Summit County
Your Colorado Playground

Since before European culture came to this country, Summit County has been a favorite playground for people of all shapes and sizes, just on the west side of the Continental Divide.  From Native American tribes to gold and silver miners to the people and families of today; Summit Countys abundant opportunities for rest, recreation, and exciting activities lure people of all fun-seeking persuasions.

Now its your turn to play.

Pick Your Spot....Find your Dream....Visit and Live Here....

Dillon

Keystone

Whispering Pines Ranch

Silverthorne

Wildernest

Frisco

But, don't be limited to play; there are plenty of opportunities to work in Summit County, too.  Summit County Planning states: " During the past decade job growth has been outpacing population growth."   Future projections show this trend continuing. 
Think of being able to live, work and play in the same community!

Towns & Mountains & Open Space

Summit County has six towns (Blue River, Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, Montezuma, and Silverthorne), four major ski resorts (Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, and Keystone), significant National Forest and Bureau of Land Management lands, and two, Congressionally-designated Wilderness Areas (Eagles Nest and Ptarmigan Peak).

Perhaps the Countys most majestic characteristic is its towering altitude, from a low of 7,947 feet above sea level at Green Mountain Reservoir, to a skyscraping 14,270 feet at Grays Peak.  Several mountain ranges converge in the County, including portions of the Gore Range, the Tenmile Range, and the Front Range.

Colorado Water

Water.

More important than gold in Colorado.

Down the center of Summit County the beautiful Blue River generates three times the flow of any other river contributing to the Colorado River basin.  In the early 1960s, the Denver Water Board used the capacity of the Blue River to create the 2,790 acre Dillon Reservoir.  Green Mountain Reservoir, just north of Silverthorne, also utilizes the Blue River to generate power and provide irrigation to nearby ranchlands. The Blue River and its primary tributaries, the Snake River and the Tenmile Creek, define the countys contours, cutting deep valleys into the areas mountainous terrain.

Recreational opportunities are tremendous:  boating, sailing, and fishing of all kinds

Easy Access to Sport & Cultural Activities

All the ski areas have national and international competitions during the winter ski season.  The resorts and towns in Summit County also play host to many summer activities.  The National Repertory Orchestra is here every summer providing concerts and presentations throughout the County.  And dont forget the internationally acclaimed Breckenridge Film Festival in the fall.

Summit County is only an hours drive from the Denver metropolitan area.  Interstate 70 (I-70), the states main east-west transportation corridor, bisects the County and enhances the proximity of the County to Denver/Front Range communities and activities:  Pepsi Center, Invesco Field, Coors Field, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

You have a place in the heart of Colorado!

Contact me now and we will find your special place!