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Gould Colorado Highway 14 State Forest Vista
Highway 14 in Gould, CO. Photo: Brendan Bombaci

Gould, Colorado

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Gould is an unincorporated community located about 20 miles southeast of Walden on Highway 14. The small North Park village is surrounded by nature and home to Colorado’s largest state park.

The town resides at an elevation of 8,913 feet in Jackson County. There was a Gould Post Office in operation from 1937 to 1973. The town was named for a local cattleman, Edward Bradley Gould.

There aren’t many businesses in town. The majority of commerce caters to outdoor recreation and a small local population, consisting of campgrounds, a tavern and community center.

Gould Colorado
State Forest State Park in Gould, Colo. Photo: Brendan Bombaci

The landscape is wetlands and thick pine forest, tucked between Gould and Owl Mountain. The Middle Fork of the Michigan River flows past town.

Main Attractions

State Forest State Park – This state park features year round recreation, although it’s most popular for summer camping, hiking, fishing, biking and even off-highway-driving. You can learn about the park via the Moose Visitor Center.

State Forest State Park Sign Gould CO
Welcome to State Forest State Park near Gould, Colo. Photo: Jeffrey Beall

Recreation

Camping: Read about the camping near Walden and Gould.

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Nokhu Crags in the Never Summer Mountains; Bockman Campground Road in Gould. Photo: Brendan Bombaci

Activities near Gould

Federal Lands:

  • Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge (5mi)
  • Michigan River
  • Mount Zirkel Wilderness
  • Never Summer Wilderness
  • Platte River Wilderness
  • Rawah Wilderness
  • Roosevelt National Forest
  • Routt National Forest

Ghost Towns:

  • Teller City (8mi)

Museums:

  • North Park Pioneer Museum (21mi)

Scenic Drives:

  • Buffalo Pass
  • Cache La Poudre Byway
  • Cameron Pass
  • La Poudre Pass (27mi)

State Parks:

  • State Forest (5mi)

Towns:

  • Coalmont (37mi)
  • Cowdrey (30mi)
  • Fort Collins (77mi)
  • Granby (51mi)
  • Grand Lake (65mi)
  • Kremmling (81mi)
  • Laramie, WY (86mi)
  • Rand (17mi)
  • Steamboat Springs (79mi)
  • Walden (21mi)

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