Firewood permits now available for online purchase
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland press release.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland press release.
The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will accept applications from individuals wishing to serve as Gilpin County Planning Commission (PC) members until May 31st, 2025. Applicants must be full-time residents living within the county to apply. The PC serves as an advisory board to the BOCC on matters of zoning, land use, and long-range planning matters. The PC is responsible for rendering formal recommendations to the BOCC on land use petitions such as rezonings and special uses. Appointed individuals will serve a term of three (3) years starting in January 2025.
April 2, 2025
Friends of the Gilpin County Community Center is excited to receive a Denver Broncos Foundation grant in the amount of $6,860.00 to support the "Flag Football for Mountain Youth" program for 2025. Friends is working closely with the Gilpin County Parks & Recreation team to develop and extend the flag football program started in 2024. The camp in May will also be a fundraiser for the Gilpin School Football program.
March 2025
Elected officials across the western United States signed on to a letter supporting public lands funding. Read the letter.
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS: CLEAR CREEK COUNTY & GILPIN COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Clear Creek and Gilpin County advisory boards and commissions offer an opportunity for resident participation in local government. Service on these boards is voluntary, and appointments are made by the County Commissioners.
JEFFERSON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of County Commissioners approved Gilpin County's 2025 Strategic Goals at the March 11, 2025 Board of County Commissioners meeting.
Gilpin County Press Release
February 20, 2025
February 11, 2025
(GOLDEN, CO) - The Gateway to the Rockies Opioid Council (GROC), or Region 10, representing Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties, has received funding from opioid settlement dollars to address gaps and opportunities in prevention, treatment, and recovery services. The funding is focused on people who use opioids or other substances and those with opioid use disorders and other substance use disorders and mental illnesses in the region.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will host three virtual public comment hearings on Xcel Energy’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP), Proceeding No. 24A-0296E, over the next few months. The PUC invites community members to provide comments regarding the Company’s $1.9 billion plan for wildfire mitigation.
For more information, visit the PUC Comments website.