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Recreation
At an altitude of 5,280 feet, Denver’s proximity to the Rocky Mountains offers an abundance of recreation options. In less that two hours, skiers and snowboarders based in Denver can enjoy a day on the slopes of one of Colorado’s famed ski resorts. Denver’s temperate climate also offers golfers nearly year-round opportunities to improve their swing. With more than 60 public courses in the Denver metro area, there is something for every golfer from the beginner to the pro.

Hiking, biking, and fishing are also popular activities in the metro area. Denver has the largest city park system in the nation, and thousands of acres of open space are located around the city. The foothills of the Rockies provide challenging trails for experienced hikers and bikers and scenic leisurely strolls for those not in search of an adrenaline rush.

Arts & Entertainment
Denver actively supports the arts and is home to a full range of cultural attractions. The Denver Center for Performing Arts Complex has a venue for national touring companies, in addition to locally produced plays and attractions. Boettcher Concert Hall is home to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and features world-class performers in both classical and popular attractions. The Ellie Caulkins Opera-House is one of the finest facilities of its kind in the world and provides a state-of-the-art acoustical home for Opera Colorado, ballet and chorales. The city hosts many smaller community centers, which offer endless cultural opportunities as well. During the summer, the city takes advantage of Colorado’s wonderful balmy evenings by hosting performances in its beautiful outdoor theatres, parks and gardens. Red Rocks Amphitheater is a favorite outdoor concert site for performers and audiences alike.

Colorado is well represented in the professional sports arena. The Colorado fans are renowned for their enthusiastic support of baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer. Visitors will relish cheering for the Denver Broncos (football), Colorado Rockies (baseball), Colorado Avalanche (hockey), Denver Nuggets (basketball), Colorado Rapids (soccer), Colorado Crush (arena football) and Colorado Mammoth (lacrosse) along with the local fans in one of Denver’s contemporary sporting facilities. Coloradoans are proud of their college teams too. Many excellent choices for college sporting events can be found within the Metro area.

Attraction
Colorado is a favorite destination for those who enjoy digging into the past. Once home to uncounted numbers of dinosaurs, their bones can still be found throughout the state or on display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science – one of America’s finest. Others enjoy digging into the more recent past – in ghost towns and abandoned mines that dot the high country.

Three old-time mining towns – Central City, Blackhawk, and Cripple Creek – were saved from slow decay by the introduction of casino gambling, and their once deserted streets today are popular attractions.

Living
Back in Denver, and neighboring communities, excellent schools and colleges turn out one of the nation’s best-educated work forces. Here, too, housing opportunities are plentiful. The cost of living in the Denver Metro area is lower than many major cities. The Metro area has a strong housing market, with good levels of appreciation and an active market. You can live in the foothills of the Rockies, or in a master-planned suburban community or right in the heart of downtown.

Transportation
The Denver Metro area, providing access to the rest of the United States and the world. Excellent highway systems, the light rail system, and bus service provides residents excellent means of commuting.

Metropolitan Denver has more than doubled in population since 1990. This represents an annual growth rate of about 2.4 percent since 1990. Denver has evolved into a city with a very high concentration of “baby boomers," and has a median age that is close to the U.S. median age of 34.4.

Climate
Virtually everyone loves Denver’s climate – not too hot, not too cold. Winters are to be enjoyed, not just endured; you can literally ski in the morning, then return to the city for an afternoon of golf or tennis. If you currently live where summers are sticky, you’ll really appreciate Denver’s low humidity and cool evenings, even in July and August.

Economic Development
Denver, once a town where mining and resource development were the central commercial activity, is now a metropolitan area with a fully diversified economy that supplies goods and services to the nation and the world. Telecommunications, aerospace, financial services, computer software, biomedical and many other high tech sectors now anchor Denver’s economy. Many private sector leaders in their fields are located in the Denver area, including telecommunications companies Level 3 and Qwest Communications, aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, international financial services company Merrill Lynch, utility provider Xcel Energy, and Denver area internet software pioneer Sun Microsystems. These companies have boosted Denver's economy in its 12 years of economic growth since the oil and gas induced slowdown in the mid 1980s, and will help Denver grow well into the next century.

Relocation Publications
The Denver Metro Chamber offers a wide variety of publications that will make your decision to relocate much easier. The relocation package, provides newcomers a comprehensive overview of living and working in the Denver Metro area, as well as the vast recreational opportunities the Rocky Mountains have to offer. To order a copy of this informative guide or to learn more about other products and publications available through the Denver Metro Chamber, visit www.denverchamber.org.