CPW lists Golden Gate Canyon as a state park in Golden, CO with 12,119 acres, 156 campsites, 125 picnic sites and 35 miles of trails, day-use hours 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., and no entrance gates with nine self-pay kiosks. The Activities & Trails page describes hunting rules by county, ponds and an ADA-accessible pier at Kriley Pond, carriable picnic sites and Panorama Point views. Address and phone differ between the 2023 management plan and the current park pages.
Tremont Mountain in Golden Gate Canyon State Park near Denver, Colorado.Brian from California Desert, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
Visitor Center Show Pond Trail 0.25 mi, ADA accessible (s8)
Address
92 Crawford Gulch Road, Golden, CO 80403 (s8, s9); 2023 plan prints 91 Crawford Gulch Road (s7)
Campsites
156 (s9)
Daily vehicle pass
$12-$17 (s8, s9); $12 from Jan. 1, 2025 per press release (s3)
Dated record
Sources retrieved 2026-11-01; 2023 management plan; advisory notices (fire restriction, paving) present on pages at retrieval
Entrance gates
None; nine self-pay kiosks (s7, s9)
Fishing
Permitted in any stream or pond except Visitor Center Show Pond; bag limit four; ADA-accessible pier at Kriley Pond (s8)
Hunting
Jefferson County portion only, Tuesday after Labor Day through Friday before Memorial Day; not on Gilpin County side; 20 hunters/day with reservation (s8)
Hunting reservation
1-800-244-5613 or cpwshop.com, up to 14 days ahead (s8)
Listed location
Golden, CO (s8, s9)
Park hours
Day use 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. (s8, s9)
Phone
303-582-3707 (s8, s9); 2023 plan prints 303-562-3707 (s7)
Picnic sites
125 (s8, s9)
Trail mileage
35 miles (s8, s9)
Visitor center hours
Monday-Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (s8, s9)
Unknown attributes
coordinates — unknown
current live conditions — unknown
current campground office hours in season — unknown
