Centennial

city in Colorado, United States of America

Centennial is a suburban city of about 106,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The city lies in Arapahoe County southeast of Denver.

For other places with the same name, see Centennial (disambiguation).

Understand

When Centennial was incorporated as a city on February 7, 2001, it was the largest city incorporation in U.S. history, with over 100,000 citizens at the 2000 census.

Get in

By plane

By car

Centennial is served by several highways:

The E-470 Toll Road provides direct access to Denver International Airport.

By rail

The Amtrak California Zephyr and Winter Park Express serve Denver Union Station. The RTD light rail E line provides access from Denver Union Station to Centennial.

By bus

Greyhound Lines serve Denver.

Get around

Public transit

By car

  • A numbered system is proven inapplicable here, as opposed to Denver's northern suburbs.
  • If you are looking for "___ Street", you should be driving across town from west to east, looking at the signs that signal "North __ Street" or "South ___ Street"

See

Do

  • 🌍 Centennial Center Park, 13050 East Peakview Avenue. Centennial Center Park is an expansive area with an amphitheatre and a water park for kids. 
  • 🌍 Downtown Centennial. Take a few hours to walk the Downtown area. Admire the high-rises, look around the historical shops and buildings, and see where Centennial came from. (updated May 2017)

Buy

Eat

Unique restaurants in the area:

  • Las Brisas Restaurant, 6787 S Clinton St, ☏ +1 303 792-3212. Where Latin coastal meets Mexican, incredible Las Brisas Ritas. 
  • Perfect Landing, 7625 S. Peoria St (south of Arapahoe Rd at Centennial Airport), ☏ +1 303 649-4478. Wine and dine on great food while overlooking planes taking off from the 3rd busiest private airport in the country. 

Drink

Sleep

  • Drury Inn, 9445 E Dry Creek Rd (near the Tech Center). Low cost, solid rooms and free breakfast and dinner of pizza and salad. 

Connect

Go next

Routes through Centennial
Cheyenne ← Denver ←  N  S  → Castle Rock → Colorado Springs


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