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Forgotten Valley Primitive Campground — Golden Gate Canyon

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Please use www.cpwshop.com to make, cancel, or change reservations or make any license, pass, or retail purchases. ReserveAmerica.com has limited functionality for CPW customers. **No-show policy:** If you are unable to occupy your site on the first day of your reservation, please call the park office in order to notify park staff. Otherwise, your reservation will be considered a "no-show" and your site may be resold. "No-show" reservations are ineligible for a refund for those nights or days passed and the fees for any nights or days passed will be retained.

Colorado weather can be unpredictable: be prepared for a variety of weather conditions including extreme hot and cold temperatures, wind, rain, and snow (even in the summer). CPW does not grant exceptions to the refund policy for weather conditions.

Description


Handicap sites #21HD, #30HD, #56HD, and #58HD are only reservable through the call center. These sites require an ADA sticker, plate or placard. Reservations: 1-800-244-5613.


  • RV and tent camping is available year-round by reservation only. Reservations may be made up to 6 months in advance. Walk-in sites are not available at the campground.

  • Cabins and Yurts at Reverend's Ridge Campground can be reserved year round.

  • Aspen Meadow Tent Campground is closed during winter months.

  • Camp Loops A and C, as well as 5 cabins and 2 yurts are open at Reverend's Ridge Campground during winter months but shower, laundry and sanitary dump station are closed.

  • The office at Reverend's Ridge Campground is CLOSED from the 2nd weekend in October to the Friday before Memorial Day. Call park office phone listed below. For current conditions and more information, please visit the Golden Gate Canyon website: http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/Parks/goldengatecanyon

NO-SHOW Policy
If you do not arrive to the park within 24 hours of your scheduled check in time and do not notify the park that you will be arriving late, your site may be resold and may not be available when you arrive. The fees for any nights passed are non-refundable.

Changes and Cancellations

  • Cancellations or changes may be made online 24 hours a day 7 days a week, or through the Aspira Call Center at 1-800-244-5613.
  • Reservations where one or more dates fall outside of the 6-month booking window are frozen for 14 days.
  • Cancellations:
    • If the cancellation is made 28 days or more prior to the arrival date, 25% of the fee for 1 night or day-use permit will be retained
    • If the cancellation is made 8-27 days prior to the arrival date, 50% of the fee for 1 night or day-use permit will be retained.
    • If the cancellation is made 7 days or less prior to the arrival date, 100% of the fee for 1 night or day-use permit will be retained.
    • If a reservation is cancelled at any time after the arrival date, any nights prior to the cancellation are NON-REFUNDABLE
  • Changes:
    • If a change in the reservation is made 28 days or more prior to the arrival date, 10% of the fee for one night or day-use permit will be retained.
    • If a change in the reservation is made 8-27 days prior to the arrival date, 15% of the fee for one night or day-use permit will be retained.
    • If a change in the reservation is made 7 days or less prior to arrival, 20% of the fee for one night or day-use permit will be retained.
    • If the change in the reservation dates is made between the day after the arrival date and the departure date, the fees for any nights or days passed are NON-REFUNDABLE.
    • There is no additional fee to add days to a reservation.
    • The reservation holder is responsible for any difference in use fees.
  • Customers who wish to receive a refund outside of these rules will need to contact the park at which they have the reservation directly.
  • No exceptions to the refund policy will be given for bugs, bad weather, campfire bans, water conditions (including water levels, boat ramp or swim beach closures, and algae)!
  • If the original reservation was made directly with the park, any refunds resulting from changes/cancellations will be issued via personal check and may take up to 90 days from the date of the change/cancellation to be processed.
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Location

Forgotten Valley Primitive Campground — Golden Gate Canyon is located in Colorado

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Directions

TRAILERS AND MOTORHOMES: From Denver, take I-70 west to US-6 west to Hwy 119. Go through Black Hawk, CO and continue north on Hwy 119 for 16 miles to Gap Road. Turn right on Gap Rd 1 mile to Reverend's Ridge Campground. NOTE: Gap Road will be the 2nd Golden Gate sign you will see heading north on Hwy 119. ALL OTHER VEHICLES: From Denver, take I-70 west to Golden to Hwy 93, Hwy 93 north 1.5 miles to Golden Gate Canyon Road, left on Golden Gate Canyon Rd 14 miles to the park visitor center. Pass the visitor center and turn right on Mountain Base Rd just past Kriley Pond. At the top of Mountain Base Rd, turn left, then a quick right into Reverend's Ridge Campground. Please click this link for a 2-page driving map to the park: [http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/GoldenGateCanyon/Documents/GoldenGateRegionMap.pdf]( http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/GoldenGateCanyon/Documents/GoldenGateRegionMap.pdf )

Address

92 Crawford Gulch Road
Golden, CO 80403

Coordinates

39.85348363 N
105.3797246 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
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Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Good
  • Verizon
    Available
  • AT&T
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  • T-Mobile
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Site Types

  • Tent Sites

Features

For Campers

  • ADA Access
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Reservable
  • Showers
  • Electric Hookups
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • 30 Amp Hookups
  • 50 Amp Hookups

Contact

General Info

Reservations


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