Introduction To Summit County, Colorado
| If you are a naturalist, skier, snow boarder, golfer, fisherman, music lover, hiker, kayaker, rafter, in-line skater or a mountain biker Summit County offers pristine vistas in which to express your avocations or passions. |  |
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Summit County lies in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. It is bound on the East by Eisenhower tunnel on on the west by Vail Pass. It is surrounded by national forests, ranch lands and magnificent 14,000 foot peaks. |
| It is said that people come to Summit County for a vacation and end up staying here for the lifestyle. |  |
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Most residents of the county came here to escape the crush of urban life and have found a place that affords challenges and opportunity for a pastoral and relaxed lifestyle. |