Big price drop! Welcome to Red Tail Ranch! Gilpin County Lot 3 is a stunning and extremely rare 55+ acre parcel with stunning divide views, a grazing meadow, rock outcroppings, and several flat building sites, all with phenomenal views. Bring your horses or livestock or just enjoy the privacy and tranquility that 55 acres afford. Electrical has been run to the lot. Parcel qualifies for a domestic well. Close to Golden Gate Canyon State Park and Jefferson County Open Spaces! 25 minutes to downtown Golden and 45 minutes to the downtowns of Boulder & Denver! This ranch currently has low agricultural taxes. Nearby world-class activities include skiing, biking, hiking, climbing, horseback riding, off-road driving trails, motorcycle riding, ghost towns, gold mines, bird watching, snowshoeing, white-water rafting, fly-fishing, target shooting, and hunting to name a few. For privacy and limited future development, the immediate area includes National Forest, Jefferson County Open Space, State Parks, and Colorado Division of Wildlife property. This will maintain the exceptional privacy, and limit development in the area. Electronic gated entry. Almost all of the coveted Red Tail Ranch lots have been sold---This rare mountain ranch with incredible views won't last long! FYI, the map on Zillow may not be correct. We have land lender contacts who can finance with 15% down.
Golden Gate Canyon, located between Golden Gate Canyon State Park and Coal Creek Canyon, is a mountain and rural Golden neighborhood with winding canyon roads and ponderosa-lined ridgelines. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Golden Gate Canyon Road corridor near Crawford Gulch Road, where trailhead pull-offs, mailboxes, and small local stops set the day-to-day rhythm. Homes range from rustic cabins and A-frames to contemporary mountain builds tucked into steep lots and meadow clearings. Life here centers on hiking, wildlife watching, and dark-sky evenings rather than a walkable main street. Golden Gate Canyon State Park and Panorama Point define the landscape with big views and long trail networks. The drive into Golden links canyon quiet to galleries, coffee counters, and weekend events downtown.
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Property details
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Finance
Exterior features
Mountainous terrain
Property includes springs
Partially wooded with aspen, pine and mixed vegetation
Grassed areas
Pasture for horses
Home design
Unimproved land
Zoned A-2 (agricultural)
Parking
Dirt road access
Construction
Property for agricultural, hunting or livestock use
Owned by a corporation/trust
Utilities
Electricity to lot line with 110V and 220V available
Water available from spring and well
Other
Road frontage via easement and private road
Private road maintained under a road maintenance agreement
Approximately 55.66 acres
Electricity and solar
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Big price drop! Welcome to Red Tail Ranch! Gilpin County Lot 3 is a stunning and extremely rare 55+ acre parcel with stunning divide views, a grazing meadow, rock outcroppings, and several flat building sites, all with phenomenal views. Bring your horses or livestock or just enjoy the privacy and tranquility that 55 acres afford. Electrical has been run to the lot. Parcel qualifies for a domestic well. Close to Golden Gate Canyon State Park and Jefferson County Open Spaces! 25 minutes to downtown Golden and 45 minutes to the downtowns of Boulder & Denver! This ranch currently has low agricultural taxes. Nearby world-class activities include skiing, biking, hiking, climbing, horseback riding, off-road driving trails, motorcycle riding, ghost towns, gold mines, bird watching, snowshoeing, white-water rafting, fly-fishing, target shooting, and hunting to name a few. For privacy and limited future development, the immediate area includes National Forest, Jefferson County Open Space, State Parks, and Colorado Division of Wildlife property. This will maintain the exceptional privacy, and limit development in the area. Electronic gated entry. Almost all of the coveted Red Tail Ranch lots have been sold---This rare mountain ranch with incredible views won't last long! FYI, the map on Zillow may not be correct. We have land lender contacts who can finance with 15% down.
As the MLS and public records start to fill up, we'll list the details here.
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Vacant Land
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Jefferson County
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Last updated by owner on Sep 8, 2026.
A-2
Agricultural-Two District
The Agricultural Zone Districts are intended to provide for limited farming, ranching and agriculturally related uses while protecting the surrounding land from any harmful effects.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Dairy
Equestrian facility
Greenhouse / nursery
Livestock production
Housing-Single unit
Recreation
Veterinary clinic
Cemetery
Park & open space
Historical weather
Golden, CO • 80403
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There appears to be significant shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 3 Red Tail Rnch
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Nearby homes have recently sold between $360,000 and $1,695,000.
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $360K to $1.7M.