Highlands Ranch Things to Do

Mel's Bar and Grill is not your average neighborhood pub where the beer always makes the food taste good. This is the place to try some of Denver's best cuisine. Recognized in both Esquire and Gourmet magazine for dining excell... more

The Elizabeth Eriksen Byron Theater at the The Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts in the University Of Denver is a flexible and versatile theater. It has more than 40 different seating and stage configuration... more

Situated just next to the King Scoopers at Parker, The 13th Door serves as one of the most celebrated haunted houses in Denver. The 13th Door entertains daily through the Halloween, for the whole of October. It's a dire zone fo... more

The University Of Denver is the home to some of the best performance arts talent, with venues such as the Frederic C. Hamilton Family Recital Hall at the Newman Center is one of them. Used mainly by the faculty and students of... more

Deer Creek Canyon, located in the southwestern hills, is 20 minutes from downtown depending on traffic. It presents a variety of challenging single-track trails for the intermediate mountain biker. The Red Mesa Loop, a 2.5 mile... more

The University of Denver is an independent university, not to be mistaken with the University of Colorado at Denver or 'CU Denver'. The majority of this campus stretches across 124 acres of beautifully landscaped terrain and of... more

Roughly six and a half miles long, this paved trail runs north and south along the South Platte River. Beginning at Denver's southern city limit, the ride meanders past several industrial sites before spilling into the Centenni... more

Since 1981, this outfitting pro has been Denver's signature rafting company for white water adventure. From May through September the company offers rafting trips on the Colorado and Arkansas rivers, as well as through Clear C... more

Pick up this paved path at the east end of Bear Creek Lake Park for hiking, horseback riding, or biking. The trail runs from Kipling Parkway to Wadsworth Boulevard. Travel west to enjoy the open space of Bear Creek Lake, or hea... more

Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed Arrowhead Golf Club, which rates as one of the top 75 public golf courses in the United States. Its lofty status owes much to its spectacular scenery. Surrounded by jagged red rock formations, th... more