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CSU Extension in Gilpin County office

Gilpin County Extension Office

230 Norton Drive
Black Hawk, CO 80422

Phone: 303-582-9106 or 720-640-7330
Fax: 303-582-5062

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Office Staff

Jennifer Cook, Extension Director, jennifer.cook@colostate.edu

Nancy Santagata, Office Assistant, nsantagata@gilpincounty.org

Krystal Meyer, 4-H, kmeyer@gilpincounty.org

Office Hours

8:00am-4:30pm Monday through Friday

*Appointments are recommended because staff are not always in the office. Please call or email us.

Come to the office to pick up fact sheets, get advice, check out the informative displays in the lobby, pick up applications, etc.

Volunteers

Meet our current Gilpin Master Gardeners!

Office Location

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

Map to CSU Extension in Gilpin County office

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.

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).

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.

Community Needs Assessment and 2022-2027 Program Plan Report

Learn about Gilpin CSU Extension priorities based on local needs and staff expertise here, Gilpin CNA Report and Program Plan .

Extension Office is Open Under Strict Guidelines

Visits are by appointment only.