Just west of downtown Denver, Lakewood is a sprawling suburb with excellent views of the Front Range Mountains. In the early 2000s, the site of a demolished, 1960s-era shopping mall was transformed into Belmar, a retail and residential development designed to be a pedestrian-friendly village with a central plaza, outdoor cafes and a movie theater complex. William Frederick Hayden Park, on Lakewood's western fringe at 1000 S. Rooney Rd., offers a network of trails and 360-degree views from the summit of Green Mountain; phone (303) 697-6159. Learn More...