Unit 38 · Golden Gate / Clear Creek
About this unit
Northwestern Jefferson and northern Clear Creek counties west of Golden. Ponderosa and Douglas-fir on the foothills climb into lodgepole at the higher elevations near the Continental Divide. Mix of Arapaho National Forest, Golden Gate Canyon State Park, and county open space with substantial private ground.
- Golden Gate Canyon SP
- Arapaho NF
- Clear Creek
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 38
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
Peak-to-Peak Scenic Byway
60.3 miModerate - Trail
Kingston Peak, Alice, Fall River Road, and Mount Saxon OHV Loop
59.9 miDifficult - Trail
Golden Canyon OHV Trail
49.0 miModerate - Trail
Front Range 30
31.0 miDifficult - Trail
Mount Evans Scenic Byway
27.1 miEasy - Trail
Guanella Pass Trail
24.7 miEasy - Trail
Golden Gate Canyon Full Pull Trail
23.7 miDifficult - Trail
Denver Highlands to Golden Bike Ride
20.9 miModerate - Trail
South Boulder Peak, Bear Peak, and Green Mountain Trail
18.6 miDifficult - Trail
White Ranch Open Space MTB Trails
18.1 miModerate - Trail
Fowler Trail to Eldorado Canyon Trail to Walker Ranch Loop
17.5 miDifficult
Campgrounds near Unit 38
12 found
CampgroundIdlewild Campground
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Mountain Meadow Campground
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Iceberg Lake Backcountry Campground
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Idlewild Campground
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The Lost Site - Dispersed Campsite
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Rifleman Phillips Campground
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Chinns Lake Dispersed Camping
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Denver West-Central City KOA
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Cold Springs - Arapaho Roosevelt Nf (co)
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Deer Creek - Golden Gate Canyon State Park
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Empire City RV Parking
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Dispersed Camping Black Hawk
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Species in this unit
Official agency resources
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://cpw.state.co.us/rules-and-regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://cpw.state.co.us/hunting/big-game/primary-draw
- GMU map ↗
https://ndismaps.nrel.colostate.edu/index.html?app=HuntingAtlas
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/Statistics.aspx
- Hunter education ↗
https://cpw.state.co.us/hunting/education-outreach
- Buy a license ↗
https://cpwshop.com/
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 38, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Colorado agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.