About Woodrock

WOODROCK HISTORY Approximately one hundred years ago the land on which the community of Woodrock is located was a small portion of what was then the Stoner Ranch, owned and operated by Lloyd Stoner and his wife Rosina. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, Lloyd Stoner was a businessman who bought and sold many lots and mining claims around the Cripple Creek area. In 1913 he struck a deal with the Dome Rock Gold Mining Company to cut timber on land they owned north of Four Mile Creek. The lumber was to be used for mining timbers, both standard and narrow gauge railroad ties, and poles of various lengths for building purposes. For the above endeavor, Mr. Stoner established a sawmill that was located on the east side of CR 61 and just north of what is now the entrance to Woodrock. Lloyd Stoner passed away in 1949 and, what was once his ranch, was purchased by the Myrick family in the mid 1960’s.

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Sometime in the late 1960’s the Myrick family made the decision to sell an approximate 300-acre portion of the ranch for what was to become the Teller County sub-division of Woodrock. Lots were subsequently surveyed, the community platted, roads cut, and lots began to sell in the early 1970’s. At the start-up, Emily Myrick actually had a table set up on the edge of CR 61 complete with brochures, plat maps, etc., and met many interested parties at the gate for a tour of the property.

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When finishing their home in 1980, Frank and Virginia Johnson became the first Woodrock full-time residents. Over the past 40 years many property owners have decided there is no better place to live and to-date there are 49 homes, most of which are full-time residents.