little slice of mountain paradise with all the same level of service and support of what they had in the more urban environment. Sometimes that is true, most times it is not. Reminding others to evaluate that is not a dis-service but a reminder of what they may face. I don't see anything wrong with those reminders.

Excellent post!

This sums it up quite nicely if you are thinking about off-grid (or maybe half-grid?) living:

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/12/3...n-luis-valley/

Reminds me of the folks who buy in Monument and then complain about their internet speeds. You have internet- sorry is it not as fast as where you came from!