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Great Places for
Retirement Recreation Fort
Collins, Colorado
Plenty of outdoor recreation, although water
activities are limited. The emphasis here is on mountain sports such as
camping, stream fishing, hiking, downhill and cross-country skiing, whitewater rafting and rock climbing. Rocky
Mountain Park, home to a wonderful variety of bighorn sheep, elk and
deer, is less than an hour away and draws people from across the United
States. Eight other wilderness areas are nearby, and a handful of
top-notch ski resorts are two hours to the west. Fort Collins
itself has 36 public parks, seven golf courses and 75 miles of bicycle
trails.
Cost-of-Living: Above the
national average
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Asheville, North Carolina
For anyone seeking to retire to golf heaven,
Asheville, North Carolina could indeed be the promised land. The
area has 14 public golf courses and numerous private ones. There
are also 23 tennis facilities, with retirees found on nearly all of
them. Asheville is nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains and
the Great Smoky Mountains, and the Shining Rock Park Wilderness is just
outside of town. Opportunities for hiking, rafting, kayaking, snow
skiing, horseback riding, backpacking and rock climbing are
plentiful. Asheville is also known as a Mecca for folk art and
antique collectors.
Cost-of-Living: Equals the
national average
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