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Park Office
92 Crawford Gulch Road
Golden, CO   80403

Office Hours
9am-4pm Wed-Sun Closed Mon-Tues
Park Hours
5 AM - 10 PM

Phone   303-582-3707

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Golden Gate Canyon State Park Link to parks map
More than 12,000 acres of dense forest, rocky peaks, and aspen-rimmed meadows laced with miles of trails awaiting the hiker, horseback rider, mountain biker and winter sports enthusiast at Golden Gate State Park.
 
Only 30 miles from Denver, Golden Gate Canyon offers such amenities as a electrical hook-ups and tent-sites in two different campgrounds, stocked fishing ponds, picnic sites and the Panorama Point Scenic Overlook, where visitors can see 100 miles of the Continental Divide. The park’s numerous group facilities can host several types of events, from weddings to family reunions and company picnics.

Besides camping, overnight guests can also stay at one of the five cabins and two yurts at Golden Gate. In 2008, the park began renting out guest houses, a first for a Colorado State Park. Winter will find visitors cross-county skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, ice fishing and ice skating.

WINTER OPERATIONS!

November 11, 2009

Visitor Center will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

ATTENTION CAMPERS!

Starting Dec 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010 Reverend's Ridge Campground will be closed from Sunday at noon through Friday at noon each week for forest fuel mitigation.

Cabins and yurts as well as back country camping are still available.

Aspen Meadows campground is closed for the season.

Hunting will be limited to 35 hunters per day! Hunter access is on a first come first served basis. The hunter sign in book is located on the front deck at the visitor's center.

Please call 303-582-3707 with any questions. 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Prescribed Fire Burn!!

Golden Gate Canyon will be performing prescribed fires on the Jefferson County portion of the park Thursday November 12, 2009. For more info see Prescribed Fire Map

TRAIL CLOSURES!

The Elk trail and the western portion of Racoon trail will be closed for utility installation from October 5th to December 31st, 2009

Some of the trails on the Jefferson County Portion of the park will be closed for forest fuel mitigation this winter. Please check with the parks visitor's center or visit our web page for trial closure updates.

Attention hunters:

Hunting begins in the Jefferson County portion of the park on September 8th, 2009. All hunters are required to register at the Visitor's Center and must have a daily vehicle pass or annual park pass.Hunting will be limited to 35 hunters per day.

Last Updated: 11/18/2009

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Chrismas tree! ... oh Christmas tree!  ...

  Nothing says Chrismas like the smell of holiday baking mingled with the light scent of a freshly cut tree.

 December 5th and 6th Golden Gate Canyon is having its annual Christmas tree cut and visitor's center open house. Come and enjoy a day of fun and family tradition!

Permits go on sale by phone November 9th at 9:00 AM. Walk-in purchases will begin November 11th. Don't miss out, only 200 permits are availble for each day!

We are Now currently Sold Out of Christmas tree Permits.