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Things To Do in Golden

Golden, one of Colorado’s oldest settlements, sits tucked between the Front Range and North and South Table Mountains west of Denver. Golden, founded in 1859, was dubbed the last “flat place” before miners headed into the Rockies and flourished as supply center to the gold fields at Central City.

Golden is also home to the American Mountaineering Center, the nation’s center for climbing information, research, and education in the city’s old high school building. The center is headquarters for both the American Alpine Club and the Colorado Mountain Club. Inside are the American Alpine Club Library and the American Mountaineering Museum, with displays on famous climbers and mountains.

Rock climbing is one of Golden’s most popular activities. North Table Mountain above Coors Brewery was donated to The Access Fund by a private owner to keep it open for climber access. Its vertical basalt cliffs, laced with bolted sport routes, are popular with Denver climbers. Clear Creek Canyon, a twisting canyon west of Golden, is also popular with climbers who flock to over 40 cliffs above the rushing creek. A few icefalls freeze in winter, giving ice climbers some frozen fun.

The Golden Parks and Recreation Department provides a vibrant parks system with 24 miles of trails, 253 acres of parks, and 402 open space acres. The department runs some cool facilities, including Splash Aquatic Park, Clear Creek Whitewater Park for kayakers, Fossil Trace Golf Club, and the Golden History Museums. It also has Clear Creek RV Park for campers, two dog parks, and Golden Bike Park, a skills course for mountain and BMX bikers.

Golden is surrounded by natural and open space parks. Golden Gate State Park offers 12,000 rugged acres with hiking trails, fishing ponds, picnic tables, and two campgrounds. Lookout Mountain Park atop 7,374-foot Lookout Mountain overlooks Golden. The 66-acre Denver Mountain Park houses the Buffalo Bill Museum and the gravesite of the famed frontiersman. Farther west is Genesee Park, with herds of bison and elk, mountain views, Beaver Brook Trail, and the Chief Hosa Lodge and Campground.

The city is a hiker’s paradise, with trails tramping across public lands and parks. Clear Creek Trail is a fun easy hike for families. It allows creek access for fishermen. The Chimney Gulch Trail is a workout, climbing 2,000 feet in 2.5 miles from Golden to Lookout Mountain’s summit. The 1.5-mile North Table Mountain Trail edges across a hillside above town and offers scenic views of Golden. The 1.5-mile Triceratops Trail, a designated National Natural Landmark, travels back to the age of dinosaurs—a perfect hike for young paleontologists.

Golden was selected as a Bicycle Friendly Community for its efforts to create infrastructure for biking. The city has designated bike routes with bike lanes, pedestrian and bike bridges, and a network of mountain bike trails outside the city limits. Good biking spots include White Ranch Park, Magpie Gulch Trail, Apex Trail, 6th Avenue Trail, and Lubahn Trail.



Dinosaur Ridge

Dinosaur Ridge

Trading Post Trail – Red Rocks

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Night Bird Trail

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Pick N Sledge Trail

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Ralston Creek Trail

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Rawhide Wrangler Loop

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Red Rocks And Morrison Slide Trail

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Red Rocks Dakota Ridge Loop

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South Table Mountain Trail

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Lookout Mountain Cruise Trail

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Matthews Winters Park

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Mount Galbraith Loop

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Mount Galbraith Trail

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Mount Morrison Trail

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Mount Morrison Trail – Delete

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Bruin Bluff Trail

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Centennial Cone Trail

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Chimney Gulch Trail

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Clear Creek Trail

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Creekside Loop

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Crown Hill Park Lake Loop

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Dakota Ridge Trail

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Forest And Meadow Loop

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Green Mountain Trail

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Bear Creek Lake Loop

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Beaver Brook Trail

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Beaver Brook Trail And Braille Nature Trail

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Belcher Hill Trail

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Norman D. Memorial Park

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Oak Park

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Parfet Park

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Kent Knutson Park

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Lakewood Park

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Lakewood Skate Park

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Lamplighter Park

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Leyden Creek Park

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Lions Park (Golden)

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Long Lake Regional Park

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Lookout Park

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Louise Turner Park

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Maple Valley Park

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Marge Roberts Park

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Meadowbrook Village Park

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Meadowlake Park

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Meadowlark Park (Lakewood)

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Moon Gulch Park

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Morse Park

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Mountainside Park

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New Loveland Mine Park

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Chester – Portsmouth Park

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Church’s Crossing Park

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Coyote Gulch Park

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Cressman Park

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Daniels Park (Lakewood)

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Danny Kendrick East Park

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Danny Kendrick West Park

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Davis Lane Park

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Daybreak Park

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Discovery Park (Golden)

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Discovery Park (Wheat Ridge)

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Double E Park

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Farmstead Park

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Fitzmorris Park

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Foothills Park (Lakewood)

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Forest Springs Park

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Forsberg Park

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Four Acre Lake Park

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Fruitdale Park

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Gary R. McDonnell Park

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Gibbs West Community Park

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Glen Creighton Park

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Glennon Heights Park

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Golden Bike Park

Golden Bike Park

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Golden Heights Park

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Graham Park

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Griffith Station Park

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Harry S. Truman Park

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Heritage Dells Park

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Hills of Standley Lake Park

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Hilltop Park (Lakewood)

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Ralston Reservoir

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Hidden Lake Reservoir

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Magic Mountain Reservoir Number 1

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Maple Grove Reservoir

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Ramstetter Reservoir

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Rolling Reservoir

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Garrison Lake

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Genesee Sewage Treatment Reservoir

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Prospect Park

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Quaker Acres Park

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Ralston Central Park

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Ralston Cove Park

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Ralston Valley Park

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Red Rocks Park

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Russell Park

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Saddle Brook Park

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Shadow Mountain Park

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Skyline Park (Arvada)

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South Simms Street Park

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Southridge Park

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Spring Mesa Park

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Sunrise Ridge Park

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Sunset Park (Lakewood)

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Sutherland Shire Park

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Taft Park

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