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Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Golden, CO

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Sports & Outdoors

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

A mountain state park about an hour from Denver with extensive trails, camping, and wildlife viewing.

92 Crawford Gulch Road, Golden, CO 80403 · Golden, CO

About Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Golden Gate Canyon State Park sits in the Front Range foothills within a short drive of the Denver area. Its roughly 12,000 acres include high meadows, streamside corridors, rocky peaks, and dense forest, with more than 35 miles of trails for hikers, bikers, and horseback riders. Visitors can camp at a family-oriented campground with tent and RV sites or choose more primitive backcountry spots. Panorama Point Scenic Overlook provides wide views of the Continental Divide. The park is also a good place for spotting birds and mammals such as moose and bobcats, and historic homestead cabins from early settlers remain on the land.

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