Lakewood (Colorado)

Lakewood is a city of about 160,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The city lies in Jefferson County, immediately west of Denver and east of the Front Range foothills.

Understand

Lakewood is the most populous city in Jefferson County and the third most populous city in the Denver Metropolitan Area.

Get in

See this Colorado travel map. Colorado is on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07) in the winter and on Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06) in the summer.

By air

By car

Lakewood is served eight major highways:

The colder weather months (Nov-Feb) often bring snow and ice to area roads. Visitors who park their cars should be prepared in case their car is "snowed in" by snow removal trucks. Also, pay strict attention to parking rules and snow emergencies to avoid being towed away at the car owner's expense. During the winter months, a snow brush, ice scraper, and plenty of windshield washer fluid is essential, and many natives opt to carry a shovel, some sand, and a bag of ice melt or road salt in the trunk just in case.

Renting

With Aurora's considerable sprawl, car rentals are the most convenient form of transportation for visitors. Local companies tend to offer better prices, but national chains might be more convenient as far as return policies and hours. Rental companies include most major car rental chains.

Get around

Public transit

Lakewood is served by the RTD light rail W line which connects to Denver and Golden.

See

  • 🌍 Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys (DMMDT), 830 Kipling Street (6th ave to Kipling - located by Kipling & 8th), +1 303-322-1053, . Friday & Saturday 10AM-4PM, Sunday 1PM-4PM. The Museum staff utilizes the collection of over 20,000 objects to stage four major exhibit changes each year. The exhibits range from vintage Star Wars toys to artisan dollhouses and exquisite antique dolls to well-loved toy soldiers. $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 children (children under age 5 free).

Do

Reservoir

Lakewood has 3 reservoirs to visit. The largest one is Main then Smith then East.

Buy

  • 🌍 Belmar Shopping Center, 464 S Teller St. Urban-styled outdoor shopping area with over 70 stores/businesses including Whole Foods, Target, DWS, Victoria's Secret, Coldwater Creek, etc. Dining options include Ted's Montana Grill, P.F. Chang's, & Jamba Juice. Entertainment options include a movie theater and a bowling alley. In the winter, there's an outside ice skating rink.
  • 🌍 Colorado Mills Mall, 14500 W Colfax Ave (I-70 and Colfax Ave), +1 303 384-3000. Large outlet mall.

Eat

Connect

Go next

Routes through Lakewood
Grand Junction Golden  W  E  Denver Sterling
Steamboat Springs Golden  W  E  Denver Limon
Ends at Morrison  W  E  Ends at
Ends at Westminster  N  S  Ends at
Ends at Broomfield  N  S  Ends at Waterton


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