Arvada Jefferson County, CO

Points of Interest: - Arvada Flour Mill, Clear Creek Valley Grange, Burlington Northern & Sante Fe Railroad, Arvada Festival Playhouse, Arvada Center For Arts & Humanities

Annual Events: - Arvada First Fest in June, Taste Of The Holidays in November, Arvada Harvest Festival

Visitors Information -Chamber of Commerce 7305 Grandview Ave 424-0313
Hospitals Health First Physians 7950 Kipling 425-4680
Public Transit RTD 1600 Blake 299-6000
Airport Denver International Airport 342-2000
Post Office 5885 Allison 421-2200
Libraries Arvada Library 8555 W. 57th Ave 424-5527
Museums Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities 6901 Wadsworth Blvd 431-3080
Recreation Centers Lake Arbor Center 7451 W. 83rd Way 423-1936
North Jeffco Center 9101 Ralston Rd 424-7733
Ralston Center 6300 Simms 421-7030
Secrest Center W. 66th Ave & Pierce 424-1692
Public Golf Course Indian Tree 7555 Wadsworth Blvd 423-3450
Lake Arbor 8600 Wadsworth Blvd 423-1650
Westwoods Golf Course 6503 Simms 431-1813
Police Department 8101 Ralston Rd 431-3060
Fire Department 6503 Simms 424-3012
Newspapers Arvada Sentinel 7405 Grandview Ave 425-8755

Arvada was founded in 1870 as a farming community. The town's final link with Denver occurred in 1925 causing the town to celebrate with its first Harvest Festival.