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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-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, ice fishing and ice skating.

WINTER OPERATIONS!

January 28, 2010

Visitor Center will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

 ATTENTION CAMPERS!

Camping in Reverends Ridge Campground will be closed for camping FEBRUARY 5 & 6, 12 & 13 and 19 & 20 for the Boy Scouts of America "Klondike" winter skills events. 

Starting Dec 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010 Reverend's Ridge Campground and cabins and yurts will be closed from Sundays at noon through the following Fridays at noon each week for forest fuel mitigation.

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

TRAIL CLOSURES!

Mountain Lion Trail closed on the eastern portion and out to the quarry.All Deer Creek backcountry sites are closed for forest feul mitigation.

The Elk trail and the western portion of Raccoon trail will be closed for utility installation starting October 5th.

HAZARDOUS MACHINARY IN THE AREA!

Please respect all trail closure signs for your own safety

Fuels mitigation is in effect on the east portion of Mountain Lion trail and out to the quarry. 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 7th, 2010. 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: 2/1/2010

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