About Us

Gilpin County Extension

Gilpin County Extension helps mountain residents improve their quality of life by offering educational opportunities and programs that provide unbiased, research-based information on forestry, wildfire, mountain gardening, wildlife, noxious weeds, and more. Through our 4-H programs, we help youth develop valuable life skills.

A tall‑fronted building with large windows stands beneath a dramatic sky filled with scattered clouds and bright sun, surrounded by young trees and a paved walkway.

Our mission

Community needs drive our work. Our mission is to provide information and education, and encourage the application of research-based knowledge in response to local, state, and national issues affecting individuals, youth, families, agricultural enterprises and communities of Colorado.

We are part of the land-grant university system nationwide. We draw from the University’s research-based resources to strengthen community partnerships, boost the economy, engage families and youth, and enhance our quality of life.

Our location

Gilpin County Office

Region:

Mountain

County:

Gilpin

230 Norton Drive, Black Hawk, CO, 80422 Get Directions

(303) 582-9106

(303) 582-5062

https://gilpin.extension.colostate.edu/

Office hours

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mon – Fri*

*Appointments are recommended because staff are not always in the office. Please call or fill out a contact form.

Questions? Need assistance?

How to find our office

We are located next to the Gilpin Community Center off HWY 46.

Directions coming from the North: Head South on 119 (approx 15 miles South of Nederland). Turn left (East) when you come to the intersection with hwy 46 (there is also a sign for the Justice Center and Golden Gate Canyon State Park). Drive approx 1 mile and turn right onto Norton Drive (across from the Dory Hill campground). Park in the same parking lot as the Gilpin Community Center – the Extension office is the building without the flag.

Directions coming from the South: Drive North on 119 approx. 7 miles past Black Hawk. Turn right at the intersection with hwy 46 (there is also a sign for the Justice Center and Golden Gate Canyon State Park). Drive approx 1 mile and turn right onto Norton Drive (across from the Dory Hill campground).

Directions coming from the East: Drive West on Hwy 46 (Golden Gate Canyon Road) approx 4 miles past the Golden Gate Canyon State Park visitor center. Turn left onto Norton Drive. (If you hit Hwy 119, you’ve gone too far). Park in the same parking lot as the Gilpin Community Center – the Extension office is the barn like building.