Golden Gate Canyon State Park
State Park in Golden, CO
Hours:
Park: Daily, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Visitor Center: Tue-Sun, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on Monday.
Campground Office: Closed for the season
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
- Leashed Dogs
- Service Animals
- Horses
Park Address:
92 Crawford Gulch Road
Golden, CO 80403
United States
Golden Gate Canyon State Park
State Park in Golden, CO
Hours:
Park: Daily, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Visitor Center: Tue-Sun, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on Monday.
Campground Office: Closed for the season
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
- Leashed Dogs
- Service Animals
- Horses
Park Address:
92 Crawford Gulch Road
Golden, CO 80403
United States
Navigate to:
Mountain Base Road Closed for Winter -
To get up to the campgrounds or any trailheads off of Gap road, please go 4 miles west on HWY 46 to the intersection of HWY 119. Head North for 3 miles and turn right onto Gap road.
Get Involved
Whether you are an avid hiker, mountain biker or hunter, or you simply appreciate all the Colorado outdoors has to offer, there are many ways you can get involved. Colorado state parks have a variety of employment and volunteer opportunities. Jobs include naturalists and maintenance and administrative work and range, from full to part time and temporary. Volunteer opportunities include wildlife monitoring and campground host. Check out the opportunities below for more information.
Jobs
Every year we hire:
- Visitor Service Technicians
- Entrance Attendants
- Housekeepers, Maintenance Workers
- Revenue Work Leaders
- Interpreter-Volunteer Coordinator
- Commissioned and Limited Commission Law Enforcement Personnel
All temporary, YIP internship and full-time jobs are posted directly on the state's career website.
Volunteer
Campground Office Assistant
Position is for Reverend's Ridge Campground office. Responsibilities consist of selling passes, giving out park information and general customer service. Light cleaning as well as a flexible schedule are required. Ideally, volunteers are able to fill in when needed and help out with campfire programs and spur-of-the-moment interpretative programs for families in the campground. The focus will be on pass sales as well as reservation check ins. This is not a host position. A camping spot is NOT provided for this position.
Naturalist
Present park interpretive programs, such as campfire talks, nature walks, multi-media shows, living history programs and evening programs. Lead school group programs and more.
Park Patrol — Backcountry
Conduct backcountry patrol via three modes of transportation: horses, hiking or mountain biking. Contact park visitors, check trail conditions, light trail maintenance and clean backcountry campsites.
Special Projects
Projects may include: writing and developing outdoor interpretive signs for self-guiding trails or roadside exhibits; recruiting other volunteers; photographing or video taping park programs, special events, visitors or resources; assisting in planning volunteer recognition or social events; training other volunteers; providing equipment, donated funds or expertise on special projects, and/or designing and creating puppets, historical costumes and more.