Southwest of Denver, the community of Pine is part of a string of towns that make up the “Highway 285” rural corridor. A gateway to the mountains for well over a century, the 285 corridor has blossomed into a community with an eye on the future and its feet firmly planted in its past. The corridor is a place where r esidents are free to enjoy riding, biking, hiking, climbing, camping, fishing, rafting or relaxing on their private mountain properties.

Pine itself owes its creation to the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad when it placed bunkhouses in the “Pine Grove” area in 1878. The railroads goal was to build a narrow gauge railroad line to service the Leadville silver mining bonanza and the Pine areas burgeoning timber industry.

As the mining rush and timber industry waned, Pine grew into a favorite resort area with some of the most popular fishing and vacation locations along the Denver, South Park and Pacific rail line. Soon the route was dubbed "the fish train" because of the high quality trout fishing on the South Platte River. The rail route through Pine was abandoned in 1937 and the track pulled up in 1938, but to this day Pine and its surrounding areas continue to provide visitors and residents with some of the best outdoor recreation the state has to offer.

The homes in the 285-corridor range from historic cabins and weekend getaways to and brand-new homes, condominiums, private ranches and estates. The average home price in the corridor is over 250K with the median income approaching 80K. Between Homestead at its Northern tip to Pine Junction at its southern tip, the fast growing 285-corridor is estimated to have 10K homes and 40K residents.

Shopping, dining, theater, senior activities  and business services are readily available to residents of the 285-corridor. Today, there are three shopping centers: Safeway Center at Conifer Junction, The Village at Aspen Park anchored by King Soopers and the Aspen Park Village Center. Construction is well under way on another new state of the art multi-use shopping developments, The Conifer Town Center.

The Colorado Department of Transportation has ear marked the Highway 285 corridor as a key state priority and has completed the Environmental Impact Study for the expansion of the road to four divided lanes as far as Bailey. Commuter residents in this growing community are served by Denver RTD and its four new Park-n-Ride lots located along Hwy 285.

The students of the Hwy 285 corridor are transported to and from school via buses to some of the top performing schools in the Jefferson County School system. There are two new elementary schools, a modern middle school and a new state-of-the-art High School.

At an average elevation of 8,000 feet the mountain climate offers relief from Denver’s hot summers, with temperatures in the high 70's to the low 80's and moderate winters with average temperatures in the high 30’s to mid 40's.