| Official Name: | Winter Park, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | Colorado's Highest |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 39.8786°N -105.7828°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Colorado |
| Subdivision Name2: | Grand County |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | August 1, 1978 |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated |
| Established Date3: | September 1, 1979[2] |
| Government Type: | Home rule municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Nick Kutrumbos |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 43.74 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.89 |
| Area Land Km2: | 43.74 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 16.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 10128 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 1033 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[5] |
| Postal Code: | 80482 (PO Box) |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-85705 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2413502 |
Winter Park is a home rule municipality in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The permanent population was 1,033 at the 2020 census, although with 2,572 housing units within the town limits the seasonal population can be much higher.
It is home to Winter Park Resort, a ski resort owned by the City of Denver and managed by Alterra Mountain Company. The town and resort are served by the Winter Park Express ski train run by Amtrak. The area also has cross-country skiing opportunities, including Devil's Thumb Ranch. In the spring and summer, Winter Park is known for mountain biking, concerts, hiking, and fishing.
Winter Park is located in southeastern Grand County at the southern end of the Fraser Valley. It is bordered to the north by the town of Fraser. U.S. Route 40 passes through the town, leading south and east over Berthoud Pass to Denver and northwest to Granby.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.7km2.[6]
Its elevation ranges from approximately 8700to above sea level, and is considered sub-alpine country. It is snow-covered for about six months a year. Although the town center is at about above sea level,[7] Winter Park, using administrative boundaries as a measure, became the highest incorporated town in the United States after the July 2006 annexation of 5214acres of Winter Park Resort to allow new on-mountain improvements. This claim is disputed since Winter Park has no residences above 9550feet, while contiguous residential neighborhoods in Leadville, Colorado, extend to 10360feet and in Alma, Colorado, to 11680feet, and Alma's town center is at 10361feet.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Winter Park has a subarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps.